Wodtke: Do Not Pre-Define Future Quarter Key Results in Advance
Christina Wodtke · The ultimate guide to OKRs | Christina Wodtke (Stanford) · Mar 16, 2023 · at 20:20
Christina Wodtke, author and Stanford lecturer, explains how to structure quarterly objectives without overly constraining team strategy.
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“Key results are cause a lot of arguing among the team takes forever to track them down. Just wait and see how Q one goes. And that way you have enough play within your strategy to react to new information.”
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