As the New Year approaches, it’s the perfect time to brainstorm your biggest goals. You may be wanting to start up running again or reach that next level in your career. While these are great goals, they may not happen without creating a solid foundation and highlighting strategies that’ll get you there. This is where the OKR framework comes into play.
Sometimes we make things difficult by our indecision, desire to please, quest for perfection, overwhelm at where to start… but the truth is, clarity and traction don’t come by honing any of those areas. Instead, it really comes just simply by getting things done.
Not only a great book but a great TED talk. If you have not watched Simon Sinek’s TED Talk on “How Great Leaders Inspire Action” – it is important to take 18 minutes to do that. It is fundamental to motivation for yourself and others. He talked specifically about business and business messages, however, it is core to humans and our brains. When we understand WHY and not just the WHAT and the HOW it changes our clarity, buy-in and motivation to join your quest, cause or mission. This concept not only applies to important topics such as organizational mission and message but day to day tasks and directives.
