Confession: It often feels like giving up on OKRs after your first cycle.

 

Every time I run an OKR workshop, there’s always someone (or several!) who gets stuck on the exact wording.

-The definitions feel like strict recipes.
-Because the whole language is new, people stress, overanalyze, and quickly lose the big picture.
-Last but not least, they lose motivation and doubt the process.

OKRs for Dummies (by Paul Niven) reminded me of something simple but powerful:
You don’t need to get OKRs perfect from the start—just get them going.
Excuse my French: Don’t expect your first OKRs to be flawless.
Expect them to feel weird—and do them anyway.

Progress over perfection.

📘 Inspired by Paul Niven’s “OKRs for Dummies”
👉 How did your first OKR cycle feel?