# Andy Grove

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## 11 Aspects Most Startups Get Wrong About OKRs and How to Fix it

DevFeed: [11 Aspects Most Startups Get Wrong About OKRs and How to Fix it](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/11-aspects-most-startups-get-wrong-about-okrs-and-how-to-fix-it-39866.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://mende.io/blog/11-aspects-most-startups-get-wrong-about-okrs-and-how-to-fix-it/>)

Author: tobi@techunicorn.builders (Tobias Mende)

Published: 2024-02-24T05:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Tobias Mende](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/tobias-mende.md>)

Topics: [Framework](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/framework.md>), [Tool](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tool.md>), [implementation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/implementation.md>), [Google](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google.md>), [intel](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/intel.md>)

Tags: [alignment](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/alignment.md>), [andy-grove](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/andy-grove.md>), [article](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/article.md>), [engineering-leadership-goal-setting-leadership-product-management-engineering-excellence](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering-leadership-goal-setting-leadership-product-management-engineering-excellence.md>), [focus](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/focus.md>), [framework](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/framework.md>), [google](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/google.md>), [growth](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/growth.md>), [intel](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/intel.md>), [mistakes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mistakes.md>), [objectives](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/objectives.md>), [organization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/organization.md>), [progress](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/progress.md>), [startups](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/startups.md>), [tool](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tool.md>)

### AI overview

This article explains what OKRs are, defines objectives, key results, and initiatives, and discusses why startups may implement OKRs unsuccessfully. It recommends first identifying the problems an organization wants to solve and adjusting the approach to fit its needs.

### Source excerpt

11 Aspects Most Startups Get Wrong About OKRs and How to Fix it Objectives and key results (OKRs) can be a powerful tool. But as with any framework or methodology out there, just applying it as others do will likely not yield the best results. It can even harm your organization.

## Performative Leadership: From Cargo Cults to OKRs

DevFeed: [Performative Leadership: From Cargo Cults to OKRs](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/performative-leadership-from-cargo-cults-to-okrs-38735.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://codecapsule.com/2023/09/25/performative-leadership-from-cargo-cults-to-okrs/>)

Author: Emmanuel Goossaert

Published: 2023-09-25T20:47:50Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Code Capsule](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/code-capsule.md>)

Topics: [Agile](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/agile.md>), [context](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/context.md>), [Google](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google.md>), [intel](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/intel.md>)

Tags: [agile](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agile.md>), [andy-grove](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/andy-grove.md>), [business-processes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/business-processes.md>), [cargo-cults](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cargo-cults.md>), [conformity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/conformity.md>), [consulting](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/consulting.md>), [corporate](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/corporate.md>), [corporate-culture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/corporate-culture.md>), [corporate-identity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/corporate-identity.md>), [corporate-rituals](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/corporate-rituals.md>), [critical-thinking](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/critical-thinking.md>), [culture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/culture.md>), [executive-leadership](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/executive-leadership.md>), [human-psychology](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/human-psychology.md>), [industry-standards](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/industry-standards.md>), [leadership](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/leadership.md>), [leadership-and-management](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/leadership-and-management.md>), [leadership-and-management-business-processes-cargo-cults-conformity-corporate-culture-corporate](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/leadership-and-management-business-processes-cargo-cults-conformity-corporate-culture-corporate.md>), [management-practices](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/management-practices.md>), [okrs](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/okrs.md>), [organization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/organization.md>), [organizational-behavior](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/organizational-behavior.md>), [performative](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performative.md>), [processes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/processes.md>), [rituals](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/rituals.md>), [workplace-dynamics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/workplace-dynamics.md>)

### AI overview

The article argues that leadership tools and organizational practices are often transferred from the local contexts where they worked into other companies through consulting and training, where their original purpose can be lost. It uses OKRs as a central example and states that the author found no empirical evidence that OKRs improve cost efficiency, profits, or stock price, while citing reported difficulties and potential harms from implementation.

### Source excerpt

Unveiling the corporate cargo cult and how industry standards shape a homogenized leadership culture. The post Performative Leadership: From Cargo Cults to OKRs first appeared on Code Capsule.