Book Titles

Measure What Matters
How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs

By John Doerr

Year Published: 2018
ISBN-13: 978-0525536222
Categories: Measurement, Success

75 Quotes Found

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…people need more than milestones for motivation. They are thirsting for meaning, to understand how their goals relate to the mission.

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To make reliable progress… a manager must be able to measure… performance and results against the goal. – Peter Drucker

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Clear-cut time frames intensify our focus and commitment: nothing moves us forward like a deadline.

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To win in the global marketplace, organizations need to be more nimble than ever before.

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For individuals… selective goal setting is the first line of defense against getting overextended.

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Success in college is a matter of time management.

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…the three watchwords for entrepreneurs: 1) Solve a problem, 2) Build a simple product, 3) Talk to your users.

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…you can only do one big thing at a time really well, and so you better know what that one thing is.

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…they need to see it’s okay to make a mistake, to correct it and move on. You can’t fear screwing up. That squelches innovation.

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You need to build your goal muscles gradually, incrementally… Doing too much too soon will definitely end in pain.

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