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

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Feedback can be highly constructive – but only if it is specific.

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Corrective feedback is naturally difficult for people. But when done well, it’s also the greatest gift you can give to someone…

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The true mechanisms for success are the ones that build capabilities and enable people to deliver for the company.

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When imbued with meaningful conversations and feedback, structured goal setting teaches people how to work within constraints even as they push against them…

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You need a culture that high-fives small and innovative ideas. – Jeff Bezos

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Culture, as the saying goes, eats strategy for breakfast. It’s our stake in the ground; it’s what makes meaning of work.

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Peak performance is the product of collaboration and accountability.

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When people have authentic conversations and get constructive feedback and recognition for superior accomplishment, enthusiasm becomes infectious.

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The companies that treat their people as valued partners are the ones with the best customer service.

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What we choose to measure is a window into our values, and into what we value. – Dov Seidman

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