1. The document discusses moving away from focusing on being busy and instead setting visual goals that contribute to the impact you want to make. 2. It introduces the concept of OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) as a way to align goals with values and set measurable objectives and results. 3. The document provides guidance on how to get started with OKRs including defining the impact you want to make, setting timelines, and establishing both qualitative and quantitative key results.

1. Make visual goals instead
Stop striving for ‘busy’

2. VALUES
IMPACT
GOALS

3. Let’s start with a story

4. Why do we focus
on being busy?

5. Cost
TimeScope
Quality

6. “The
Tyranny
Of The
Timebox”

7. We shipped the list
of features… yay!
But…
what
VALUE TO
CUSTOMERS
has been
created?

8. We must first change
what we value

9. Cost
TimeScope Quality

10. Cost
TimeScope Quality

11. Cost
TimeScope Quality
Value
Flow of
Work
Fitness for
Purpose

12. Cost
TimeScope Quality
Value
Flow of
Work
Fitness for
Purpose
People Feedback

13. If our goals represent
what we value…

14. … then we can adjust what we
value, by using the right goals

15. Enter the OKR

16. Objectives
Key Results

17. Focus on the right things

18. Do you know how long it
takes to make an impact?

19. Decouple goals
from feedback

20. The Mobius
Loop
credit: www.mobiusloop.com
Define
Observe
Under-
stand
Target
Generate
Decide
Prepare
Create
Measure
LearnAdapt
Why are we
doing this?
What is really
going on?
What did
we learn?
Identify strategy
and outcomes
Options
What to
work on
How to deliver
the options
Experiments or
product/service
The impact
What really
happened?
Iterate?
Progress?
Pivot?
DISCOVER DELIVERPIVOT

21. 1. Only do stuff that contributes to the
impact you want to make.
2. Achieve your impact by making options.
3. Don’t commit to starting options until the last
responsible moment.
4. learning quickly by giving your options a small,
meaningful goal.
5. Improve your ability to do 1 – 4 by inspecting
and adapting at short, regular intervals.

22. Aligning and Connecting

24. IMPACT

25. IMPACT

26. Get Started Now

27. 1. what is the impact you want to make?

28. 1. what is the impact you want to make?
2. when does the impact need
to happen by?

29. 1. what is the impact you want to make?
2. when does the impact need
to happen by?
3. settle on 3 to 5 key results

30. 1. what is the impact you want to make?
2. when does the impact need
to happen by?
3. settle on 3 to 5 key results
4.mix qualitative and quantitative

31. 1. what is the impact you want to make?
2. when does the impact need
to happen by?
3. settle on 3 to 5 key results
4.mix qualitative and quantitative
5. adapt as you go

32. Activity: OKR Practice

33. NOW FUTURE
Objective:
Key
Results:
Problem:

34. NOW FUTURE
Objective:
Key
Results:
Problem:
I’m putting on weight. I come home and watch TV
but it only leaves me feeling anxious!
Improve my health and wellbeing
• Join a sports club
• Participate at least 3 times a week
• Lost 7lbs
• Get a ”GAD” score of <5

35. Be accountable
by being visual

36. • Team values
• Motivators
• Working models
What’s in it for…
Me
The
Company
The
World
The Team
At the team level:

38. Shepherd your Goals

40. Activity: Visualise Goals

41. NOW FUTURE
Objective:
Key
Results:
Problem:
I’m putting on weight. I come home and watch TV
but it only leaves me feeling anxious!
Improve my health and wellbeing
• Join a sports club
• Participate at least 3 times a week
• Lost 7lbs
• Get a ”GAD” score of <5

42. NOW FUTURE
Objective:
Key
Results:
Problem:
I’m putting on weight. I come home and watch TV
but it only leaves me feeling anxious!
Improve my health and wellbeing
• Join a sports club
• Participate at least 3 times a week
• Lost 7lbs
• Get a ”GAD” score of <5
HOW
• Running Club
• Couch to 5K app?
• Parkrun on weekend!
• Track running on my phone
• Headspace app for some mindfulness?

43. Exploit Branding

47. VALUES
IMPACT
GOALS

48. Have fun with it!