OKRs are not baguettes.
The thing about baguettes is that there’s a recipe and a sequence of operations:
✅ make the pre-ferment
✅ make the dough
✅ proof the dough
✅shape the dough
✅proof again
✅bake
You could follow the recipe and make some adjustments, but you couldn’t really change the sequence—not if you wanted a good result.
The process of creating OKRs is not like the baguette-making process. Instead, it’s what I call a lunch-tray problem.
There’s a spot for your main, your veg, your dessert, your drink. You can fill them up in whatever order you like. The end result that you’re going for—a full tray—is not dependent on the sequence.
That’s why writing our book, Who Does What by How Much, is so tough:
Ideally you’re presenting the reader with a recipe. But how do you write a recipe for a lunch-tray problem, where sequence is somewhat arbitrary?
I try it one way, decide I don’t like it, and try a different sequence. Then, I try again (and again).
You can read more about my struggle (and my baguettes) here:
https://lnkd.in/e58RtE2j
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The cover looks delicious!😋