Objectives and key results (OKRs)

Set goals that actually stick

Most team goals end up in a slide deck nobody looks at again. You spend hours in goal-setting meetings, everyone nods, then three months later nobody remembers what you agreed on.

Goals That Stick uses the OKR (Objectives and Key Results) methodology to help teams define clear, actionable objectives and measurable outcomes that actually drive action. Whether you're focusing on a single goal or aligning multiple priorities, this workshop gets everyone on the same page about what success looks like and how you'll measure it.

What you could achieve:

Focus and alignment: Unite your team around shared goals and create a roadmap to achieve them together
Measurable progress: Transform abstract ambitions into specific key results that track real outcomes
Accelerated goal-setting: Quickly surface priorities and craft OKRs that balance ambition with feasibility
Actionable execution plan: Define who’s doing what and when, ensuring clear accountability and timelines

Workshop overview: what to expect

In the Goals That Stick workshop, your team will collaborate through dynamic, hands-on activities designed to uncover priorities, inspire actionable thinking, and transform ideas into measurable plans. By combining proven techniques with interactive facilitation, this session ensures every participant is engaged and aligned.

The workshop is structured to help teams focus on what truly matters. You'll start by surfacing key opportunities and challenges, then move seamlessly into creating Objectives that inspire action. Using the OKR methodology, you'll define the measurable outcomes needed to track and achieve success, ensuring clarity and purpose at every step.

This workshop is adaptable in length, making it ideal for anything from focused sessions to comprehensive explorations, with options ranging from 90-240 min to meet your team’s needs. By the end, your team will leave with a clear roadmap, shared ownership of goals, and the confidence to take immediate action on what matters most.

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Detailed benefits

How it might work for your team

Focus and alignment
Unite your team around shared goals, fostering clarity and alignment to ensure everyone is moving in the same direction.

Measurable progress
Transform aspirations into actionable Key Results, providing a clear way to track progress and celebrate success.

Accelerated goal-setting
Use structured frameworks to quickly surface priorities and define OKRs efficiently and productively.

Actionable execution plan
Leave with a detailed roadmap that includes ownership, timelines, and clear next steps to achieve your goals.

Case study

Partnering with Google Cloud and several of their consulting clients, we hosted a number of day-long workshops to set goals and determine OKRs, helping teams align on priorities and establish measurable outcomes. These sessions focused on addressing the unique challenges of cross-functional collaboration, balancing ambitious aspirations with achievable milestones, and creating clear accountability frameworks for all stakeholders.

Through Goals That Stick's guided exercises like Postcards from the Future (or the lengthier Headlines from the Future), participants surfaced their own hopes, setting the stage for drafting meaningful Objectives. Using frameworks such as How Might We (HMW) questions and effort-impact prioritization, teams worked together to define actionable Key Results that tied directly to their strategic priorities.

Starting with lightning talks and adding in a technical debrief, by the end of the workshop, each team walked away with a general assessment of their efforts, a clear roadmap for execution, including ownership assignments and timelines with What, Who, When. For one client, this process resulted in a singular focus on cloud migration goals, with OKRs designed to measure key outcomes like service adoption rates, infrastructure cost savings, and speed-to-deployment metrics.

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