Leading by example: a conversation with Lulu Hoza — part 2 (of 2)

According to Lulu Hoza (“Lulu”), the Objective in OKR uncovers the thought process; and she often found that the best one always comes as a result of thinking out of the box. Photo by Kaboompics .com from Pexels

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This is the second part of the conversation with Lulu Hoza (“Lulu”) about her journey in adopting the OKR practice in Midtrans. The beginning of the conversation starts in part 1.

Don’t skip the O

If the previous section covered the disciplined practice in general, we’d like to delve deeper into the specific here: Lulu’s discipline in writing her Objective.

This is worth exploring because we know some people that would be quick to point out that the Objective is the lesser part of the two in OKR. They favor the Key Results because the KR represents their priorities, commitments, or even target for that period. Some even said that their business could still run without a hitch if they removed the Objective.

What would be the argument in favor of the Objective?

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