{"product_id":"measure-what-matters-how-google-bono-and-the-gates-foundation-rock-the-world-with-okrs","title":"Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJohn Doerr\u003c\/b\u003e is an engineer, acclaimed venture capitalist, and the chairman of Kleiner Perkins. He was an original investor and board member at Google and Amazon, helping to create more than half a million jobs and the world's second and third most valuable companies. He's passionate about encouraging leaders to reimagine the future, from transforming healthcare to advancing applications of machine learning. Outside of Kleiner Perkins, John works with social entrepreneurs for change in public education, the climate crisis, and global poverty. John serves on the board of the Obama Foundation and ONE.org.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Whether you're a seasoned CEO or a first-time entrepreneur, you'll find valuable lessons, tools, and inspiration in the pages of \n\u003ci\u003eMeasure What Matters\u003c\/i\u003e. I'm glad John invested the time to share these ideas with the world.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Reid Hoffman, cofounder of LinkedIn and author of \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Start-up of You\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eMeasure What Matters \u003c\/i\u003edeserves to be fully embraced by every person responsible for performance, in any walk of life. John Doerr makes Andy Grove a mentor to us all. If every team, leader, and individual applied OKRs with rigor and imagination, all sectors of society could see an exponential increase in productivity and innovation.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Jim Collins, author of \u003ci\u003eGood to Great\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"John Doerr has taught a generation of entrepreneurs and philanthropists that execution is everything. \n\u003ci\u003eMeasure What Matters \u003c\/i\u003eshows how any organization or team can aim high, move fast, and excel.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook COO and founder of LeanIn.org and OptionB.org\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In this indispensable book, the most important venture capitalist of our era reveals a key to business innovation and success. This crisp and colorful book combines fascinating case studies with insightful personal stories to show how OKRs can add magic to organizations of any size.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Walter Isaacson, author of \u003ci\u003eSteve Jobs \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLeonardo da Vinci\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I'm a big believer in John Doerr's simple yet effective OKR system--I've seen it work firsthand! I encourage every business leader to read \n\u003ci\u003eMeasure What Matters\u003c\/i\u003e in order to learn some real and practical secrets for success.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Anne Wojcicki, founder and CEO of 23andMe\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"John Doerr has been the source of management magic for many of the most iconic companies in Silicon Valley that went on to change the world. \n\u003ci\u003eMeasure What Matters \u003c\/i\u003eis a must read for anyone motivated to improve their organization.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Former Vice President Al Gore \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eMeasure What Matters \u003c\/i\u003etakes you behind the scenes for the creation of Intel's powerful OKR system--one of Andy Grove's finest legacies.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Gordon Moore, cofounder of Intel\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eMeasure What Matters\u003c\/i\u003e will transform your approach to setting goals for yourself and your organization. John Doerr pushes every leader to think deeply about creating a focused, purpose-driven business environment.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Mellody Hobson, president of Ariel Investments\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"John Doerr is a Silicon Valley legend. He explains how transparently setting objectives and defining key results can align organizations and motivate high performance.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Jonathan Levin, dean of Stanford Graduate School of Business\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eMeasure What Matters \u003c\/i\u003eis a gift to every leader or entrepreneur who wants a more transparent, accountable, and effective team. It encourages the kind of big, bold bets that can transform an organization.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--John Chambers, executive chairman of Cisco\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In addition to being a terrific personal history of tech in Silicon Valley, \n\u003ci\u003eMeasure What Matters\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential handbook for both small and large organizations; the methods described will definitely drive great execution.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Diane Greene, CEO of Google Cloud\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLegendary venture capitalist John Doerr reveals how the goal-setting system of Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) has helped tech giants from Intel to Google achieve explosive growth--and how it can help any organization thrive. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the fall of 1999, John Doerr met with the founders of a start-up whom he'd just given $12.5 million, the biggest investment of his career. Larry Page and Sergey Brin had amazing technology, entrepreneurial energy, and sky-high ambitions, but no real business plan. For Google to change the world (or even to survive), Page and Brin had to learn how to make tough choices on priorities while keeping their team on track. They'd have to know when to pull the plug on losing propositions, to fail fast. And they needed timely, relevant data to track their progress--to measure what mattered. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDoerr taught them about a proven approach to operating excellence: Objectives and Key Results. He had first discovered OKRs in the 1970s as an engineer at Intel, where the legendary Andy Grove (\"the greatest manager of his or any era\") drove the best-run company Doerr had ever seen. Later, as a venture capitalist, Doerr shared Grove's brainchild with more than fifty companies. Wherever the process was faithfully practiced, it worked. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this goal-setting system, objectives define what we seek to achieve; key results are how those top-priority goals will be attained with specific, measurable actions within a set time frame. Everyone's goals, from entry level to CEO, are transparent to the entire organization. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe benefits are profound. OKRs surface an organization's most important work. They focus effort and foster coordination. They keep employees on track. They link objectives across silos to unify and strengthen the entire company. Along the way, OKRs enhance workplace satisfaction and boost retention. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \n\u003ci\u003eMeasure What Matters\u003c\/i\u003e, Doerr shares a broad range of first-person, behind-the-scenes case studies, with narrators including Bono and Bill Gates, to demonstrate the focus, agility, and explosive growth that OKRs have spurred at so many great organizations. This book will help a new generation of leaders capture the same magic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eWilson Nonfiction Catalog\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/11\/2019 (EAN 9780525536222, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Doerr, John\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Portfolio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2018-04-24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Business \u0026amp; Economics|Management|General|Business \u0026amp; Economics|Entrepreneurship|Business \u0026amp; Economics|Leadership|Business \u0026amp; Economics|Workplace Culture|Business \u0026amp; Economics|Strategic Planning\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Performance|Goal (Psychology)|Organizational effectiveness|Business planning\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780525536222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9780525536222\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Portfolio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51154174869782,"sku":"SP-9780525536222","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9780525536222_spiral.png?v=1774935430","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/measure-what-matters-how-google-bono-and-the-gates-foundation-rock-the-world-with-okrs","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}