Quotes from Christina Wodtke

It's not important to protect an idea. It's important to protect the time it takes to make it real. You

Don't tell people how to do things, tell them what you need done and let them surprise you

A mission keeps you on the rails. The OKRs provide focus and milestones.

A mission keeps you on the rails. The OKRs provide focus and milestones. Using OKRs without a mission is like using jet fuel without a jet.

When you are tired of saying it, people are starting to hear it" – Jeff Weiner,

One: set inspiring and measurable goals. Two: make sure you and your team are always making progress toward that desired end state. No matter how many other things are on your plate. And three: set a cadence that makes sure the group both remembers what they are trying to accomplish and holds each other accountable.

We start our journey to our dreams by wanting, but we arrive by focusing, planning and learning.

The Objective is inspiring and motivates those people who don't dig numbers. For those who do love numbers, the Key Results keep the Objective real. I know I've got a good Objective when Ileap out of bed in the morning eager to make it happen. I know I've got the right Key Results when I am also a little scared you can't make them.

Life always gives you plenty to do. The secret is not forgetting the things that matter." "Yes,

Hanna stood looking at him, lips tightly pressed together. Then she turned on her heel and strode out of the conference room. She had to get out of that room. Only bad things happened there. Jack

Solve the problems you have, not the ones you imagine.

It's that ideas are easier to come up with than you think. What's hard — really hard— is moving from an idea to reality.

It's not important to protect an idea. It's important to protect the time it takes to make it real.

Time spent talking in meetings is not a success metric.