OKRs are another victim of semantic diffusion by consultants and others cutting corners and missing the philosophy of them.
Done properly they should be the equivalent of "we're gonna slam dunk this thing we think is important to do by smashing these X and Y targets" so everyone high fives and is super pumped and energised making it happen.
Now they've turned into "you should do this because we tell you to and we will track you as you do it" and so everyone feels like they have no autonomy.
Done properly they should be the equivalent of "we're gonna slam dunk this thing we think is important to do by smashing these X and Y targets" so everyone high fives and is super pumped and energised making it happen.
Now they've turned into "you should do this because we tell you to and we will track you as you do it" and so everyone feels like they have no autonomy.