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Challenge the obsession with goals in sport, business and learning. Excessive focus on results can paradoxically undermine performance by generating anxiety and paralyzing action. Examples from sport ...

The decision process for performance budgets focuses on outputs—or outcomes—of services. In other words, the allocation of funds and resources is based on specific goals agreed upon by budget ...

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Key performance indicators (KPIs) are defined metrics that allow a company’s management to compare performance against a set of targets, objectives, or industry peers.

Bad KR: Implement a new customer support process by Q2. Good KR: Decrease customer service response times from 48 to 24 hours by Q2. When to use OKRs vs. KPIs. OKRs are a goal-setting framework ...