72: Why OKRs Fail — and What to Use Instead (with Radhika Dutt)
What if goals are the real problem?
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In this episode, I’m joined by Radhika Dutt, an engineer who studied electrical engineering at MIT. She wrote Radical Product Thinking and is now working on a new book exploring why goals and OKRs backfire, and what to do instead.
Targets can look great on paper while the foundation quietly erodes beneath them, leaving leaders focused on green…
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