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> It's also notable in that it wasn't written by some management guru or business prof who's never managed anyone in their lives (i.e. Drucker)[...] From the e
by tvanantwerp 8y ago
> It's also notable in that it wasn't written by some management guru or business prof who's never managed anyone in their lives (i.e. Drucker)[...]
From the excerpted chapter of Doerr's book:
> Strictly speaking, however, his “objectives and key results” did not spring from the void. The process had a precursor. In finding his way, Grove had followed the trail of a legendary, Vienna-born gadfly, the first great “modern” business management thinker: Peter Drucker.
- wenc 8y agoI've learned that one can recommend a book or guide without agreeing with everything in it, and Peter Drucker's MBO concepts (insofar as OKR adheres to them) are one of those things I don't agree with. Grove's book also has some clarifications about how OKR is balanced against long-term objectives, which lessens its ill-effects somewhat. I agree with much of the rest of the book though.