It's been my experience that most companies that try their hand at an OKR process are actually executives trying to answer "what the hell is everyone working on

It's been my experience that most companies that try their hand at an OKR process are actually executives trying to answer "what the hell is everyone working on?" This is pretty common in growth companies and new leaders that are still finding their rhythm for managing an executive team. Sometimes there's absolutely value in the OKR process even if it's abandoned mid-game, such that it forces people into a mode of thinking and organization that helps them coalesce their ideas into more manageable and actionable plans.