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The Gates Foundation utilized OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) as a structured form of goal-setting to combat diseases like malaria, polio, and HIV. They used this approach to deliver real-time data needed for their mission. The OKR approach was also used in grant reviews to judge whether a proposal had clear goals and aligned with the Foundation's objectives. This helped them to differentiate between the mission, which is directional, and the objective, which is the set of concrete steps they were actually engaged in. Bill Gates emphasized that having a good mission is not enough, a concrete objective is needed along with a clear understanding of how to achieve it.
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The Gates Foundation at its launch in 2000 was something wholly new—a $20 billion startup. Within two years it had scaled to the point that it needed a more structured form of goal-setting. The Foundation embraced OKRs to deliver the real-time data needed to wage war against malaria, polio, and HIV. Bill Gates says using the OKR approach with grant reviews allows the team to judge whether a proposal has clear goals and fits the Foundations objectives. People in philanthropy often confuse the mission, which is directional, with the objective, which is the set of concrete steps you're actually engaged in. "Having a good mission is not enough. You need a concrete objective, and you need to know how you're going to get there."
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To guide you toward outcome-based success, we created the Objectives & Key Results presentation. Follow these metric indicators to go above and beyond at work.
Articulate, track, measure, and assess your goals regularly with Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), used by Bill Gates, Larry Page, Mark Cuban, Bono, among many other business leaders and organizations. Use this OKR presentation as your loyal guide in ambitious goal-setting and meticulous, effective execution.
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