Recommended books on OKRs

If you want to go deeper than our Help Center guides, these books are a great place to start. They cover where OKRs came from, how to introduce them to your organization, and how to write good objectives and key results.

Measure What Matters

By John Doerr
The best-known book on OKRs. Doerr introduced the framework to Google in 1999 and shares how OKRs helped Google, Intel, and other organizations set ambitious goals and track progress toward them.

High Output Management

By Andrew Grove
Written by the former Intel CEO who created the OKR framework. It's not only about OKRs, but explains the management thinking behind them, including how to measure output and run effective one-on-ones and reviews.

Radical Focus

By Christina Wodtke
A practical, story-driven guide to OKRs told through the lens of a struggling startup. It's an easy way to see how objectives and key results play out in practice, including common mistakes teams make when they're getting started.

Objectives and Key Results

By Paul R. Niven and Ben Lamorte
A thorough, structured guide to designing and rolling out OKRs across an organization, with detailed examples for writing objectives and key results and running the OKR cycle.

The Great CEO Within

By Matt Mochary
A broader operating guide for growing organizations that includes a clear chapter on setting and running OKRs alongside other management practices like meetings and decision-making.

The OKRs Field Book

By Ben Lamorte
Aimed at internal coaches and consultants running deployments. Detailed on sequencing, common failure patterns, and drafting quality key results. Strong on execution mechanics.