Invariably, when working with new clients, the first questions asked are:
“What should be included in my initial objectives?”
“How do I ensure we set good objectives?”
“Can you provide examples of OKRs?”
An OKR best practice is to
Managing digital content across all the phases of work, whether in progress or finalized, has traditionally been an intimidating challenge often avoided altogether. But there’s no dodging the reality: Asset management is critical, and it literally pays for a business to responsibly manage its
OKRs (objectives and key results) are an extremely effective goal setting practice. While they are simple and especially easy to use once your organization develops a rhythm with them, as with any other new practice, organizations can make mistakes when first introducing OKRs.
Here, we’ve
Up and down Utah’s Wasatch Front, where Workfront is headquartered, a series of billboards featuring oversize images of human ears have assaulted the eyes of those who travel I-15 for years.
“We Hear You” is the slogan of local car dealer Ken Garff, and they have extended the visual metaphor
By Jon Ogden | Senior Manager of Content Marketing at Workfront
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It was the early 1980s, and Intel was bleeding money. Memory chips — the staple of their business for more than a decade — had become an insanely competitive market. They weren't keeping pace.
As a result, they had to make
This interview is part of a series with masters of modern work. Also see our interviews with Scott Shippy, Josh Blackwood, and Greg Stine.
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Cameron Masters studied communications in college and then worked in digital marketing. Like others we’ve interviewed for this series, he didn’t
Companies are spending millions on digital transformation, yet studies find many leaders feel their projects aren’t achieving their objectives. Why? Workfront CEO Alex Shootman says digitization is happening in most companies on a function-by-function basis, leaving teams to work in silos instead of
Alexander Graham Bell once noted that “the inventor … looks upon the world and is not contented with things as they are.” I could say the same of most business leaders I’ve met. With rare exception, they’re not satisfied with the status quo and are driven to innovate and change.
And yet that
Objectives and Key Results (OKR) is a powerful goal-setting methodology that drives alignment, performance, and results in growing and high-performing companies. At the most basic level, it is a simple tool to align and engage everyone at the company
When I look back at all the successful people I’ve met in my career, one characteristic stands out: They don’t think of work as a four-letter word. For successful people, hard work is inspiring. Great business leaders understand this and know hard work doesn’t always mean endless hours at the job
By Scott Duehlmeier | Senior Communication Manager
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Is EQ more important than IQ when it comes to determining success in the modern workplace? According to psychologist Daniel Goleman’s 1995 book, Emotional Intelligence: Why it Can Matter More than IQ, the answer is a resounding yes. Over
Greg Stine, whose career has taken him from companies ranging from Comcast to Equifax, started his career at NASA.
He had studied biomedical engineering in college, but shortly after starting at NASA he realized that as much as he loved the agency, he didn’t love engineering. “I realized I’m
