The Goal-Setting Pyramid
Vision → annual → quarterly → weekly. If any layer skips, the system breaks. Here's how to keep all four in sync.
A weekly to-do divorced from a quarterly objective is busy-work in disguise.
Every weekly outcome should map up two layers without effort: this week's outcome → contributes to which quarterly KR → contributes to which annual goal. If you can't do that mapping in ten seconds, the weekly outcome doesn't earn the slot.
Related posts
The Complete Goal-Setting & Planning Manual
Why most plans die by week six — and the cadence that keeps them alive. A field manual on OKRs, quarterly planning, mid-quarter pivots, and the rituals that turn objectives into results.
Quarterly Planning That Survives Contact With Reality
Most quarterly plans look great on paper and feel useless by week six. Here's a planning loop in Tellzm that updates itself as the quarter unfolds.
OKR Anti-Patterns We Stopped Doing
Five things we used to do with OKRs that made them worse. If you're seeing any of these, it's not the framework — it's the practice.
Ambitious vs. Realistic Goals — How to Set the Stretch
The right amount of stretch lands at 0.6-0.7 quarter-end. Less, you're sandbagging. More, you're losing trust.