[ucdavisguy]

That is sad. Hope you are doing something to fix that. Sounds like people are just randomly doing stuff even though they took time to define okrs. Why define okrs in first place if just doing random stuff? Seems like a leadership issue. If you see the problem, address it. Lead or leave.

[fatnoah]

Oh yeah, I'm definitely on top of it and it's one of the constant themes of my discussions with my managers and skip-level reports. I very much start with making sure we're all clear on "why" before we even think about "what". When people know "why", they're able to contribute much more effectively and bring their own ideas and creativity to bear.