OKR GLOSSARY

Sandbagging

Many times, in the desire to over achieve, teams tend to pick up goals which can be qualified under commit, over achieve category. This behavior is very prevalent in cultures where there is fear of failure/experimentation. Setting goals that under-promise so it’s easy to over-deliver. Sandbagging is prevalent in cultures that have a fear of failing. Companies focused on leveraging the true potential of OKRs should cut sandbagging off their cultures in order to allow employees to work at their maximum potential and capabilities.

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