# Get your OKRs out of my GEMs – Kathy Keating

<https://kathkeating.com/get-your-okrs-out-of-my-gems/>

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## What Jamie wrote

I had not heard of this framework for goal setting, but I can share that I’ve struggled mightily with OKRs and only use them in a limited fashion. Goals, Experiments, and Measures is pretty interesting and pragmatic.  

> This is a failure point I see too often in leaders, and it is exactly where both OKRs and SMART goals break down. Neither framework gives us a path to how to implement these goals. GEMs does. 
> 
> GEMs put the experiments into the forefront. These experiments clearly define our path to get from A (where we are today) to B (where we want to be in the future). 
> 
> Creating a clear path, from A to B, is the most important part of any healthy growth process — both for a company and for a person.

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