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north star

/ˈnɔːθ stɑːr/ - n.

1 [colloq.] A fixed point chosen for navigation and consulted by no one steering. It is admired at the offsite and unreachable from the desk, which is rather the point of a star.Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.

Working definition

2. A single guiding metric or aim meant to keep distributed teams pointed at the same long-term outcome.

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See also

alignmentThe state of having agreed on the word 'alignment.'
offsiteThe annual event where a year of deferred decisions is recast as a fresh set of priorities and deferred again, now with a venue.
okrsA quarterly ritual that converts work into numbers, then converts the numbers back into the work that was always going to happen anyway. Graded green by the same team that set them.
roadmapA map drawn for a vehicle that has not been built, on a road that resets each quarter. Everything important lives just past the visible horizon.