The converse problem is a variant of the Texas Sharpshooter where, as you progress through the time period, you refine your goals to be closer to what is happening in the business, much like aligning the shadow of a batted ball to the ball. Eventually, those things inevitably converge and the updated goal is always achieved. According to the green OKR report anyway.

You shouldn’t stick overly stubbornly to bad goals, but any updating of goals in the time period should be carefully considered as well.