Today’s guest is the one and only Christina Wodtke - Professor at Stanford and author of several bestsellers, including the famous book on OKRs “Radical Focus”.

We covered:

* Foundations and misconceptions about OKRs

* Prerequisites for successfully use OKR

* Why OKRs might not be for you

* The importance of psychological safety and strategic context

* Outcome-based key results vs. output-based results

* Cross-functional team collaboration and shared objectives

* Cadences and Principles

* Exploratory OKRs

* Challenges in large organizations with complex dependencies

* And more

Christina is a legend and one of my biggest references.

I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did!

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References:

Article: Why context and culture matter in leading with objectives

Aligned: Stakeholder Management for Product Leaders

Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow

The Crux: How Leaders Become Strategists

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