The OKR Podcast Success Patterns & Failure Modes
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Oct 28, 2025 Sameera Moinpour, Global Head of Customer Services and Success at WorkBoard, dives into executive strategy execution with co-founder Deidre Paknad. They discuss the critical relationship between sponsors and change agents in driving OKRs. Sameera highlights the importance of behavior change for successful outcomes and shares insights on leveraging early adopters to motivate their peers. They also unpack common failure patterns like lack of accountability and the need for transparency, emphasizing that candid feedback is vital for improvement.
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Execution Over Process
- Executives invest in OKRs and WorkBoard to drive faster, better, more predictable strategy execution, not to adopt a process for its own sake.
- The goal is achieving the most important outcomes more effectively across the organization.
Run A Data-Driven Weekly Cadence
- Establish a weekly executive cadence tied to real data so leaders act on gaps quickly and avoid losing time.
- Curate and receive briefings directly from your scorecard to keep outcomes front and center.
GHX Uses Friday Briefs And Monday Actions
- At GHX, CEO Tina gets a Friday brief from WorkBoard and makes Monday meetings focus only on items with no progress.
- That rhythm creates relentless weekly focus and prevents lost weeks.
