The Agile Strategies Podcast: Intelligence, Strategy, and OKRs Cansel Sörgens: Breaking Down Silos with OKRs
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Sep 24, 2024 
Cansel Sörgens, an OKR consultant from Germany with roots in Istanbul, shares insights on breaking down organizational silos using Objectives and Key Results. She emphasizes the shift from a top-down approach to a customer-focused alignment, advocating for her innovative 'Solar System' model that fosters collaboration. Cansel discusses the traits of high-impact teams, highlighting the significance of trust, adaptability, and psychological safety. Her unique perspective encourages organizations to embrace flexibility and structured learning for enhanced innovation.
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Features of High-Impact Teams
- High-impact teams co-create by involving everyone's perspectives and ideas.
- They foster trust, psychological safety, and a culture of continuous learning and adaptation.
Avoid Cascading OKRs
- Avoid cascading OKRs top-down through org charts as it slows progress and kills creative input.
- Instead, design OKRs to empower lower levels and avoid replicating structural issues in the org.
Solar System Model of OKRs
- Strategy acts as the 'sun' at the center with teams as planets orbiting around it.
- This flexible model lets collaboration and team structures form based on strategy, not org charts.