The OKR Podcast
Workboard
The OKR podcast is a podcast for leaders who want to unlock their full organization's growth potential, leveraging the OKR technique and other cutting-edge strategies.While many recognize the power of Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) to accelerate outcomes and foster a growth and outcomes culture, there is a dearth of information on how to do them well and reap their full benefit. That’s where this podcast comes in! We’ll help you learn to align and measure results pervasively, manage fast to grow fast, and, most importantly, achieve the powerful objectives you’ve identified. Episodes will feature topics such as: establishing executive OKRs, team alignment, results accountability, data-driven decision making, growth strategy, leading for speed, and other topics.To learn more about OKRs please visit - https://www.workboard.com
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Jun 2, 2023 • 53min
Driving Strategy Execution with OKRs at CarMax
This podcast explores how CarMax leverages OKRs to bring corporate and product strategies to life. It highlights the importance of cross-functional teams, connecting strategy with operational excellence, evolving and organizing digital product teams, managing dependencies, and achieving buy-in from product directors and managers. It also discusses the impact of using Workboard for OKR implementation.
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Mar 28, 2023 • 12min
Accelerate Strategy Execution This Year
Explore the essentials of OKRs and discover the six common pitfalls executives face. Learn how to leverage quarterly insights to enhance strategic implementation and ensure effective alignment across teams. The discussion highlights the importance of quality in key results and the power of communication to measure success effectively. Gain insights from the experiences of numerous enterprises to elevate your strategy execution.
Feb 21, 2023 • 34min
OKRs for Product Leaders
Tarun Chopra, Vice President of Product Management, Data and AI at IBM, sits down with Deidre to explore the power of OKRs to build strategic clarity and cross-functional alignment in product orgs tasked with continuous innovation, why leaders must model the right OKR behaviors to drive accountability across the org, and the opportunity to use OKRs as a collaborative coaching tool.
Jan 23, 2023 • 28min
The Magic of a Strategy Execution ‘Source of Truth’
Brianna Ringen, Director of Performance Management at National Grid, shares insights on successfully implementing OKRs and WorkBoard to enhance strategy execution. She discusses how a single source of truth can simplify processes and increase accountability. The challenges of cumbersome business reviews and the importance of strategic clarity in communication are also explored. Ringen emphasizes leadership's role in digital transformation and encourages a hands-on approach to technology for improving efficiency, illustrating how these strategies have realized value quickly.
Nov 8, 2022 • 42min
OKRs for Agile, Outcome-Focused Organizations
Jeff Gothelf, business agility and OKR framework expert, organizational designer, author and speaker, sits down with Deidre to share his unique approach to cultivating a product-focused mindset across large, complex enterprise organizations. Jeff uncovers how agile organizations that manage to outcomes are fundamentally in opposition to legacy, command and control leadership practices - and more importantly, how leaders can empower their people with the right framework for autonomy, discovery, and learning.Jeff’s Recommended Reads:Jeff Gothelf.com - BlogSense and Respond - Jeff Gothelf & Josh SeidenContinuing Discovery Habits - Theresa TorezLean UX - Jeff Gothelf & Josh Seiden
Oct 13, 2022 • 46min
Driving agile transformation in a self-directed culture at IBM
Anthony Coppedge, Principal Agile Digital Sales Global Transformation Lead at IBM, sits down with Deidre to share how he introduced OKRs across Sales and Digital Marketing to ensure the creation of customer value is the focus of every employee in the org, and why a self-directed culture is at the core of successful business transformations. Running his business on fact-based data enables Anthony to validate business goals, navigate with headlights, and inspire deep trust amongst his people.
Aug 25, 2022 • 33min
Innovating & Mobilizing Faster at AstraZeneca
Cindy Hoots, CIO at AstraZeneca sits down with Deidre to share her unique perspective on driving innovation at speed and scale. Cindy shares the importance of operationalizing the strategy and how it helped get everyone aligned and focused on outcomes.
Jul 15, 2022 • 39min
Why do OKRs fail?
Samira Moenpour, a customer success lead at Workboard and an OKR coach for nearly seven years, dives into why OKRs often miss the mark. She identifies five key pitfalls that lead to failure and stresses the need for clarity and engagement. Skepticism surrounding OKRs can be overcome by integrating them into team dialogues. Samira emphasizes continuous growth and cross-functional collaboration as vital components for success, advocating for alignment among teams to navigate challenges and achieve meaningful outcomes.
Jun 29, 2022 • 28min
The Future of Work: Practical Steps for Leaders to Take Now
Cathy Benko, Former Vice-Chair and Managing Partner at Deloitte, shares her wisdom on the implications of the way we work and the steps leaders, CEOs, CIOs, and CHROs can take to prepare themselves and their organizations for a thriving and more resilient future.
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Jun 7, 2022 • 21min
Bringing Strategy to Life with OKRs at Cisco
This week, Deidre welcomes Vikas Butaney, Chief Product Officer and GM at Cisco. Vikas shares how Cisco implemented OKRs, the power of every employee being aligned on the mission, and advice for new business leaders who need to connect distributed teams.
