
Giant Talk: The World‘s First OKR Podcast
Giant Talk: The World‘s First OKR Podcast is now in its sixth season. This podcast dives into the OKR (Objectives and Key Results) methodology, focusing on the successes and challenges facing growing businesses and how OKRs can be the catalyst for agile growth.
Latest episodes

Jan 15, 2021 • 28min
S5: E13 Humans, organisations and OKRs
Today, host Jenny is joined by Georgia Parker, Culture Practice lead to talk humans, the cultural make-up of organisations and why it's so important to understand culture for OKR success.
We specifically talk about the issues that arise culturally when a business is in crisis or going through a merger - especially if one business has OKRs and one doesn't. Georgia also offers some really practical tips to help businesses in just these situations.
Enjoy the episode!
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Dec 14, 2020 • 29min
S5: E12 Remote working made simple with OKRs
In today's episode Lawrence is back to host a conversation with Raghu Viswanathan, Chief of Staff at Capillary Technologies based out of Bangalore.
Raghu talks OKRs in the context of their use in India, and the benefits OKRs have provided as teams shift to remote working. Join Lawrence and Raghu for this fascinating discussion.
The OKR Professionals' Community - Bringing together like minded OKR professionals to share and learn from each other, and work to raise the bar of global OKR practice. Learn more.

Dec 7, 2020 • 27min
S5: E11 Disruption from your employees point of view
Today Simon Norie joins Jenny for the second part of his mini-series all about disruption and the opportunities to do change with your teams rather than to your teams. In this episode we explore the topic from the point of view of the employee.
Enjoy the episode!
The OKR Professionals' Community - Bringing together like minded OKR professionals to share and learn from each other, and work to raise the bar of global OKR practice. Learn more.

Nov 23, 2020 • 28min
S5: E10 Fundamental learnings that organisations can take from Covid-19 Disruption – the positives
Today, guest host Jenny brings you the first of a 2 part mini-series with Simon Norie, Co-Founder and Empathy Creation Specialist at Custerian.
During a fascinating discussion Simon shares insights into how to engage employees though purpose and how forced and planned disruption offer real opportunities for organisations.
Ready to be stretched by new ideas? Want to jump to the next level when it comes to OKRs? If the answer is 'yes' then the OKR Coach Academy has been designed to help you.
The There Be Giants OKR Coach Academy provides OKR Coach Training to enable the successful application of the OKR methodology within your organisation.
As a big thank you to you our podcast listeners we are now offering you 20% off the 100% e-learning Activator Course. To redeem this offer simply enter code 'gianttalk' when you register here.

Nov 9, 2020 • 23min
S5: E9 The importance of the OKR Coach Role
Today we’re talking to you about something that is so important when it comes to OKR implementation and that’s the coach role. We'll define the role, what skills are required and also discuss what happens when the OKR Coach Role isn't given the focus it requires.
Ready to be stretched by new ideas? Want to jump to the next level when it comes to OKRs? If the answer is 'yes' then the OKR Coach Academy has been designed to help you.
The There Be Giants OKR Coach Academy provides OKR Coach Training to enable the successful application of the OKR methodology within your organisation.
As a big thank you to you our podcast listeners we are now offering you 20% off the 100% e-learning Activator Course. To redeem this offer simply enter code 'gianttalk' when you register here.

Oct 26, 2020 • 31min
S5: E8 Psychological safety and how it is the secret ingredient for a healthy culture
In today's episode host Lawrence is joined by TBG Founder Roger Longden and Culture Practice Lead Georgia Parker for the final instalment of our culture mini-series.
Georgia leads a fascinating discussion about psychological safety and how it is the secret ingredient when creating a healthy culture. Something that is especially important in a covid-19 world as more and more people work from home and may be feeling isolated and at risk.
Ready to be stretched by new ideas? Want to jump to the next level when it comes to OKRs? If the answer is 'yes' then the OKR Coach Academy has been designed to help you.
The There Be Giants OKR Coach Academy provides OKR Coach Training to enable the successful application of the OKR methodology within your organisation.
As a big thank you to you our podcast listeners we are now offering you 20% off the 100% e-learning Activator Course. To redeem this offer simply enter code 'gianttalk' when you register here.

Oct 19, 2020 • 32min
S5: E7 What is Psychological Safety and why is it so important to success, especially when it comes to OKRs.
In this the second of a mini-series on culture, TBG Culture Practice lead Georgia Parker joins host Lawrence and TBG Founder Roger to talk psychological safety. We delve into it's importance, now more than ever, and how psychological safety is so important when it comes to smashing OKRs.
Ready to be stretched by new ideas? Want to jump to the next level when it comes to OKRs? If the answer is 'yes' then the OKR Coach Academy has been designed to help you.
The There Be Giants OKR Coach Academy provides OKR Coach Training to enable the successful application of the OKR methodology within your organisation.
As a big thank you to you our podcast listeners we are now offering you 20% off the 100% e-learning Activator Course. To redeem this offer simply enter code 'gianttalk' when you register here.

Oct 13, 2020 • 33min
S5: E6 Why it matters to measure culture
Today, TBG Culture Practice lead Georgia Parker joins host Lawrence and TBG Founder Roger for the first of a mini-series all about culture. Today we take a deep dive into culture and why it's absolutely essential that you measure it - especially when it comes to OKR success.
Ready to be stretched by new ideas? Want to jump to the next level when it comes to OKRs? If the answer is 'yes' then the OKR Coach Academy has been designed to help you.
The There Be Giants OKR Coach Academy provides OKR Coach Training to enable the successful application of the OKR methodology within your organisation.
As a big thank you to you our podcast listeners we are now offering you 20% off the 100% e-learning Activator Course. To redeem this offer simply enter code 'gianttalk' when you register here.

Sep 28, 2020 • 36min
S5: E5 Goals go into spreadsheets to die with Sten Pittet
Today Sten Pittet Co-Founder & CEO at Tability joins Lawrence in the Giant Talk studio for a fascinating discussion about OKR software and the brilliant phrase 'Goals go into spreadsheets to die.'
Ready to be stretched by new ideas? Want to jump to the next level when it comes to OKRs? If the answer is 'yes' then the OKR Coach Academy has been designed to help you.
The There Be Giants OKR Coach Academy provides OKR Coach Training to enable the successful application of the OKR methodology within your organisation.
As a big thank you to you our podcast listeners we are now offering you 20% off the 100% e-learning Activator Course. To redeem this offer simply enter code 'gianttalk' when you register here.

Sep 15, 2020 • 33min
S5: E4 with Matt Fornaciari at Gremlin - Remote OKRs
In this episode, Lawrence is joined by Matt Fornaciari (Forni) CTO at Gremlin; talking about remote OKRs, and discussing how and why they work, even when not enforced by a situation!
Ready to be stretched by new ideas? Want to jump to the next level when it comes to OKRs? If the answer is 'yes' then the OKR Coach Academy has been designed to help you.
The There Be Giants OKR Coach Academy provides OKR Coach Training to enable the successful application of the OKR methodology within your organisation.
As a big thank you to you our podcast listeners we are now offering you 20% off the 100% e-learning Activator Course. To redeem this offer simply enter code 'gianttalk' when you register here.