OKRs Q&A

In this exciting episode, I have the pleasure of speaking with Alexi Monville, chief of Staff for the CTO at Red Hat. Alexei shares with us his philosophy on OKRs and why he feels they are so valuable to any organization. He speaks about how OKRs provide great to people to do their best work, with the right direction being well defined. I really liked Alexis insight about an organization's journey and how they learn and improve their formulation of OKRs as they become more aware of how to think about the outcome they want to achieve and how the power of just one well stated objective can be truly, truly compelling. Lastly, we speak about the involvement of senior leadership and the agile nature of OKRs. This episode is filled with great stories, excellent insight and amazing takeaways.

In this exciting episode, Tim Meinhardt interviews Aaron Velek, OKR Program Manager at Silicon Valley Bank.

Aaron runs a very robust OKR program and in this episode, he shares his insight on many very interesting topics that he has discovered along his OKR journey at Silicon Valley Bank and as an OKR Professional.

His insight is extraordinary and proven success in scaling a major OKR program is not only compelling, but very impressive.

Aaron and Tim discuss the 7 deadly sins to avoid when rolling out an OKR program and what it takes to make a program scalable and his internal coaching community.

To read his article - click here:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/7-deadly-sins-may-derail-your-okr-program-aaron-velek/?trackingId=SB4FTWgrBe%2FQB57AJdsZIA%3D%3D

This episode is jam packed with so many key takeaways that you are not going to want to miss.

Interested in working with Atruity, joining The OKRs Professional Network or downloading our e-book The Seven C's to OKR Success? Click this link - https://linktr.ee/atruity

In this amazing episode, Tim Meinhardt interviews Lisa Shufro, Chief Storyteller at WhatMatters.com.

For those that are unfamiliar with WhatMatters.com, it is the official website of the book Measure What Matters and it is jam packed with fantastic information on Objectives & Key Results. To learn more, please visit their website at https://www.whatmatters.com

Lisa is a fantastic guest and brings a very refreshing and unique approach to understanding OKRs and the story they tell.

Tim and Lisa talk about clarity of communication and how choosing the right words really does impact the organization. They also discuss Lisa’s thoughts on employer and employee relations and how to get better buy-in within your organization.

Lisa is extraordinarily insightful and her concept of storytelling is truly amazing.

Interested in working with Atruity, joining The OKRs Professional Network or downloading our e-book The Seven C's to OKR Success? Click this link - https://linktr.ee/atruity

In this powerful episode, Tim Meinhardt interviews John Vollmer, currently the Chairman of Amentum and previously the CEO of Amentum.

Amentum is a $9 billion dollar organization and employs more than 20,000 people in 48 states and 28 foreign countries and territories.

John and Tim discuss the importance of bringing groups together to act as one organization after an acquisition and how he used the OKR methodology to create a successful merge of organizations so the organization could successfully work together as one.

They also discuss how John used OKRs to enable senior leadership, create efficient communication and become more agile as an organization.

John also emphasizes his favorite aspects of OKRs and how OKRs are key to saving time in any size organization. He also discusses the importance of bringing in an outside consultant, like Atruity, to implement OKRs as the OKR framework is simple, but can be challenging to implement and manage on your own.

To learn more about Amentum, visit https://www.amentum.com

Interested in working with Atruity, joining The OKRs Professional Network or downloading our e-book The Seven C's to OKR Success? Click this link - https://linktr.ee/atruity

In this episode of the OKRs Q&A Podcast, Tim Meinhardt interviews Zach Richard, Senior Director of RPO for Andiamo.

Zach and Tim discuss the importance of North Stars and their role in helping shape an OKR program. Zach also discusses how implementing an OKR program has allowed his entire organization to have visibility and transparency into other divisions. He goes into detail about how this has greatly benefited him in his position and how OKRs helped raise the bar for everyone at Andiamo.

Zach is terrific and he truly gets the values of an OKR program, including how getting it right from the start, even though it can be a bit daunting, is so well worth the investment as it is now, and will continue, paying huge dividends for Andiamo.

Interested in working with Atruity, joining The OKRs Professional Network or downloading our e-book The Seven C's to OKR Success? Click this link - https://linktr.ee/atruity

In this exciting episode, Tim Meinhardt interviews Zachary Green - a USMC Veteran, Firefighter, Serial Entrepreneur, author of Warrior Entrepreneur and host of The Warriors Voice Podcast. Zachary’s main focus is using the warrior spirit to help entrepreneurs and leaders get more out of business and life.

This is truly a fantastic podcast for every entrepreneur and business owner and it is a remarkable half hour.


Zach and Tim discuss his warrior and entrepreneur journeys and how he overcame numerous obstacles in his personal and professional life by never quitting and always following his dreams.

Zach also discusses his adaptation of the Marine Corp principals and his specific lessons learned during his time of service and volunteerism. He also discusses how to take these principles and apply them to business.

Zach’s points on being a survivor and ultimately becoming unbreakable as a business owner will resonate with anyone that has taken on the passion, and madness, of starting their own business.

This episode is how to not only survive the entrepreneurial journey, but how to make it as an entrepreneur.

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Check Out Zachary Green on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/zacharylgreen/

Interested in working with Atruity, joining The OKRs Professional Network or downloading our e-book The Seven C's to OKR Success? Click this link - https://linktr.ee/atruity

In this exciting episode, Tim interviews Andy Alderson, CEO & Founder of Vanarama, an AutoTrader Company.

Andy and Tim had a very insightful conversation about a variety of topics related to the CEO’s viewpoint on OKRs. They discussed why Andy chose OKRs for his organization as CEO, how Vanarama embraced OKRs straight away and how OKRs helped their organization execute their most important priorities.

We also discuss the importance of buy-in. Buy-in plays a huge role in developing a successful OKR program and Andy speaks to his commitment and the results from his being all in from day one on the OKR framework.

He is seeing wonderful results and is so very excited about the future of Vanarama!

Tim truly enjoyed working with Vanarama and had a blast with the entire leadership team throughout their implementation process.

To learn more about Vanarama, visit their website at https://www.vanarama.com

Interested in working with Atruity, joining The OKRs Professional Network or downloading our e-book The Seven C's to OKR Success? Click this link - https://linktr.ee/atruity

In this insightful episode, Tim Meinhardt interviews Tom Kereszti, author of C-Suite and Beyond: 4 Keys To Leadership Success.

Tom is an industry influencer, author, coach, speaker, educator, and mentor. His approach to leadership comes from a lifetime of international experience. His servant leadership principles are time proven. He is down to earth and able to strike a balance between business challenges and common-sense solutions. His motivational and engaging style will leave you with practical and applicable solutions that you can put into practice.

It's very easy to see how Tom ties these leadership principles and the concept of shared consciousness to the setting of an organization's north stars and ultimately OKRs.

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Interested in working with Atruity, joining The OKRs Professional Network or downloading our e-book The Seven C's to OKR Success? Click this link - https://linktr.ee/atruity

In this fantastic episode, Tim interviews Paula Bratcher Ratliff, president of Women Impact Tech.

Women Impact Tech drives equity in technology, where diversity and inclusion are no longer just an initiative. They are building a special community – a safe haven – for collaboration, professional growth and belonging that will inspire, educate, empower, and advance women in technology.

Check out their upcoming conferences where women can discover diverse and inclusive companies, connect with leaders and mentors, make a bigger impact, and advance equity in tech.

Visit Women Impact Tech at this link - https://womenimpacttech.com

Paula walks us through her impression of OKRs and her OKR journey, her biggest challenges and her biggest success stories about OKRs. She also mentions her experience with us and what value we bought to the organization.

Interested in working with Atruity, joining The OKRs Professional Network or downloading our e-book The Seven C's to OKR Success? Click this link - https://linktr.ee/atruity

In this exciting episode, Tim Meinhardt interviews Daniel McAdams, President of Andiamo.

In their discussion, Daniel shares his thoughts and initial first impressions of OKRs. He discusses the beginning of his OKR journey, what he felt were the biggest challenges that he and his organization faced before implementing OKRs and ultimately his largest successes after using OKRs in their organization.

Additionally, Daniel speaks about the benefits of having an outside organization implement and run their OKR program.

This is a delightful interview and filled with terrific insight that will give you an insider perspective into the OKR journey from an executives point of view.

Interested in working with Atruity, joining The OKRs Professional Network or downloading our e-book The Seven C's to OKR Success? Click this link - https://linktr.ee/atruity