OKRs Q&A

In this episode of the OKRs Q&A Podcast, Tim Meinhardt interviews Charlean Parks, Marketing Director at Diversant. Charlean and Tim discuss how to utilize OKRs as a marketing professional, the big differences between OKRs and KPI’s and how any organization can benefit from using OKRs.

DIVERSANT LLC is a privately-held professional services firm providing IT staffing services including staff augmentation, direct-hire and innovative Veterans programs to meet the needs of Fortune 500 and mid-market clients in a wide range of industries. To learn more about Diversant, visit https://www.diversant.com

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In this episode of the OKRs Q&A Podcast, Tim Meinhardt interviews Steve Anderson, author of The Bezos Letters, a fabulous read about risk and growth through the eyes of one of today’s most influential business leaders - Amazon’s Jeff Bezos. We discuss plenty about goal setting, risk taking, innovation and focusing on what are the most important inputs so that you and your organization can create the most amazing outputs. Steve describes and summarizes Jeff’s letters to his shareholders over the years and offers a tremendous amount of insight into Jeff’s thinking about risk, growth and ultimately describes the 14 growth principles that he discovered in Jeff’s letters.

Steve Anderson, MA, is a trusted authority on Risk, Technology, Productivity, and Innovation and has over thirty-five years of experience in the insurance industry. He holds a master’s degree in Insurance Law.

Anderson is a professional speaker, writer, and “futurist.” His speaking portfolio includes presentations on the future of technology, the influence of social platforms, how businesses can leverage the internet, and how they can assess and use risk to their advantage. He was chosen as one of the original 150 LinkedIn Influencers and has over 340,000 followers.

To purchase The Bezos Letters - visit: https://www.amazon.com/Bezos-Letters-Principles-Business-Amazon/dp/1642793329/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=The+Bezos+Letters&qid=1621976135&sr=8-1

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In this episode of the OKRs Q&A Podcast, Tim Meinhardt interviews Johannes Swanepoel, Technology Specialist for the Red Hat Public Sector in Australia and New Zealand. Johannes and Tim discuss the Red Hat Australian Federal Government’s group OKR journey and their experience using OKRs including their initial impressions, challenges, successes and most powerful OKR lessons/insight.

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In this episode of the OKRs Q&A Podcast, Tim Meinhardt interviews Jenny Herald, VP of Product Marketing for Gtmhub. Jenny and Tim discuss a wide variety of OKR topics, including common misconceptions, the importance of North Stars, what drives hesitancy in executives and why it is important to reach out for help when your OKR program is struggling. This is a truly fantastic episode jam packed with insight, laughter and a lot of incredible tips.

Gtmhub enables organizations to improve internal alignment, maintain focus and effectively communicate priorities across all teams and divisions through their world-class OKRs platform. They strive to guide organizations along their journey of accelerated growth and transformational change. Over 600 enterprises, not-for-profits, startups, and governments from around the world rely on Gtmhub to help them achieve their goals with OKRs. Gtmhub is also known for its ability to easily integrate with numerous software platforms. Their software connects with over 150+ business systems, from Jira to Slack, with just a few clicks.

Visit https://gtmhub.com for more information. To listen to Dreams With Deadlines, visit https://gtmhub.com/blog/dreams-with-deadlines/

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In this episode of the OKRs Q&A Podcast, we have a mini corral! Tim Meinhardt interviews both Michael Davis, Head of Strategic Services and Ty Lingley, Head of Partnerships for Ally. Michael and Ty discuss their views on the OKR marketplace, what challenges organizations face as they enter their OKR journey and what gives Ally software it’s superpowers.

Ally puts your company’s most important objectives at the center of every process, so you can spend less time managing goals and more time achieving them. Ally’s OKR software gives leaders, teams, and individuals visibility into the entire work process, connecting everyday tasks to the company’s most important objectives. When teams see how they are making an impact, they stay engaged, focused, and achieve greater results.

To learn more about Ally – visit https://www.ally.io

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In this episode of the OKRs Q&A Podcast, Tim Meinhardt interviews Peter Kennedy, a founding principal of the Futures Strategy Group. The Futures Strategy Group specializes in long-term market assessment and scenario-based strategic planning. Tim and Peter discuss the basic principles of scenario planning, the current COVID climate and how it all ties together with OKRs.

Peter Kennedy has more than 25 years’ experience in helping client organizations make effective plans in the face of future uncertainty and change. He has provided analytical, forecasting and decision-support services to numerous corporate and governmental organizations in the U.S., Europe, and Latin America.

Peter has managed scenario-planning engagements for clients in the automotive, air transportation, healthcare, financial services, telecommunications, and consumer products industries. His government clients include the U.S. Coast Guard, NASA Aeronautics, FEMA, and the U.S. Department of State.

He has written extensively on planning, strategy, and risk management issues for such publications as Journal of Business Strategy, Directors and Boards and Innovation Management. Peter has appeared on national news programs carried by the CNN and Bloomberg networks.

To learn more visit https://www.futuresstrategygroup.com

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In this episode of the OKRs Q&A Podcast, Tim Meinhardt interviews Christina Wodtke, author of the legendary OKR best seller - Radical Focus. Tim and Christina discuss the simplicity of OKRs, how to launch a pilot program that works and where to begin with an OKR implementation. Tim and Christina do a deep dive into some of the most complex OKR issues in the world today.

An established thought leader in Silicon Valley, Christina is a “curious human” with a serious resume. Her past work includes re-design and initial product offerings with LinkedIn, MySpace, Zynga, Yahoo! and others, as well as founding three startups, an online design magazine called Boxes and Arrows, and co-founding the Information Architecture Institute. She is currently a Lecturer at Stanford in the HCI group in the Computer Science department.

Christina teaches worldwide on the intersection of human innovation and high-performing teams. She uses the power of story to connect with audiences and readers through speaking and her Amazon category-bestselling books. Christina’s work is personable, insightful, knowledgeable, and engaging.

Her books include Information Architecture: Blueprints for the Web, Pencil Me In, and The Team that Managed Itself. Her bestselling book is a business fable called Radical Focus, which tackles the OKR movement through the powerful story of Hanna and Jack’s struggling tea startup. When the two receive an ultimatum from their only investor, they must learn how to employ OKRs and radical focus to get the right things done.

To connect with Christina or to get more information on how to become a whole-mind, high performing team, visit http://cwodtke.com/ or Eleganthack.

To purchase Radical Focus - https://www.amazon.com/Radical-Focus-Achieving-Important-Objectives-ebook/dp/B01BFKJA0Y

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On this episode of the OKRs Q&A Podcast, Tim Meinhardt interviews Lisa Shufro, Chief Storyteller and Executive Editor of WhatMatters.com. Lisa and Tim discuss how to become resilient to failure/how to succeed forward with OKRs, how OKRs are a complete methodology and why it is important to prioritize and measure what truly matters within your organization.

As the Chief Storyteller and Executive Editor for WhatMatters.com, Lisa is in charge of leading their media, operations, community development and training curriculum. WhatMatters.com offers stories, resources, and training on best practices with OKRs

To learn more about Measure What Matters, check out https://www.whatmatters.com

To listen to the Measure What Matters Videocast - https://www.whatmatters.com/get-feedback/#next-discussion

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In this episode of the OKRs Q&A Podcast, Tim Meinhardt interviews Bethany Khashman, Director of Special Projects at ImagineSoftware. Tim and Bethany discuss Bethany’s experience being an OKR Champion, her advice to any new OKR champions and how Atruity helped ImagineSoftware successfully implement OKRs.

ImagineSoftware is a medical billing company that streamlines the medical biling process for an enhanced patient experience. Physicians’ groups and billing companies use ImagineSoftware to automate recurring tasks, simplify workflows, and gain more control over their revenue cycle.

To learn more about ImagineSoftware, visit https://www.imagineteam.com
To learn more about Ally, visit https://www.ally.io

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This week on the OKRs Q&A Podcast, Tim Meinhardt interviews Jeff Martin, CEO and Founder of Collective Genius. Jeff and Tim discuss their OKR thoughts, best practices and largest tips they have for all organizations using OKRs. This is a must listen to episode for all organizations currently on their OKR journey or those debating how to start.

COLLECTIVE GENIUS builds high performing teams for venture backed growth companies and venture capital firms. PEAK PLANNING provides facilitated leadership team sessions and tools that create focus, alignment and accountability. Uplift your team with a three-year vision, one-year plan, quarterly OKRs, and tools to stay on track. RUCKSACK the entire Peak Planning and Tools System. Over 20 years of best practices with 50 organized guided videos and resources in one online platform.

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