OKRs Q&A

In this fabulous episode I have the pleasure of speaking with Salipe Kechichian, Head of Product Management for wakecap. This episode is full of timeless insight. So please, make sure you take some notes.Salpie and I discuss how she originally was a skeptic of OKRs and yet through being given a fresh perspective how she became a convert and huge advocate of the OKR methodology. She goes into great detail on the benefits of the OKR program for their organization and her team as well. Sharing how clarity, prioritization, visualization, reflection and of course sharing wins with her team are driving transformation. And you will truly enjoy her speaking about the unique value of a new found common language being spoken at wakecap and how it's making everyone more cohesive and productive. Her powerful messages and takeaways will resonate not only with OKR fans but for anyone who is or has considered an Okr program to improve strategic execution, increase motivation, and improve the overall performance of the entire organization.

In this exciting episode I have the pleasure of speaking with Katy Trost. Katy is a CEO advisor for Tech organizations post series B.Katy is extraordinary and I know you will enjoy her perspectives and insight. Also, her website www.Katytrost.com has some fabulous resources, so please check it out. We cover how OKRs play a role in helping her with CEO's as they learn and manage the complexities of fast growing organizations. Katy mixes a variety of tools including OKrs in her coaching and advisory services. And you will discover how she weaves them together to really drive leadership and outcomes to the next level. She brings an abundance of common sense and simplicity in explaining the importance of clarity of direction, effective communication, prioritization, alignment and the inevitability of these having to be a part of every successful organization.And, you'll love her thoughts on transparency, the journey, and how consistency rules.Connect with Tim: Tim@atruity1.com ============================================“Nothing gives me greater satisfaction than seeing the transformation of individuals and organizations as they embrace OKRs as a new way of managing themselves and the people they serve.” - Tim Meinhardt============================================

In this terrific episode I have the pleasure of speaking with Dan Montgomery, Managing Director of Agile Strategies and Devon Brown Owner of Inciting leaders. They recently published a fabulous piece about Building OKR Compatible Performance Management Systems. Here's the link: https://incitingleaders.com/2023/03/10/building-okr-compatible-performance-management-systems/This is an extraordinary discussion on what is considered to be a very challenging topic in the OKR space. We talk about these unique challenges as organizations start putting in place performance management along with OKRs, and how to successfully navigate this exercise for desirable results. They share with us their 4 core principles that allow for OKRs to be used effectively in providing performance management. And, evaluating employees not only on their individual contributions but how they participate as a contributor on the teams they support through continuous conversation and CFR's. So everyone, please grab that cup of coffee and put in those ear buds and enjoy my insightful conversation with Dan and Devon.Connect with Tim: Tim@atruity1.com ============================================“Nothing gives me greater satisfaction than seeing the transformation of individuals and organizations as they embrace OKRs as a new way of managing themselves and the people they serve.” - Tim Meinhardt============================================

In this exciting episode I have the pleasure of speaking with Nick Stanforth, Founder of Progress Factor and his head of Operations, Frank Behnke.Both are OKR experts in their own right and our discussion goes in depth about how to get the best out of an OKR program. This is a wonderfully insightful episode and I'd really suggest you have a notepad for this one. Having the right mindset is critical as you will see throughout this episode. Also, how creating the right environment for success can produce stellar results. They shed some insight into how OKRs can actually break down structure and silos in Large Multinational organizations and yet help create structure in smaller organizations and start ups. And don't miss their bicycle analogy; It's fabulous! Every minute of this episode is jammed with insight and words of wisdom!Connect with Tim: Tim@atruity1.com ============================================“Nothing gives me greater satisfaction than seeing the transformation of individuals and organizations as they embrace OKRs as a new way of managing themselves and the people they serve.” - Tim Meinhardt============================================

In this exciting episode I have the pleasure of speaking with Antonio Civita. Antonio in 2020 founded STRTGY.design, a community of over 4,500 C-Level, Managers and Entrepreneurs who have decided to increase the value of their organizations by bridging the gap between business, design and technology faster than the competition. He has numerous OKR implementation programs to his credit in Italy and abroad, and is a published author of the book "Make Progress with OKR". Here is the link: https://amzn.to/3mgyfqMYou will get some amazing insight from Antonio as we talk about innovation, strategy, clarity of communication and the R in CFR's. We also cover why he uses OKRs and the importance of developing consistent program habits. Lastly you will love Antonio's perspective on the progress principle, the importance of feeling the progress, and how it motivates and encourages success.So everyone please gab that cup of coffee put in those ear buds and enjoy my lovely conversation with Antonio Civita.Connect with Tim: Tim@atruity1.com ============================================“Nothing gives me greater satisfaction than seeing the transformation of individuals and organizations as they embrace OKRs as a new way of managing themselves and the people they serve.” - Tim Meinhardt============================================

In this exciting episode I have the pleasure of speaking to my friends at OKRs Poland Elena Zhukova and Mateusz Paprocki. You can find them speaking about OKRs and providing their unique insight through their live streaming program recorded on UTube called “Coffee with OKRs”. Both Lena and Matt are excellent OKR professionals having implemented over a dozen OKR programs in both large and small organizations.They share with us their thoughts on successful adoption methodologies and why getting the "Why OKRs" understood sets the stage for successful adoption.They also speak about the importance of practical application of OKRs and the need for patience as well as establishing the right expectations. Enjoy this episode as it is jam- packed with experiences and insight for anyone embarking on the OKR journey and the value of professional guidance.So grab the cup of coffee put in those ear buds and enjoy my outstanding conversation with Elen and Matt.Connect with Tim: Tim@atruity1.com ============================================“Nothing gives me greater satisfaction than seeing the transformation of individuals and organizations as they embrace OKRs as a new way of managing themselves and the people they serve.” - Tim Meinhardt============================================

In this exciting episode I have the pleasure of speaking with Sabrina Baes, the Director of Strategic Planning for the Public Ministry of the State of Matto Grosso do Sul in central-west Brazil and Marcos Barros, Founder and Managing Director of Oxford Business Masters. Marcos is a published author, entrepreneur, co-founder and board advisor to several organizations, with clients in New York, London, São Paulo and several other major cities. Sometimes you never know how a podcast will evolve and trust me this one gets better every minute and it's just loaded with unique insight. Sabrina and Marcos speak about their implementation within the public sector and specifically the ministry. They cover culture and the many challenges they overcame and the successes and insight learned along the Journey. OKRs are a global phenomenon and this represents this so well and more. You will truly enjoy their thoughts on keeping OKRs simple and short and how the OKR program is making a difference not only in the culture of the ministry but to the people they ultimately serve. So please everyone, grab that cup of coffee and put in those ear buds and enjoy my delightful discussion with Sabrina and Marcos.Connect with Tim: Tim@atruity1.com ============================================“Nothing gives me greater satisfaction than seeing the transformation of individuals and organizations as they embrace OKRs as a new way of managing themselves and the people they serve.” - Tim Meinhardt============================================

In this super episode I have the distinct pleasure of speaking with Mitchell Muncy of Prospera. Mitchell is a strategy expert and this episode ties together so many brilliant concepts about strategy development and why it's so critical to have a well thought out and articulated strategy. He then helps tie it together with OKRs and how a well thought out strategy actually makes for outstanding strategy execution. You will listen to this podcast over and over again as the depth of this discussion and the clarity it provides will leave you excited about creating a truly outstanding strategy or adjusting and improving your current strategy. Believe me, this is a brilliant podcast featuring a masterful discussion about strategy development and how OKRs are a pivotal tool to its execution. Also, please check out Mitchell's own podcast “The Successful Strategist” and visit his website www.prosperallc.com So everyone, get ready for a great listen, grab that cup of coffee and plug in those earbuds. You will thoroughly enjoy my outstanding interview with Mitchell Muncy.Connect with Tim: Tim@atruity1.com ============================================“Nothing gives me greater satisfaction than seeing the transformation of individuals and organizations as they embrace OKRs as a new way of managing themselves and the people they serve.” - Tim Meinhardt============================================

This is a fabulous podcast featuring Ryan Lowdermilk, Cloud Solution Architect and OKR Coach at Microsoft.Ryan this last year took on the role of managing the OKR program for Global Partner Solutions (GPS) for Microsoft U.S. Ryans Expertise and enthusiasm are off the charts! His insight and program management style are terrific. Ryan and I talk about his program development and how he's taking this to the next level. What he knows makes a program work best and what he's learned in his journey. Finally, how he has overcome unique challenges and why he knows OKR programs produce such and amazing results when done right. He also is an passionate writer about OKRs you can find his newsletter and newly started podcast on substack “the little okr newsletter”Connect with Tim: Tim@atruity1.com ============================================“Nothing gives me greater satisfaction than seeing the transformation of individuals and organizations as they embrace OKRs as a new way of managing themselves and the people they serve.” - Tim Meinhardt============================================

In this terrific kick-off episode for 2023, I have the pleasure of interviewing Peter Kennedy and Kevin McDermott of the Futures Strategy group https://www.futuresstrategygroup.com. This is a very dynamic interview with Peter and Kevin, discussing the continuity trap and why it's important for businesses to build into their organizations ability to adapt and innovate. They provide some powerful examples and show us why being more agile as an organization is so critical in today's world. They even go through some plausible scenarios to start to look at as we move into 2023. Want to learn more? Connect with Tim: Tim@atruity1.com ============================================“Nothing gives me greater satisfaction than seeing the transformation of individuals and organizations as they embrace OKRs as a new way of managing themselves and the people they serve.” - Tim Meinhardt============================================

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%3DThis 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.comLisa 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.comInterested 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.Visit the Warrior Entrepreneur Website - https://www.warriorentrepreneurbook.comOrder a copy of Warrior Entrepreneur - https://www.amazon.com/Warrior-Entrepreneur-Lessons-Battlefield-Boardroom/dp/B09JRJ6QZ6/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1660828023&sr=8-1Check 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.comInterested 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. Purchase Tom's Book: C-Suite and Beyond: 4 Keys To Leadership Success. https://www.amazon.com/C-Suite-Beyond-Keys-Leadership-Success/dp/1400227011/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1631843593&sr=8-1Interested 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.comPaula 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.

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 or downloading our e-book The Seven C's to OKR Success? Click this link - https://linktr.ee/atruity

In this exciting episode of the OKRs Q&A Podcast, Tim Meinhardt interviews Jeff Cohen, Author of Count-On-Able and seasoned entrepreneur, consultant and executive coach. Jeff has worked for both large and small enterprise software companies, such as IBM, and successfully created, launched and sold his own 7-figure businesses. Jeff's new book Count-On-Able details Jeff's Methods and Processes built to help empower people to do what they have strengths in, love doing, and do well. Being Count-On-Able is the great way to supercharge your team and to create trust, loyalty and empowerment in your company.Jeff is a blast to listen to and his stories are refreshing, delightful and honest. He talks about how simply changing your style of communication can produce life changing results. To learn more about Jeff's New Book - Count-On-Able click here - countonable.htmlInterested in working with Atruity 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 Vito Butta, Executive Vice President of Human Resources & OKR Champion for Diversant. Some of you may have had the opportunity to listen to Vito's original podcast interview (episode 2) that we recorded almost 2 years ago when we first launched the podcast!Tim wanted to bring Vito back on the podcast so he could share what his journey has really looked like as he has been running the OKR program on his own for about a year and a half. Tim had the pleasure of mentoring Vito during his time at Diversant and as a refresher, or for those who haven't listened to earlier episodes, Tim implemented OKRs with Diversant and ran their OKR program for 15 months while mentoring Vito. Vito has done a masterful job at running a fantastic program as one of his many duties as their Executive Vice President of Human Resources.Their program is very popular and has proven itself to be a real cultural game changer. This is really what long term success looks like in an OKR program. This interview will provide some wonderful context as VIto discusses his challenges that he has experienced while running a long-term OKR program and his advice to people looking to champion a program for their organization. He also shares why he enjoys his role and the satisfaction and contributions that he as a human resource executive now brings to his entire organization. Interested in working with Atruity or downloading our e-book The Seven C's to OKR Success? Click this link - https://linktr.ee/atruity

In this exciting episode of the OKRs Q&A Podcast, TIm Meinhardt interviews Ryan Leaf, founder of Minsilo - a software platform for Startups that are looking to organize their strategies, implement tried-and-tested execution plans and get aligned. Tim originally found Ryan after reading an incredible report that Minsolio created, (included below). It is an incredible report on alignment and an overall assessment of all methodologies and software players in the marketplace. In their discussion, Tim gets Ryan to open up about a variety of topics and he provides very refreshing and insightful advice on alignment, OKRs and what makes an OKR program work. To learn more about Minsilo, check out their website - ​https://www.minsilo.com To check out the Minsilo Report, visit - https://www.minsilo.com/organizational-alignment/why-is-alignment-importantIf you interested in working with the Atruity team or downloading our free e-book The Seven C's To OKR Success - click this link: https://linktr.ee/atruity

In this exciting episode of the OKRs Q&A Podcast, Tim Meinhardt interviews the co-founders of Fitbots - Vidya Santhanam and Kashi K S. Vidya & Kashi provide some very unique insight, not only into the OKR software world, but they share their personal philosophies on what needs to be in place for OKR programs to succeed. Vidya, Kashi and Tim also discuss the proper fundamentals of an OKR program, OKR implementation best practices and what makes Fitbots OKR software so unique. To learn more about Fitbots, visit https://fitbots.com If you interested in working with the Atruity team or downloading our free e-book The Seven C's To OKR Success - click this link: https://linktr.ee/atruity

In this exciting episode of the OKRs Q&A Podcast, Tim Meinhardt interviews Laurence Hewitt, Senior OKR Consultant at Atruity and OKR Expert. Laurence recently relocated to London and will be our lead consultant in our European and Middle East Communities. Laurence and Tim discuss many aspects of OKRs and he has so much OKR insight to offer after spending more than 5 years doing OKR consulting within IBM and his 15 years of overall coaching experience as an ICF accredited coach with organizations such as IBM, Viacom & Time Warner.To learn more about Laurence, visit his Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurencehewitt/If you interested in working with the Atruity team or downloading our free e-book The Seven C's To OKR Success - click this link: https://linktr.ee/atruity

This week on the OKRs Q&A Podcast, host Tim Meinhardt, Jeff Sweeney (Senior OKR Consultant with Atruity) and Stephanie Meinhardt (Director of Business Development for Atruity) discuss how to save your OKR program from the numerous challenges seen with OKR Adoption & Buy-In.This episode is the second in a series of five episodes (featuring numerous members of the atruity team) discussing how to save your OKR program from the five largest OKR program challenges. All of these hidden challenges impact the success of an OKR program long term and every OKR program will face them at one time or another.If you interested in working with the Atruity team or downloading our free e-book The Seven C's To OKR Success - click this link: https://linktr.ee/atruity

In this special OKR corral episode, Tim Meinhardt interviews Dustin Clinard, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships for Betterworks and Spike Hayden, Partnerships Manager at Betterworks. Betterworks is an Enterprise Performance Management & OKR Software Platform that is endorsed by John Doerr, author of Measure What Matters and board member of Betterworks.In this episode, Dustin, Spike and Tim cover numerous topics ranging from large enterprise misconceptions to recommendations for a large-scale implementation to the criteria needed for a successful OKR program rollout. They also discuss some of the challenges that HR organizations encounter in implementing successful OKR programs and the employee experience paradigm that OKRs bring to an enterprise. Dustin and Spike provide wonderful insight and examples that really make this podcast unique, powerful and informative.For more information on Betterworks, visit https://www.betterworks.comIf you interested in working with the Atruity team or downloading our free e-book The Seven C's To OKR Success - click this link: https://linktr.ee/atruity

In this exciting episode, Tim Meinhardt interviews Patrick McAdams, CEO & Co-Founder of Andiamo, a data-driven information technology consulting and recruiting firm headquartered in New York. Tim and Patrick discuss why Patrick chose to use OKRs and what drove the decision to choose Atruity to help Andiamo implement OKRs. They also discuss Andiamo's biggest challenges, what it was like getting OKRs launched with the help of Atruity and how the organization is adapting to the new methodology. This is a wonderful podcast for leaders that are looking to hear directly from a CEO. Patrick and Tim discuss what the beginning of an OKR journey is really like and what to expect as you roll out OKRs to your executive leadership team. Andiamo is currently in their first quarter of an OKR implementation and exciting changes are happening already. To learn more about Andiamo, check out https://www.andiamogo.comIf you interested in working with the Atruity team or downloading our free e-book The Seven C's To OKR Success - click this link: https://linktr.ee/atruity

In this exciting episode, Tim Meinhardt interviews Andrew Bull, the owner of The InterStellar Way Of Life. Andrew is also a wonderful podcast host and runs The Interstellar Business Show, available on all podcast channels.Andrew is all about sharing big ideas, great stories and how to attack the brave new world. He discusses the skills employees and organizations need to really begin to thrive in this new way of life and what organizations can do to ensure employee success in the business landscape over the next few years. Tim and Andrew also discuss how this applies to OKRs and the OKR methodology and how the new world is impacting the business landscape for all organizations, but also specifically technology companies.Andrew also has a new book coming out called Monsters of Team Performance so keep an eye out for it and we will update the show notes as soon as it is available for purchase!To learn more about Andrew Bull, visit https://interstellarway.lifeTo learn more about The Interstellar Business Show, visit https://interstellarway.life/podcast/To get on the waitlist for Andrew's book, visithttps://interstellarway.life/monsters-of-team-performance-book-waitlist/If you interested in working with the Atruity team or downloading our free e-book The Seven C's To OKR Success - click this link: https://linktr.ee/atruity

This week on the OKRs Q&A Podcast, host Tim Meinhardt, Jeff Sweeney (Senior OKR Consultant with Atruity) and Stephanie Meinhardt (Director of Business Development for Atruity) discuss how to save your OKR program from the numerous challenges seen with champion resignation and champion turnover.This episode is the first in a series of five episodes (featuring numerous members of the atruity team) discussing how to save your OKR program from the five largest OKR program challenges. All of these hidden challenges impact the success of an OKR program long term and every OKR program will face them at one time or another.If you would like early access to this E-Book or a copy of The Seven C's Of OKR Success, click on this link! - https://linktr.ee/atruity

In this episode of the OKRs Q&A Podcast, Tim Meinhardt interviews Sriraj Mallick, CEO of Infopro Learning & Unlock:OKR. Tim and Sriraj discuss Sriraj's thoughts about OKRs and how Unlock:OKR came to be. Sriraj also shares with us his insight and analysis of the current market place and his view on where he sees the marketplace evolving over the near term and into the next decade.This conversation is a lot of fun and we even get to hear Sriraj discuss with us how he personally discovered OKRs and his organization's journey using OKRs.This episode is packed with wisdom and insight and provides fantastic information for any organization looking to take advantage of something new in the OKR Software marketplace.To learn more about Unlock:OKR visit https://unlockokr.comIf you interested in working with the Atruity team or downloading our free e-book The Seven C's To OKR Success - click this link: https://linktr.ee/atruity

"This week on the OKRs Q&A Podcast, we are rereleasing an incredible episode with a major industry thought leader and the author of Radical Focus & Radical Focus 2.0 - Christina Wodtke. 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/B01BFKJA0YIf you interested in working with the Atruity team or downloading our free 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 Billy Pearson, Marketing Manager and OKR Program Manager at Robin.jobs. This is an excellent Case Study in understanding the value of an OKR Consultant within any size organization. Billy and Tim discuss the ins and outs of Robin.Jobs OKR program, how Tim was able to help Billy and their organization resolve some of their largest OKR challenges and how Tim reinvigorated their OKR program through OKR training with Atruity. Tim and Billy met when Billy responded to a special ongoing offer that Atruity provides to all subscribers of their newsletter. If you are interested in signing up for our newsletter, click on the link below and get a copy of our E-Book The Seven C's To OKR Success as well!https://atruity1.com/seven-cs-to-okr-success-e-book/

"In this episode of the OKRs Q&A Podcast, Tim Meinhardt interviews Jenny Herald, VP of Product Evangelism for GTMhub. Jenny and Tim discuss a very broad set of topics including the current state of the OKR market, what's going on in the enterprise space with OKR adoption, Jenny's personal philosophies on OKRs and the key drivers for OKR success in larger enterprises. Jenny also discusses some very interesting and fantastic articles/resources in this episode so be sure to check them out at the links below. To learn more about Gtmhub, please visit https://gtmhub.comIf you interested in working with the Atruity team or downloading our free e-book The Seven C's To OKR Success - click this link: https://linktr.ee/atruity Additional Articles/ResourcesHybrid Workhttps://hbr.org/podcast/2021/06/hybrid-work-is-here-to-stay-now-whatEvery company is a tech company (McDonalds & AI)https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/22/business/mcdonalds-tech-artificial-intelligence-machine-learning-fast-food.htmlhttps://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/26/tech/mcdonalds-drive-thru-artificial-intelligence/index.htmlOKR Markethttps://techcrunch.com/2021/01/15/rapid-growth-in-2020-reveals-okr-software-markets-untapped-potential/On Mergers and Acquisitions and OKRsCONSTRUCTING PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT MODEL FOR THE M&A INTEGRATION PROJECT – OBJECTIVES AND KEY RESULTS (OKR) https://jyx.jyu.fi/bitstream/handle/123456789/67688/1/URN%3ANBN%3Afi%3Ajyu-202002031952.pdfObjectives and Key Results (OKRs) as guidance for successful post-merger integrations https://ma-review.com/objectives-und-key-results-okrs-as-guidance-for-successful-post-merger-integrations/Balanced Scorecardhttps://hbr.org/1992/01/the-balanced-scorecard-measures-that-drive-performance-2Performance Prismhttps://pessoas.feb.unesp.br/vagner/files/2010/03/Aula-11_2010_Adams-Neely-Crowe-_The-performance-prism-in-practice-2001.pdfReorgs Happen (Knoster Model)https://www.camilletalk.com/whilefalse/2015/12/reorgs-happen.htmlMeasure What Mattershttps://www.whatmatters.com/the-book/Hyper Automationhttps://www.gartner.com/en/information-technology/glossary/hyperautomationhttps://www.ibm.com/cloud/learn/hyperautomationIf you interested in working with the Atruity team or downloading our free e-book The Seven C's To OKR Success - click this link: https://linktr.ee/atruity

"In this exciting episode of the OKRs Q&A Podcast, Tim Meinhardt interviews Brendan Hawke, Red Hat's Public Sector Sales Director & Branch Manager in Australia. Brendan shares his experiences with OKRs, how they are using their OKR program in regards to sales and how to set customer centric OKRs to improve the selling process. He also discusses the challenges that he and his organization have faced using OKRs and how to overcome them. To learn more about Brendan Hawke, visit his Linkedin Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendan-hawke-8644303a/If you interested in working with the Atruity team or downloading our free e-book The Seven C's To OKR Success - click this link: https://linktr.ee/atruity

In this exciting episode of the OKRs Q&A Podcast, Tim Meinhardt brings back podcast guest Steve Anderson, author of The Bezos Letters.Tim and Steve discuss the difference between inputs vs. outputs (and what Jeff Bezos' opinion was on both), Steve's thoughts on Jeff Bezos's math and judgement based decisions, why Amazon was so obsessed with data and why both Tim and Steve believe in empowering employees to do great things. Even John Doerr speaks about Amazon and their obsession with inputs and data in his interview with Sal kan. To view this video, check out our resources page (www.atruity1.com/resources/) or view it on youtube at the link below:https://youtu.be/JYOyI8_r5sYTo order a copy of Steve Anderson's book The Bezos Letters, click here:https://www.amazon.com/Bezos-Letters-Principles-Business-Amazon-ebook/dp/B07VD2XMHQ/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Bezos+Letters&qid=1639057518&sr=8-1If you interested in working with the Atruity team or downloading our free e-book The Seven C's To OKR Success - click this link: https://linktr.ee/atruity

In this exciting episode of the OKRs Q&A Podcast, Tim Meinhardt interviews Michael Stemmler, CEO of the Stemmler group. Their discussion includes how The Stemmler Group is incorporating OKR's into their business solutions, how organizations struggle with OKRs at the onset, how OKR's evolve in large enterprises and Michael shares his advice regarding north stars and how to successfully implement OKRs.Michael offers terrific insight, expertise and understanding when it comes to OKRs and successful OKR programs.To learn more about the Stemmler Group, visit their website at https://www.thestemmlergroup.comIf you interested in working with the Atruity team or downloading our free e-book The Seven C's To OKR Success - click this link: https://linktr.ee/atruity

In this exciting episode of the OKRs Q&A Podcast, Tim Meinhardt interviews Anthony Coppedge, Leader of the Global Agile Digital Sales Transformation Team at IBM. Anthony and Tim discuss the sometimes overlooked, but absolutely critical area of an OKR program - the organization's North Stars. Anthony shares his insight and stories about North Stars and both Tim and Anthony delve into how important northstars are for any organization and the success of an OKR program because with North Stars, you literally cannot have an OKR program.To learn more about Anthony, visit his Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonycoppedge/If you interested in working with the Atruity team or downloading our free e-book The Seven C's To OKR Success - click this link: https://linktr.ee/atruity

In this exciting episode of the OKRs Q&A Podcast, Stephanie Meinhardt will be interviewing host Tim Meinhardt on the topic of finding and retaining great talent.They discuss how OKRs and a solidly run OKR program can play a key role in helping organizations create clarity and how OKRs can help define the organizations, managers and employees priorities, which ultimately assists in the attraction/retention of employees. This is done through some of the principles of OKR's because OKRs help to keep everyone engaged, empowered, aligned, focused and ultimately fulfilled. This leads to greater work satisfaction and career visibility, which creates organizational trust, attraction and retention.If you interested in working with the Atruity team or downloading our free e-book The Seven C's To OKR Success - click this link: https://linktr.ee/atruity

In this exciting episode of the OKRs Q&A Podcast, Tim Meinhardt interviews John Condon, Chief Growth Officer at Dynamic Integrated Services (DIS), a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). John's impressive background makes for a very lively conversation and you will quickly see how his experiences play into his viewpoint on OKRs, the management framework and why OKRs work so well in numerous organizations, including governmental agencies and his own organization - DIS.If you interested in working with the Atruity team or downloading our free 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 Ty Lingley, Head of Partnerships at Ally.io, one of today's leading global OKR software platforms. Ty and Tim discuss what has recently happened in the OKR software landscape and how one of the largest software players sees OKRs playing a role in shaping the overall employee experience, providing an edge in the great talent and retention chase. This is a must listen to podcast as you will hear some great takeaways about how OKR's will be playing a unique role in employee empowerment and ultimate overall employee satisfaction. Ty and I both know a successful OKR program starts with executive buy-in from the top, but make no mistake once the direction has been set and the program begins its journey, OKR software will play an ever increasing role to shape what is being called EXP - the Employee Experience platform.If you interested in working with the Atruity team or downloading our free 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, we will be switching things up a bit. Instead of Tim hosting, Stephanie Meinhardt - Director of Business Development for Atruity will be hosting and interviewing Tim instead. Stephanie and Tim discuss scoring, its real meaning, why it is so important to the OKR process, how it connects to performance management, its benefits and its misconceptions. Scoring may seem simple (and it is), but it is an incredibly crucial and complex part of the OKR process.If you interested in working with the Atruity team or downloading our free 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 Mark Forman, Executive Vice President at Dynamic Integrated Services - a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business.Mark and Tim discuss organizational transformation and various aspects of MBOs, KPIs and OKRs. We also discuss how the choices we make when implementing OKRs have an impact on the OKR journey and the ultimate program success. Mark brings such a unique perspective to the conversation and has an impressive background. His career spans both the private and public sector and currently he is spending his time supporting the efforts of the Federal Government.If you interested in working with the Atruity team or downloading our free 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 Leif Ulstrup about his experience with OKRs. Leif is an experienced senior executive and consultant with a proven track record adapting emerging technology and management innovations to achieve significant business and mission results. Leif's experience spans from general management of very large enterprises to consulting to senior executives faced with critical business and mission transformation challenges.If you are interested in working with the Atruity team or have a question you would like addressed on the show, please email contact@atruity1.com or visit our website at www.atruity1.comIf you interested in working with the Atruity team or downloading our free 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 Anthony Coppedge, Leader of the Global Agile Digital Sales Transformation Team at IBM. Anthony and Tim discuss how to use OKRs to transform your selling strategy, how critical it is to listen to your customer and create client centered OKRs and how OKRs are the ultimate tool for sales organizations.To learn more about Anthony, check out his LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonycoppedge/If you interested in working with the Atruity team or downloading our free 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 ​​Hassan Albalawi, CEO of wakecap. Hassan and Tim discuss what drove Hassan to use OKRs, how and why he chose Atruity to help his organization implement OKRs and the success they have had since implementing OKRs.Headquartered in Dubai, Wakecap is revolutionizing safety & productivity in the construction sector. Wakecap develops products that incorporate wearable technology, real-time communication, and artificial intelligence in order to connect and digitize construction worksites. To learn more about wakecap, visit wakecap.comIf you interested in working with the Atruity team or downloading our free 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 Jim Yoshimura. They discuss Jim's OKR experience, how to choose the right consultant, the overall benefits of putting in an OKR program, the benefits of OKR mentoring and advice on how to successfully implement an OKR program into a $200+ million dollar organization.Jim Yoshimura is a Senior Level Executive with over 25 years of experience in the IT staffing world. He has spent the last 7 years as the Chief Operating Officer for a fast growing and highly successful IT staffing organization called Diversant. Diversant is the largest African-American owned IT staffing company in the US and a fully-certified MBE (Minority–owned Business Enterprise).If you interested in working with the Atruity team or downloading our free 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 Joe Sangiuliano. This is a fantastic episode if you are considering implementing OKRs within your organization or if you are contemplating working with the Atruity Team. Joe and I discuss life at Red Hat before the OKR Program, the results he achieved, the benefits he derived from the program and how having an OKR expert assist your journey is essential to producing outstanding results.Joe Sangiuliano is the Vice President of Business Development and Alliances for the North America Public Sector at Red Hat. He has had an incredible career with Red Hat, starting off as a Sales Representative and then quickly moving into Sales Management, managing the Civilian Team. He then took on additional responsibility for their Intelligence Practice and recently took the reins of the Business Development Activities and Alliances. If you interested in working with the Atruity team or downloading our free e-book The Seven C's To OKR Success - click this link: https://linktr.ee/atruity

In this unique and exciting episode of the OKRs Q&A Podcast, the Atruity team branched out and had a collaborative discussion with Koan and There be Giants. This episode features host Matt Tucker (CEO of Koan), Roger Longden and Georgia Parker from There Be Giants and Tim Meinhardt from Atruity.They discuss the effects of COVID-19 on organizations globally, the changing work environment and how OKRs have impacted culture and have created a culture shift. They also touch upon how important it is to get the right buy-in and how the superpowers of OKRs will assist organizations moving into the business world's new normal.Koan is one of the leading global OKR software companies and one of Atruity's OKR software partners. To learn more about Koan, visit https://www.koan.co There Be Giants is an OKR consulting firm located in the United Kingdom. They also produce a very successful podcast called Giant Talk. To listen to their podcast, visit https://www.therebegiants.com/podcast/If you interested in working with the Atruity team or downloading our free 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 Laura Brandao, President and Partner at American Financial Resources. They discuss a wide range of topics including goal setting, discipline, consistency, innovation, transparency and of course - OKRs. This podcast episode is jam packed with so much fantastic information and so many tips/tricks on how to be a truly great leader within your organization. Laura is also a speaker and published author of the book Say Yes Everyday! In addition she has received many honors and awards, including: -2021 most influential business woman to follow-Housing Wire 2020 Women of Influence-10 Most Influential Businesswomen to follow in 2020-The Top 100 People in Finance-The 20 Most Successful Businesswomen to watch in 2020To purchase a copy of Say Yes Everyday! - click the link below:https://www.amazon.com/Say-Yes-Everyday-Discovering-Superpower/dp/0578814110/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Say+Yes+Everyday&qid=1623170133&sr=8-1If you interested in working with the Atruity team or downloading our free 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 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.comIf you interested in working with the Atruity team or downloading our free e-book The Seven C's To OKR Success - click this link: https://linktr.ee/atruity