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Goal Diggers: OKR, KPIs, strategy, and people management.

Goal Diggers: OKR, KPIs, strategy, and people management.

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Goal Diggers is a podcast on strategy, goals, and people management. With the industry’s experts and greatest thought leaders, we'll cover topics on Objectives & Key Results (OKRs), Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), strategy, and everything in-between. This podcast is brought to you by Perdoo: The Performance Management Software to create high-performing organizations. For more information about Perdoo, head over to: www.perdoo.com.
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Goal Diggers: OKR, KPIs, strategy, and people management. - What it takes to be successful with OKR

What it takes to be successful with OKR

Goal Diggers: OKR, KPIs, strategy, and people management.

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06/16/21 • 31 min

The OKR framework is designed to set organizations up for success. Yet many organizations that adopt OKR see little to no benefit of working with the framework. Why is that?

Well, a lot of these organizations use what Felipe Castro calls the "Tinkerbell approach to OKR" — they simply continue working the same way they did before and just sprinkle some "OKR" pixie dust over it. That might work if you're lucky, but in most cases it won't.

OKR calls for a fundamental shift in how you approach work and has a few key areas that need attention in order for it to be a huge success. We spoke to OKR trainer and consultant, Felipe Castro, on what it takes to be successful with OKR.

During this episode we'll discuss the 3 things you need to be successful with OKR:

  1. Commitment to OKR from senior leadership
  2. How to use OKR in practice
  3. Unlearn old models

Tune in to get a deep dive on what you need to do to make your OKR program a massive success. Learn from the experts!

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Ready to track your OKRs the right way? Head over to Perdoo and create a FREE account.

Learn more about strategy, goals (OKRs & KPIs) & growth — visit the Perdoo Resources Hub.

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Goal Diggers: OKR, KPIs, strategy, and people management. - Empowered teams built on OKR

Empowered teams built on OKR

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09/30/22 • 23 min

Every organization strives to have teams that perform well. However, the process of designing such high-performing teams and creating an environment in which people can thrive, is often an overlooked process. Why is that the case? Aren't people your most important resource after all?

So, what are high-performing, empowered teams? And, how can you create such a work environment with the help of OKR? We spoke to Christina Wodtke, ex-OKR consultant, and author of Radical Focus and The team that managed itself, about:

  • What the meaning of an empowered team is?
  • What does it mean to consciously design and maintain a high-performing empowered team?
  • How do you design such a team?
  • What do organizations get wrong when designing their teams?
  • What role do goals (eg. OKRs) play in the empowerment of teams?
  • And what is the process of goal grading in such teams?

Tune in to learn more!

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Want to track your OKRs (and KPIs)? Head over to Perdoo and create a FREE account.

Learn more about strategy, goals (OKRs & KPIs) & growth — visit the Perdoo Resources Hub.

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Goal Diggers: OKR, KPIs, strategy, and people management. - Your business is a machine: how to design, build, and run it successfully

Your business is a machine: how to design, build, and run it successfully

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11/30/23 • 34 min

Let's assume your business is a machine. There are different activities and processes your machine goes through in order for it to be fully functional and successful. Those activities include designing, building, and running the machine. But what does that truly mean for your business?

We spoke to Richard Russell, an OKR and Leadership Coach, about his analogy: your business is a machine. In this episode, we'll:

  • Walk you through the analogy
  • Discuss what each activity — design, build, and run — entails
  • How people fit into these processes
  • What role OKRs and KPIs play in these activities
  • Share how and when you should move from one activity to another
  • Explain how to balance efforts between each activity
  • Provide best practices for successfully designing, building, and running your business

Tune in to learn more!

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Learn more about strategy, goals (OKRs & KPIs) & performance — visit the Perdoo Resources Hub.

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Goal Diggers: OKR, KPIs, strategy, and people management. - What it takes to successfully roll out OKR with Ben Lamorte

What it takes to successfully roll out OKR with Ben Lamorte

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05/02/22 • 53 min

Are you looking to roll out OKR to your entire organization and want to know what you may need to consider? Do you feel like it's a daunting task and don't know where to start?

Firstly, we can assure you that it's not as complex as it seems. And we spoke to Ben Lamorte, about everything you need to know to successfully roll out OKR to your entire organization.

Ben is the founder and coach at OKRs.com, co-author of Objectives and Key Results (2016), and author of The OKRs field book (2022). And as one of the first OKR consultants in the space, having helped hundreds of organizations (including companies like eBay, Adobe, Zalando) deploy OKR, Ben has a ton of great insights and experiences that can help you as you get started with the OKR roll out process.

Here are some of the topics we discuss:

01:15 - Intro on Ben Lamorte

07:30 - What is the first thing you should consider when looking to implement OKR?

13:35 - Is there a rollout approach that works best?

22:00 - Rolling out OKR to your entire organization

29:00 - Can any company implement OKR?

32:00 - How important is senior leadership backing when implementing OKR?

35:30 - How can you overcome resistance and ensure company-wide buy-in?

43:30 - How should organizations educate their teams on the OKR framework and integrate it into their work?

50:50 - Ben's no. 1 piece of advice when getting started with OKR

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Learn more about strategy, goals (OKRs & KPIs) & growth — visit the Perdoo Resources Hub.

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Goal Diggers: OKR, KPIs, strategy, and people management. - Is there a right time to get started with OKR?

Is there a right time to get started with OKR?

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02/28/22 • 16 min

Ever wondered if there is a "right time" to get started with OKR? Some may say it's best to start early — ingraining the framework within the organization from the start. Others may say it's only really needed when you have robust processes in place. Curious to hear what we think works best?

Having recently shifted from the startup to the scaleup phase, we spoke to Jesse Staats, CEO of The Linq Group, about his experience working with OKR and his thoughts on when organizations should start working with the framework. We also cover the following topics:

  • Why The Linq Group started working with OKR
  • Their shift from the startup to scaleup phase, and what classifies an org as a "scaleup"
  • How OKR has supported their growth
  • Whether OKR helped in their recent round of funding
  • How they integrate personal growth goals into their OKR framework and the bigger picture
  • The overall benefits experienced from using OKR

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Learn more about strategy, goals (OKRs & KPIs) & growth — visit the Perdoo Resources Hub.

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Goal Diggers: OKR, KPIs, strategy, and people management. - Using OKR in public sector organizations with Wilma van Leeuwen (Gemeente Amsterdam)

Using OKR in public sector organizations with Wilma van Leeuwen (Gemeente Amsterdam)

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01/06/22 • 16 min

Did you know that government organizations work with OKR as well? Truth be told, OKR is a tool that can benefit any organization — regardless of industry, size, or maturity — and that includes public sector organizations as well.

The Municipality of Amsterdam (Gemeente Amsterdam) has been working with OKR over the last 2 years and has witnessed a manifold of benefits and a shift in how they approach work. Curious to learn more about their experience with OKR so far?

We spoke to Wilma van Leeuwen, Program Manager Organizational Development at the Municipality of Amsterdam, to get a window into what it's been like, as a public sector organization, to be working with OKR. We'll discuss:

  • What made Gemeente Amsterdam implement OKR
  • Their rollout and expansion process
  • The challenges faced
  • The benefits experienced
  • Advice to public sectors organizations looking to implement OKR

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If you're new to OKR or are just getting started, download The ultimate guide to OKR. We'll walk you through everything you need to know to get started with Objectives & Key Results.

And, if you're looking to master the art of setting great OKRs, head over to our newly published (revised edition) eBook on How to write great OKRs.

Start tracking your OKRs (& KPIs) for FREE! Create your own Perdoo account here.

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Goal Diggers: OKR, KPIs, strategy, and people management. - The art of responding to change with strategic agility with Daniel Montgomery (Agile Strategies)
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12/01/21 • 21 min

If the last few years have taught us anything; it's that change is constant. We're often inclined to just adapt and accept such circumstances. But it's time to respond with strategic agility and engrain strategic foresight into our organizations, in order to build a desired future, not a compromised one.

So let's talk strategy! Together with Daniel Montgomery, Managing Director at Agile Strategies, we'll uncover:

  • What strategy really is
  • The meaning of strategic thinking and foresight
  • How to respond to internal and external changes with strategic agility
  • How OKR (Objectives and Key Results) boosts clarity on an organization's strategic choices

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Additonal resources: Playing to Win by Roger Martin & A.G. Lafley

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Want to learn how to set a great strategy? Head over to our blog post: Looking to get aligned? Put strategy first, OKR second

Looking to communicate and plan out your strategy in a way that everyone understands? Set up your Strategic Pillars and Strategic Timeline in Perdoo. You can get started here.

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Goal Diggers: OKR, KPIs, strategy, and people management. - Combining OKR and company culture

Combining OKR and company culture

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09/24/21 • 19 min

OKR is often mistaken — it's seen as a rigid framework with rules that need to be followed to a T to ensure its success. That's far from the truth.

The OKR framework provides best practices that are tried and tested, however, beyond that, it's how you integrate it within your company culture and how you operate as an organization that ensures its success.

In this episode, we're speaking with a special guest, Ben Stilwill from Streamline Health. Ben will provide you with a window into how his organization's OKR program and how they've integrated OKR within their cultural DNA, by combining it with other engrained cultural elements — their One-Page Strategic Plan & Clifton Strengths personality assessment by Gallup.

During this episode we'll discuss:

  1. How Streamline Health got started with OKR and their experience so far
  2. How they've integrated OKR within their cultural blueprint
  3. A deep-dive on Clifton Strengths and their One-Page Strategic Plan
  4. How they maintain a healthy OKR program
  5. OKR advice and best practices

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Learn more about strategy, goals (OKRs & KPIs) & growth — visit the Perdoo Resources Hub.

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Goal Diggers: OKR, KPIs, strategy, and people management. - Cascading OKRs: rigid vs. directional

Cascading OKRs: rigid vs. directional

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08/18/21 • 16 min

If you've read "Measure What Matters" you've probably come across the term cascading OKRs. Typically, when you think of cascading OKRs, top-down rigid cascading is what comes to mind.

In an ideal world, rigid cascading seems logical — it gives an impression that an entire organization is pulling in the same direction. In reality organizations are slightly more complex and require multi-directional goal setting.

Top-down cascading is a reflection of traditional command and control. Therefore, there's a good reason why many softwares and consultants discourage top-down cascading of goals.

So what is cascading OKRs all about? We spoke to Peter Kappus, an OKR consultant, about:

  • The definition of cascading OKRs
  • Why organizations should avoid rigid top-down cascading?
  • What should organizations be focusing on instead?
  • Rigid vs. directional cascading

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Curious to learn more? Here are some additional resources:


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Ready to track your OKRs the right way? Head over to Perdoo and create a FREE account.

Learn more about strategy, goals (OKRs & KPIs) & growth — visit the Perdoo Resources Hub.

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Goal Diggers: OKR, KPIs, strategy, and people management. - Do non-profit organizations need OKR?

Do non-profit organizations need OKR?

Goal Diggers: OKR, KPIs, strategy, and people management.

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10/18/21 • 15 min

The answer is: yes! Just like any organization, non-profit organizations have strategies that need to be delivered. And, OKR is the perfect tool to communicate and execute those strategies. Curious to learn how NPOs roll OKR out and work with the framework?

We spoke to Nathan Friedman, co-President and CMO at Understood (120+ ppl) — a non-profit organization dedicated to helping those who learn and think differently thrive — about their experience working with the OKR framework. Nathan shares why OKR (and KPIs) are key to their organization’s success, the approach they took to successfully rolling OKR out to the entire organization, and the benefits they’ve seen ever since they implemented the framework. He also shares what other NPOs should be focusing on when working with OKR.

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Curious to learn how other organizations rolled OKR across their organization? Give these episodes a listen:


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If you're new to OKR or are just getting started, download The ultimate guide to OKR. We'll walk you through everything you need to know to get started with Objectives & Key Results.

And, if you're looking to master the art of setting great OKRs, head over to our newly published (revised edition) eBook on How to write great OKRs.

Start tracking your OKRs (& KPIs) for FREE! Create your own Perdoo account here.

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Goal Diggers: OKR, KPIs, strategy, and people management. currently has 21 episodes available.

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The podcast is about Entrepreneurship, How To, Podcasts, Education and Business.

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The episode title 'Is there a right time to get started with OKR?' is the most popular.

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The average episode length on Goal Diggers: OKR, KPIs, strategy, and people management. is 26 minutes.

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Episodes of Goal Diggers: OKR, KPIs, strategy, and people management. are typically released every 35 days, 23 hours.

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The first episode of Goal Diggers: OKR, KPIs, strategy, and people management. was released on Dec 7, 2020.

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