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Take a quick read of our thoughts on everything OKR; whether it’s Culture, Performance or OKR opinions that you’re looking for then you’ll find it here

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How to use OKRs for product management

by Lawrence Walsh | Apr 08, 2021

Innovation, OKRS, Process, Strategy

Product lifecycle management involves monitoring a good as it moves through the different stages of product life. OKRs can assist with this process by boosting the growth of products in the growth phase, and helping to prevent products from entering the decline phase. Product managers…

The benefits of culture training in the workplace

by Lawrence Walsh | Mar 29, 2021

alignment, Culture, OKRS, People, Values

Let’s start with a simple definition of workplace culture as being “the way we do things around here”. Whilst this is a simple definition, it encompasses the complexity of what culture is in terms of our individual and collective behaviours, thoughts, feelings, values, priorities and…

Big or Small: piloting OKRs vs full org implementation

by Lawrence Walsh | Mar 08, 2021

OKRS

You’ve decided OKRs are for your organisation. You know the benefits and you’re ready to get started, but which path should you take when it comes to implementing OKRs within your organisation? Whether you decide to run a pilot or go big bang, depends entirely…

The benefits of OKR training

by Lawrence Walsh | Feb 26, 2021

Academy, Culture, OKRS

Enrolling in OKR training can help you to extract as much value as possible from your OKRs for many years to come. As the saying goes, nothing in life is worth having, or worth doing, unless you have to put in a whole load of…

Which goal-setting software is right for your business?

by Lawrence Walsh | Feb 05, 2021

software, Values

Before we dive into the types of OKR software available, of which there are many, let’s look at the reasons for using goal-setting software.  The benefits of using goal-setting software Generally, the software you choose should make the process of implementing and tracking OKRs more…

The benefits of setting measurable company objectives

by Lawrence Walsh | Feb 04, 2021

OKRS

There are multiple benefits of setting measurable company objectives, but one that stands out and something that we are all about at There Be Giants is alignment.  Objective alignment Objective alignment is one of the key factors behind any business success story, and this applies…