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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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Linking OKRs and Performance Management – should it be done?

by Roger Longden | Apr 23, 2020

OKRS, Performance Management

So, here’s one of the most common questions I’m asked when we are helping a client to design the right OKR framework for their organisation: Should we link OKRs to performance management and, if so, how is it best done? Now there are OKR “purists”…

Guest Blog: Navigating uncertainty with OKRs

by Lawrence Walsh | Apr 08, 2020

OKRS

Last week team TBG joined our friends over at Koan for a live webinar to discuss Navigating Uncertainty with OKRs. In our latest guest blog, Koan bring us their recap of our live webinar. Roger Longden and Lawrence Walsh of There Be Giants were joined…

Webinar: Navigating Uncertainty with OKRs

by Lawrence Walsh | Mar 30, 2020

OKRS

Webinar: Navigating Uncertainty with OKRs Date: Thursday, 2nd April at 4pm BST. Watch on-demand now  What we’ll cover: Best practices for remote OKR planning and how to keep remote teams aligned. In today’s current climate, there is a high level of complexity and uncertainty. As…

Giant Talk LIVE for the first time

by Lawrence Walsh | Mar 27, 2020

OKR Podcast, OKRS

Yesterday, There Be Giants in partnership with Koan brought you Giant Talk LIVE for the very first time. Giant Talk host Lawrence was joined by There Be Giants founder Roger Longden, Brett Knowles of Hirebook and Matt Tucker of Koan for a lively discussion about…

Who would have thought things could change so fast?

by Roger Longden | Mar 23, 2020

alignment, Leadership, mindset, OKRS, People, Productivity

COVID-19 eh?  Who would have thought things could change so fast? First off – it goes without saying that all of team TBG are keeping everything crossed in the hope that you and your families are safe and healthy, and continue to be. These are…

Please, stop wasting your OKRs (AKA: dispelling some of the myths)

by Roger Longden | Mar 02, 2020

OKRS

So, here’s the thing; OKRs are supposed to help improve focus, clarify priorities and build alignment, right?  I’ve seen them do just that. However, misuse them and they won’t in fact, they could do the exact opposite. I often hear “we’re not doing them right”…