Is disruption a dirty word?
Disruption is the disturbance or problems which interrupt an event, activity, or process. But what happens if we flip the rhetoric and give disruption a positive platform? Disruption is everywhere, and whilst we can roll with most punches, to really succeed, we need to talk about restructuring with a specific focus on becoming more agile […]
The future and how forced change could be the thing you never knew you needed
Global interest in one subject is very rare. It feels like the COVID-19 pandemic will affect not only people living through the current situation, but also generations to come. Forced Change and events shape our history. Think of the Berlin Wall falling, or 9/11, and how these events impacted on the life you live today […]
Webinar: Navigating Uncertainty with 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 teams around the globe become dispersed and traditional planning processes […]
Giant Talk LIVE for the first time
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 OKRs in the context of the current worldwide situation. The […]
Who would have thought things could change so fast?
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 testing times and the more habits and routines we can […]
Please, stop wasting your OKRs (AKA: dispelling some of the myths)
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” and “they’re not quite working as planned.” Well, as there’s […]
Talking OKRs down under
Today we talk to Emma Lo Russo of Digivizer all the way from Sydney Australia. Emma co-founded Digivizer in 2010 with her business partner Clinton Larson. In today’s podcast we talk about Digivizer, the growth of the company and OKRs in Australia. Lawrence: Morning everybody welcome back to Giant Talk – the world’s first OKR podcast. […]
Creating a culture where OKRs can thrive
Imagine you’re a middle manager in a large multi-national business which has an engineering focus. In fact, the business is one of the largest automotive manufacturers in the world. One day at work you receive a message from your CEO asking you to attend a meeting. You head off to the meeting and when you […]
So you read Measure What Matters and you gave OKRs a go. So, how do you avoid those soggy bottoms?
There’s no denying that Measure What Matters brought OKRs out of the geekdom of tech & software and into the mainstream and, for that alone, I would happily buy John Doerr a beer. 12 months on though, it’s fascinating to see the impact it has had on both the “OKR” marketplace and also for those […]
4 times OKRs rocked our client’s world – Part 2
We promised you part 2 and here it is. Aligning the growth strategy of Digital Bridge Fast growth can be quite destabilising, and this is exactly what Digital Bridge found. Following a period of sustained growth Digital Bridge – a guided design platform provider – needed a focus and a framework to ensure goals could […]
4 times OKRs rocked our client’s world – Part 1
We think OKRs are bloody awesome, so when we hear that our clients are feeling the love for OKRs too we know it’s going to be a good day! The Summer months have been fantastic and the There Be Giants team have been busy working with new businesses across the globe, guiding them through their […]
Podcast thoughts: OKRs & Agile Growth
Hi Everyone, Hope you’re looking forward to this week’s podcast. In it I am joined by the awesome RJ Macasaet COO of Ubiqum Code Academy. We discuss how OKRs & Agile link together and the interplay between them. RJ has been in the world of agile development for the last 15 years, so is well […]