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 […]
Guest Blog: Navigating uncertainty with 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 by our friends Matt Tucker and Scott Campbell from Koan, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Guest Blog: OKRs and the culture of progress
This week our guest blog on OKR Culture comes from Mark Greenley. Mark is the Head of Business Transformation at Victoria Plum and a valued client of There Be Giants. Mark is interested in reading and writing about how we can find better, more meaningful ways of working together. OKRs aren’t just about the […]
Leadership team buy-in is absolutely fundamental to success
There is no way to escape it, leadership team buy-in when it comes to OKRs is fundamental to the success of the methodology. “If OKRs as an initiative don’t originate from the top, it’s vital that those leading them enrol senior sponsors who will role model OKRs to the rest of the business. It’s a […]
Engagement is the starting point, not the end game.
Is engagement your end game? Your holy grail? What if we told you it is actually the first step? Engagement is how you can shift your culture in the right direction – without it, your organisation simply can’t align. The analogy we like is a rowing one: You can have 8 motivated guys in a […]
Building OKR alignment and engagement
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22.3″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.22.3″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.21.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] Introducing our resident employee engagement experts – Rencai A word from their Founder, Matt Wilden While not large in employee numbers, the Rencai team are driven to deliver value for each client as we support them in taking a People-Centred approach to […]