Linking OKRs and Performance Management – should it be done?
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” out there who would turn cold at the mere suggestion […]
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 […]
Evolving your use of OKRs & gaining more from them
I recently had the opportunity to run “retros” (retrospectives) for a couple of our clients who had reached significant milestones in their use of OKRs. Unfortunately, due to NDAs, I can’t name names but what I can say is they are both in business of software development with distributed teams across many time zones. I’d […]
8 Reasons Why Annual Appraisals are Broken
A number of high-profile organisations have recently given the Appraisal its marching orders – Accenture being the most recent. But why? Why is this bastion of business processes suddenly being given the bullet?