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 […]
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 […]
Giant Talk – In conversation with Brett Knowles
Giant Talk: The world’s first OKR podcast in partnership with Koan is excited to bring you a three part miniseries featuring special guest Brett Knowles. Brett is an OKR oracle and has recently written a fascinating article on BJ Fogg’s Behaviour Change Model and its relevance to OKRs (https://www.klipfolio.com/blog/implementing-okrs-better-and-faster). In this episode, we talk about […]
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 […]
OKRs and Goal Management sitting in a tree
Roses are red, violets are blue, OKRs give clarity, and goals drive you through. OK, so we’ve jumped on the Valentine’s Day bandwagon, but the sentiment is absolutely spot on. OKRs and goal management are intertwined, and their bond is strong. OKRs as the tool to manage your goals Setting goals is something that we […]
Values and why it’s important not to simply stick them up on your wall
In today’s edition of Giant Talk – the world’s first OKR podcast we talk values and how Spiceworks of Austin, Texas have integrated values throughout their OKRs. Lawrence: Hi everybody. Welcome back to Giant Talk – The world’s first OKR podcast. This afternoon I am delighted to welcome Scott DiValerio from Spiceworks, based in Austin, […]
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 […]