Goal Diggers: OKR, KPIs, strategy, and growth‪.‬ Perdoo

OKR is an iterative process — it's essentially change management. The truth is that you may not succeed when implementing OKR for the first time, maybe not even the second time. And that's fine. OKR is a flexible and forgiving framework. Once you've mastered it, it will positively impact how you operate as a business. So don't give up just yet!
We spoke to Vlad Filippov, founder and CEO of Spark Equation, about his experience implementing and working with OKR. His first two attempts at implementing OKR didn't run as smoothly as planned. But each time he acquired learnings until he knew exactly what his organization needed to be successful with OKR. We talk about:
How and when he knew his business needed a framework like OKRWhat he learned during his implementationsHow he finally became successful with OKRHow he finally implemented OKR to everyoneWhat changes he has seen in his organization now that they're successfully working with OKRWhat tools he uses to manage all moving parts of his business
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Every organization strives to have teams that perform well. However, the process of designing such high-performing teams and creating an environment in which people can thrive, is often an overlooked process. Why is that the case? Aren't people your most important resource after all? 
So, what are high-performing, empowered teams? And, how can you create such a work environment with the help of OKR? We spoke to Christina Wodtke, ex-OKR consultant, and author of Radical Focus and The team that managed itself, about:
What the meaning of an empowered team is?What does it mean to consciously design and maintain a high-performing empowered team? How do you design such a team?What do organizations get wrong when designing their teams?What role do goals (eg. OKRs) play in the empowerment of teams?And what is the process of goal grading in such teams? 
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We live in times of immense uncertainty — which tends to lead to an unclear outlook on where your organization and teams are headed. Setting a sound strategy and subsequent goals to help you succeed becomes all the more difficult.
While the OKR framework may not be a solution for turbulent internal and external circumstances, it is a tool that can help provide an increased amount of certainty for organizations.
We spoke to Marco Alberti, founder and OKR coach at Murakamy about how organizations can navigate uncertainty with OKR and discussed the following:
Is OKR a tool that can help organizations navigate internal and external instability?What are the benefits of using OKR during times of uncertainty?Why do organizations tend to abandon OKR in times of crisis? And how can organizations avoid this from happening?How can employees incorporate OKR into their work schedules, to stay focused but agile during times of uncertainty?
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OKR is essentially a cumulation of goal management best practices that were collected over the past few decades and compiled into a framework. These OKR best practices act as guidelines to ensure your organization is set up for success.
Having said that, every organization is different. And the beauty of OKR is that it provides enough flexibility, enabling you to contextualize and adapt the framework to best fit your organization's needs. The OKR framework is flexible. But you might be wondering: how flexible?
We discuss the 5 key OKR best practices with Peter Kappus, an OKR expert, and organizational coach. These guidelines are typically interpreted quite strictly, resulting in many organizations failing with OKR or just abandoning the framework altogether.
But we'll uncover how you can use the given rules and adapt them to best suit you. Here are some of the things we discuss:
Outcomes vs. outputs: When is it alright to have an output-focused Key Result?Annual and quarterly cadences: When is it ok for organizations not to use the default cadence?Can teams change OKRs mid-quarter?OKR progress: Can OKR progress only be driven by Key Results?Stretch OKRs: When should organizations work with stretch OKRs?Private OKRs: When can you have private/hidden OKRs?
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Are you looking to roll out OKR to your entire organization and want to know what you may need to consider? Do you feel like it's a daunting task and don't know where to start?
Firstly, we can assure you that it's not as complex as it seems. And we spoke to Ben Lamorte, about everything you need to know to successfully roll out OKR to your entire organization.
Ben is the founder and coach at OKRs.com, co-author of Objectives and Key Results (2016), and author of The OKRs field book (2022). And as one of the first OKR consultants in the space, having helped hundreds of organizations (including companies like eBay, Adobe, Zalando) deploy OKR, Ben has a ton of great insights and experiences that can help you as you get started with the OKR roll out process.
Here are some of the topics we discuss:
01:15 - Intro on Ben Lamorte
07:30 - What is the first thing you should consider when looking to implement OKR?
13:35 - Is there a rollout approach that works best?
22:00 - Rolling out OKR to your entire organization
29:00 - Can any company implement OKR?
32:00 - How important is senior leadership backing when implementing OKR?
35:30 - How can you overcome resistance and ensure company-wide buy-in?
43:30 - How should organizations educate their teams on the OKR framework and integrate it into their work?
50:50 - Ben's no. 1 piece of advice when getting started with OKR
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Ever wondered if there is a "right time" to get started with OKR? Some may say it's best to start early — ingraining the framework within the organization from the start. Others may say it's only really needed when you have robust processes in place. Curious to hear what we think works best?
Having recently shifted from the startup to the scaleup phase, we spoke to Jesse Staats, CEO of The Linq Group, about his experience working with OKR and his thoughts on when organizations should start working with the framework. We also cover the following topics:
Why The Linq Group started working with OKRTheir shift from the startup to scaleup phase, and what classifies an org as a "scaleup"How OKR has supported their growthWhether OKR helped in their recent round of fundingHow they integrate personal growth goals into their OKR framework and the bigger pictureThe overall benefits experienced from using OKR
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