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OKR Cohort Denise Kanfield and Nizar Khoja
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Welcome to the OKR Cohort podcast series, where we're addressing the biggest concerns facing business and thought leaders today.
We'll explore what these problems are, how they fester and what your organization can be doing to conquer these potentially debilitating challenges!
Thanks for tuning into our show and we hope you leave with some helpful takeaways for your own business. Enjoy!
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Disrupt Your Market by Providing True Impact
Many organizations are stuck in their old ways, unsure of how to embrace new methods and drive the kind of innovation that leads to market disruption. The key to addressing this challenge is to adopt a mindset of continuous improvement and to set ambitious objectives that inspire teams to think outside the box.
On the latest episode of the series, Denise and Nizar explore how organizations can disrupt the status quo and rally their people towards the creation of game changing, impactful, and market creating delivery.
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0:06 - Introduction and overview on the topic of the day
1:33 - The challenge organization's face
2:12 - "Eating their own dog food"
4:21 - The ripple effect of lacking innovation and impact
6:07 - An organization can soar if they create a culture of creativity and innovation
8:09 - How Denise and Nizar work with organizations to solve challenges like this
9:36 - How your organization can address this challenge and become more innovative
16:10 - OKR Cohort can help your organization solve this challenge
17:44 - Examples of clients OKR Cohort has solved this challenge for
20:08 - How you can get in touch with OKR Cohort
21:30 - Closing remarks
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Reboot Your Broken Culture and Unify Your Organization
You have a broken culture within your organization, which stems from people lacking clarity, cohesiveness and direction on how to unify. It's time we address this!
On the latest episode of the OKR Cohort podcast series, we're addressing one of the most important aspects of an organization's well-being in today's day and age. A broken culture means your organizational purpose and values are not clear so employees, leaders, and the organization as a whole are not aligned.
Listen as Denise and Nizar break down this challenge and discuss how OKRs can be leveraged to reboot this broken culture and propel your company forward!
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0:06 - Introduction and overview on the topic of the day
1:00 - Your organization has a broken culture!
2:20 - Why a broken culture creates additional challenges for your company
9:02 - The nasty ripple effect of a broken culture
17:45 - How OKR Cohort works with organizations to address issues like these
19:34 - How you can leverage OKRs to address a broken culture within their organization
23:30 - The steps you need to take to repair your organization's culture
29:50 - Where to begin when implementing OKRs into your organization?
32:02 - OKR Cohort working with a top financial institution to address their cultural challenges
34:17 - OKR Cohort working with Leading Hotels of the World to help develop a high-performance culture
38:14 - How you can get in touch with OKR Cohort to discuss your company's culture
39:43 - Closing remarks
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Remove Duplication by Aligning Capacity and Demand
We've seen this issue time and time again! Multiple individuals or teams are working on the same task without being aware of each other's work. This can lead to a complete waste of time and resources as the work may need to be redone or significant efforts may have been invested in an unnecessary task.
On the latest episode of the podcast, we're exploring this popular issue and taking a deep dive into the root cause of duplicating efforts. Denise and Nizar will share some strategies on how you can leverage OKRs to help streamline the efficiency of your work, as well as mitigate these duplicate efforts across your entire organization.
Also, you'll hear some case studies on how these strategies have already positively impacted organizations today!
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0:06 - Introduction and overview on the topic of the day
1:02 - The big challenge of duplicating efforts
3:05 - The negative ripple effect that duplicating efforts can have on an organization
7:06 - How OKR Cohort works with organization to address challenges like these
8:20 - A strategy you can be implementing to mitigate duplication of efforts within your organization
14:21 - How you can begin utilizing this solution for your organization today
16:04 - How OKR Cohort has addressed this issue for various companies lately
19:23 - Reach out to OKR Cohort and open up a dialogue
20:35 - Closing remarks
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How to Keep Communication From Being Your Organization's Downfall
Let's face it. Things are happening so quickly throughout your organization and it's easy for the right communication to get lost in the shuffle. The trickle down of information doesn't deliver the full picture to your employees and the people that are actually executing the work.
This type of poor communication can be your organization's downfall!
On the latest episode of the OKR Cohort video and podcast series, we're addressing one of the largest challenges facing organizations worldwide in today's day and age. Denise and Nizar explore how OKRs can be leveraged to enhance communication strategies organization-wide, which completely avoids the negative ripple effects poor communication can have on your business.
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0:06 - Introduction and overview on the topic of the day
1:39 - Why poor communication is a challenge in the first place
4:00 - The ripple effect that poor communication has on employees, leaders and customers
7:29 - How your organization could operate more efficiently with improved communication
11:26 - Who is OKR Cohort and how do they help businesses to address these types of challenges
13:14 - How OKRs can be leveraged to improve communication company-wide
18:43 - Staff meetings and team planning exercises
24:50 - Delivery Sync plays an important role in this process
28:40 - Leadership OKRs Alignment and Check-in
34:18 - How you can get in touch with OKR Cohort to enlist their help with your organization
35:20 - How The Leading Hotels of the World utilized OKR Cohort to help improve communication
40:20 - Closing remarks
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Deliver The Value That Customers Crave
We see too many organizations prioritizing delivery of features, products, and services over the value they are providing to customers. This can be a crucial mistake in the long run!
On the latest installment of the OKR Cohort video and podcast series, we're exploring how organizations need to put the client's needs first and deliver something that provides true value. Rather than delivering a product or service quickly, they should be focused on listening and understanding the heart of their client's needs.
This is a great conversation that we're excited to bring to you, which is bound to leave you with some considerations for your own organization!
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0:06 - Introduction and overview on the topic of the day
1:13 - A big problem that many organizations are bringing upon themselves
1:52 - Why this is even a problem in the first place
3:14 - How this issue impacts an organization's customers and employees at large
5:53 - How an organization can benefit from delivering value to their customers
9:14 - OKR Cohort works with organizations to solve these types of challenges
10:53 - The 7 steps to delivering true value for your customers
15:25 - How you can begin implementing the 7 steps in your organization
16:33 - An example of an organization utilizing these 7 steps to better satisfy customers
21:32 - Closing remarks
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Connect to Your Strategy and Inject Purpose in Your Work
We're noticing a lack of connection from the organization's purpose within the day-to-day work that employees are completing. This lack of a connection between purpose and strategy can cause serious, negative ripple effects for employees, leaders and their customers overall.
On the latest installment of the OKR Cohort video and podcast series, we're diving deep into this issue that's facing a wide-range of organizations in today's day and age. Denise and Nizar will explore the six strategic pillars and how each of them can be leveraged to connect purpose to strategy.
At the end of the day, leaders want their employees to feel connected to the organization as a whole, as well as the products and services they're providing to customers. This episode addresses how we can achieve this goal!
Timecodes:
0:06 - Introduction and overview on the topic of the day
1:00 - An overview on the lack of connection between purpose and strategy
2:08 - Why this is a challenge for employees, leaders and customers
4:43 - The negative ripple effect of letting this problem fester within organizations
8:22 - How life looks like when there is a distinct connection between purpose and strategy
11:13 - How OKR Cohort works with organizations to address problems like these
12:47 - Steps organizations can be taking to solve this challenge and embed purpose into work
21:47 - How your organization can begin implementing these solutions
23:35 - Examples of organizations that have used this solution to help themselves
29:05 - How you can get in touch with OKR Cohort and their team
30:10 - Closing remarks
Connect with OKR Cohort:
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