Giant Talk: The World‘s First OKR Podcast

Yaniv Bernstein: OKRs aren't a performance management tool

In today's episode host Lawrence talks to Yaniv Bernstein COO at Airtasker in Australia.  Discussing why OKRs aren't a performance management tool, and linking this to why culture is so important.
 
If you have 3 minutes and would like to see how your goal setting/OKRs could have more impact, then why not give our maturity assessment a try?  It’s free, you get your results right away and you can access it HERE
If you’d like to chat OKRs, then why not have a chat with our Founder, Roger?  He’s a massive OKR geek and could talk about them for hours!  You can fix up a call with him HERE

LIVE: OKRs as a network and not a hierarchy

In today's live episode host Jenny talks to Lawrence and Matt from Koan about OKRs as a network and not a hierarchy. This is a subject that both There Be Giants and Koan feel passionately about. Check out the episode to find out why a network is critical to the success of OKRs. 
 
If you have 3 minutes and would like to see how your goal setting/OKRs could have more impact, then why not give our maturity assessment a try?  It’s free, you get your results right away and you can access it HERE
If you’d like to chat OKRs, then why not have a chat with our Founder, Roger?  He’s a massive OKR geek and could talk about them for hours!  You can fix up a call with him HERE

Everything really can be measurable

In this episode Lawrence talks to Kevin Kerl of SelectOne. Kevin is a fascinating guest, having worked across a range of industries, including chocolate manufacturing! Kevin joined Lawrence to drill down on metrics and why selecting great metrics really is the key to OKR success. 
 
If you have 3 minutes and would like to see how your goal setting/OKRs could have more impact, then why not give our maturity assessment a try?  It’s free, you get your results right away and you can access it HERE
If you’d like to chat OKRs, then why not have a chat with our Founder, Roger?  He’s a massive OKR geek and could talk about them for hours!  You can fix up a call with him HERE

LIVE: Reflection as a High-Performance Habit

In this superb live episode of Giant Talk we have guest host Jenny Bowes discussing the importance of reflections, both personal and with your teams, and how these can lead to skyrocketing your performance. It is well known that election is a key performance habit for athletes and there is no reason this shouldn't transfer across to business. An enlightening discussion that is key to OKR success
 
If you have 3 minutes and would like to see how your goal setting/OKRs could have more impact, then why not give our maturity assessment a try?  It’s free, you get your results right away and you can access it HERE
If you’d like to chat OKRs, then why not have a chat with our Founder, Roger?  He’s a massive OKR geek and could talk about them for hours!  You can fix up a call with him HERE

Yes! OKRs Do Work For Sales Teams!

In this ep, Lawrence is joined by Brian Mallory from ACS Embrace. Brian is a self-confessed sales geek and change catalyst, having spent years honing not only his sales expertise, but also his ability to get the most out of his teams. Lawrence and Brian discuss the controversial topic of using OKRs in sales teams and practically how you can make this work in your business
 
If you have 3 minutes and would like to see how your goal setting/OKRs could have more impact, then why not give our maturity assessment a try?  It’s free, you get your results right away and you can access it HERE
If you’d like to chat OKRs, then why not have a chat with our Founder, Roger?  He’s a massive OKR geek and could talk about them for hours!  You can fix up a call with him HERE

Top 3 Mistakes Companies Make When Implementing OKRs

We were lucky enough for this episode to have Roger Longden and Bart Den Haak join Lawrence in the Giant Talk studio - two OKR Consultants with a vast amount of knowledge in how to get it right, but also just as importantly - how you can make a complete mess of OKR implementation! Lawrence tasked the two of them with a simple question, tell us the top 3 mistakes you see organisations making, what a fascinating discussion it led to... certainly not an episode to miss! 
 
If you have 3 minutes and would like to see how your goal setting/OKRs could have more impact, then why not give our maturity assessment a try?  It’s free, you get your results right away and you can access it HERE
If you’d like to chat OKRs, then why not have a chat with our Founder, Roger?  He’s a massive OKR geek and could talk about them for hours!  You can fix up a call with him HERE

Inspecting & Adapting Your OKRs

Today we have Chris James joining us from Scaled Agile Inc to tell us all about the importance of reflection within your quarterly reviews and practically how this may start to manifest itself into your OKR routines. Chris also how they encourage their teams to pause and look for blockers that may cause them to not achieve their OKRs and how they can work around these. All in all a fascinating discussion that any OKR user will take a vast amount of benefit from
 
If you have 3 minutes and would like to see how your goal setting/OKRs could have more impact, then why not give our maturity assessment a try?  It’s free, you get your results right away and you can access it HERE
If you’d like to chat OKRs, then why not have a chat with our Founder, Roger?  He’s a massive OKR geek and could talk about them for hours!  You can fix up a call with him HERE

Company Culture is Key to OKR Success

In this episode, Richard Knight tells us how you can redefine your company culture to obtain maximum OKR impact. It's a fascinating discussion in which Richard goes into real detail about the steps him and his business took and the lessons learned along the way. 
 
Enjoy the episode!
 
If you have 3 minutes and would like to see how your goal setting/OKRs could have more impact, then why not give our maturity assessment a try?  It’s free, you get your results right away and you can access it HERE
If you’d like to chat OKRs, then why not have a chat with our Founder, Roger?  He’s a massive OKR geek and could talk about them for hours!  You can fix up a call with him HERE

LIVE: The Future of Work (& What've OKRs Got To Do With It?)

Last week Lawrence & Roger were joined by Matt & Scott from Koan to discuss what the future of work may look like once COVID-19 has settled back down. This led to a fab discussion with some fantastic questions thrown in from listeners, they explored in detail how remote employers will have to start responding to their employees' preferences and how Coronavirus has just been a catalyst for this new world of working. Make sure you join us live for our next podcast, follow There Be Giants on LinkedIn and Twitter to find out more.
 
If you have 3 minutes and would like to see how your goal setting/OKRs could have more impact, then why not give our maturity assessment a try?  It’s free, you get your results right away and you can access it HERE
If you’d like to chat OKRs, then why not have a chat with our Founder, Roger?  He’s a massive OKR geek and could talk about them for hours!  You can fix up a call with him HERE

The Importance of an Internal OKR Champion

If you have listened to any of Giant Talk before, I'm sure you'll know how much we recommend having an Internal OKR Champion/Coach. This week Lawrence is joined by the enigmatic Pieter Mouton, a former OKR Champion to discuss why this role is so vital for an organisation to be successful with OKRs and the sorts of responsibilities they should be taking on.
 
If you have 3 minutes and would like to see how your goal setting/OKRs could have more impact, then why not give our maturity assessment a try?  It’s free, you get your results right away and you can access it HERE
If you’d like to chat OKRs, then why not have a chat with our Founder, Roger?  He’s a massive OKR geek and could talk about them for hours!  You can fix up a call with him HERE