Giant Talk: The World‘s First OKR Podcast

S3.E2 - Who is using OKRs?

In this second episode of our special mini series all about There Be Giants' world leading research into OKRs, Roger Longden and I explore Who exactly is using OKRs and what the implication is of this for their uptake within organisations of different shapes and sizes.
Don't forget to download the paper here: therebegiants.com to find out more. 
 
Ready to be stretched by new ideas? Want to jump to the next level when it comes to OKRs? If the answer is 'yes' then the OKR Coach Academy has been designed to help you. 
The There Be Giants OKR Coach Academy provides OKR Coach Training to enable the successful application of the OKR methodology within your organisation.
As a big thank you to you our podcast listeners we are now offering you 20% off the 100% e-learning Activator Course. To redeem this offer simply enter code 'gianttalk' when you register here. 

S3.E1 - Awesome OKR Findings

In this first episode of a special mini-series, I chat to Roger about the incredible research we have just published at There Be Giants.
This research shows how companies of all shapes and sizes have gone about implementing OKRs, what worked, what failed and what lessons should be learnt along the way. It is going to be invaluable for everyone who has anything to do with OKRs.
Download the research paper here https://downloads.therebegiants.com/2019report
 
Ready to be stretched by new ideas? Want to jump to the next level when it comes to OKRs? If the answer is 'yes' then the OKR Coach Academy has been designed to help you. 
The There Be Giants OKR Coach Academy provides OKR Coach Training to enable the successful application of the OKR methodology within your organisation.
As a big thank you to you our podcast listeners we are now offering you 20% off the 100% e-learning Activator Course. To redeem this offer simply enter code 'gianttalk' when you register here. 

S2.E13 - The Human Factor of OKRs

Andrea Puga of Omnia Retail joins me on this episode to discuss the importance of a common goal and pulling together as a team.
Andrea also shares a fascinating insight on how they use feedback surveys coupled with strategic priorities to prepare for each quarterly OKR cycle. 
 
Ready to be stretched by new ideas? Want to jump to the next level when it comes to OKRs? If the answer is 'yes' then the OKR Coach Academy has been designed to help you. 
The There Be Giants OKR Coach Academy provides OKR Coach Training to enable the successful application of the OKR methodology within your organisation.
As a big thank you to you our podcast listeners we are now offering you 20% off the 100% e-learning Activator Course. To redeem this offer simply enter code 'gianttalk' when you register here. 
 

S2.E12 - OKRs in a Small Biz

This week I'm joined by the fantastic Julia Macalaster of the brilliantly named Def Method.
We discuss how and why OKRs can make such a huge impact, even in businesses of less than 50 people as well as having an in-depth conversation about eating toads.
Confused? Take a listen to find out just what I'm talking about. 
 
Ready to be stretched by new ideas? Want to jump to the next level when it comes to OKRs? If the answer is 'yes' then the OKR Coach Academy has been designed to help you. 
The There Be Giants OKR Coach Academy provides OKR Coach Training to enable the successful application of the OKR methodology within your organisation.
As a big thank you to you our podcast listeners we are now offering you 20% off the 100% e-learning Activator Course. To redeem this offer simply enter code 'gianttalk' when you register here. 

S2.E11 - Help! Even OKRs Aren't Agile Enough!

For this episode I was joined by Austin Kimm from Crypterium who gave us a fascinating insight into the world of Cryptocurrencies.
This is a market that is changing so quickly that even OKRs can't keep up with how agile they need to be. Austin and I discuss not only how to conquer this challenge, but also how to work in a highly distributed organisation with very contrasting cultural approaches to work. 
 
Ready to be stretched by new ideas? Want to jump to the next level when it comes to OKRs? If the answer is 'yes' then the OKR Coach Academy has been designed to help you. 
The There Be Giants OKR Coach Academy provides OKR Coach Training to enable the successful application of the OKR methodology within your organisation.
As a big thank you to you our podcast listeners we are now offering you 20% off the 100% e-learning Activator Course. To redeem this offer simply enter code 'gianttalk' when you register here. 

S2.E10 - OKRs & Agile

In discussion with the awesome RJ Macasaet (COO of Ubiqum) we discuss how OKRs and Agile link together as a force for good. RJ also introduces the concept of 'Adaptive OKRs', a super interesting philosophy that was a new concept even to us...
In discussion RJ mentions a fascinating piece of research he has recently conducted, here is the link to it https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/8688864
 
Ready to be stretched by new ideas? Want to jump to the next level when it comes to OKRs? If the answer is 'yes' then the OKR Coach Academy has been designed to help you. 
The There Be Giants OKR Coach Academy provides OKR Coach Training to enable the successful application of the OKR methodology within your organisation.
As a big thank you to you our podcast listeners we are now offering you 20% off the 100% e-learning Activator Course. To redeem this offer simply enter code 'gianttalk' when you register here. 

S2.E9 - Ripe for Scaling

This week we chat with the awesome Shane Walsh of Aquila Commercial to discuss all about how you tell a business is ripe for scaling. Shane tells us about the top 3 characteristics he looks for not only in a business, but in the business's leadership.
 
Ready to be stretched by new ideas? Want to jump to the next level when it comes to OKRs? If the answer is 'yes' then the OKR Coach Academy has been designed to help you. 
The There Be Giants OKR Coach Academy provides OKR Coach Training to enable the successful application of the OKR methodology within your organisation.
As a big thank you to you our podcast listeners we are now offering you 20% off the 100% e-learning Activator Course. To redeem this offer simply enter code 'gianttalk' when you register here. 

S2.E7 - Encompass: An Implementation Story

Delighted to be joined on this episode by the fantastic Alex Ford, VP of Operations at Encompass. Alex joins us to share the story of how she came across OKRs and the journey she took into implement them within her organisation. Expect challenges, pitfalls, lessons and more to be shared as we discuss the path that she followed in ultimately leading the company to high growth with OKRs. 
 
Ready to be stretched by new ideas? Want to jump to the next level when it comes to OKRs? If the answer is 'yes' then the OKR Coach Academy has been designed to help you. 
The There Be Giants OKR Coach Academy provides OKR Coach Training to enable the successful application of the OKR methodology within your organisation.
As a big thank you to you our podcast listeners we are now offering you 20% off the 100% e-learning Activator Course. To redeem this offer simply enter code 'gianttalk' when you register here. 

S2.E8 - Giant Ambitions

This is a rather special episode for us, as we share the story of our Social Scholarship. We are joined by the five young students we sponsored to take part in an Outward Bound course back in July. Henry, Nikita, Georgia, Afshaan & Alisha come from a very low income area of Manchester (UK) and were selected to go on the adventure of a lifetime to learn the life skills necessary to thrive as they enter a crucial time in young adulthood. Take a listen and find out what it meant to them and please do get in touch if you’d like to know more. 
 
Ready to be stretched by new ideas? Want to jump to the next level when it comes to OKRs? If the answer is 'yes' then the OKR Coach Academy has been designed to help you. 
The There Be Giants OKR Coach Academy provides OKR Coach Training to enable the successful application of the OKR methodology within your organisation.
As a big thank you to you our podcast listeners we are now offering you 20% off the 100% e-learning Activator Course. To redeem this offer simply enter code 'gianttalk' when you register here. 

S2. E6 - OKR Forum, Amsterdam

We're delighted to be joined by Levi Claes and Melanie Wessels - the two chief organisers of the upcoming OKR Forum in Amsterdam to talk to us all about who is going to be speaking at the conference and the amazing things they gave lined up. Make sure you get your tickets here https://www.computerfutures.com/nl-nl/okr-forum-2019. 
 
Ready to be stretched by new ideas? Want to jump to the next level when it comes to OKRs? If the answer is 'yes' then the OKR Coach Academy has been designed to help you. 
The There Be Giants OKR Coach Academy provides OKR Coach Training to enable the successful application of the OKR methodology within your organisation.
As a big thank you to you our podcast listeners we are now offering you 20% off the 100% e-learning Activator Course. To redeem this offer simply enter code 'gianttalk' when you register here.