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Dreams with Deadlines
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Aug 9 2022 57m
Chapter 1 1 min
A quick hello to this episode’s guest, OKR expert Felipe CastroChapter 2 36 sec
Why OKR? Customers give lots of reasons ranging from weak (the boss read a book or everyone’s doing it) to borderline vague (accountability or transparency)Chapter 3 57 sec
The Tinkerbell Approach: The common misperception (or delusion!) that a little bit of fairy dust is all it takes to take a traditional enterprise to Google-level OKR successChapter 4 44 sec
Adopting OKR is not a goal in and of itself. It’s a transformational tool to help organizations be more competitive, adaptive and normative in the 21st centuryChapter 5 1 min
Successful OKR implementations require that organizations do three key thingsChapter 6 2 mins
Three components necessary to set teams up for successChapter 7 1 min
Felipe shares some of the common organizational problems that OKRs quickly uncover and highlightChapter 8 3 mins
Elements to develop and instill for better (not more) managementChapter 9 4 mins
Felipe explains why part of the beauty in OKRs is that they don’t take a one-size-fits all approach. Rather, it’s a flexible philosophy that can be tailored and tweaked based on a huge range of factors across industries and organizational culturesChapter 10 59 sec
OKRs may vary, but there remain common foundational building blocksChapter 11 4 mins
Felipe shares his take on cascading managementChapter 12 3 mins
It’s a journey! Felipe explains the (necessarily imperfect) process of establishing OKRs and bringing everyone alongChapter 13 3 mins
Stumbling Blocks: Felipe shares one OKR scenario that commonly occurs at large companies (overattachment to a business case or spreadsheet) and another that often besets smaller companies (data availability bias)Chapter 14 2 mins
Better tools create better outcomes. But not without a holistic approach that includes a commitment to educating and enabling teamsChapter 15 1 min
Don’t leave talent on the table! Give teams the tools they need!Chapter 16 4 mins
Elements that set the stage for successful OKR implementationChapter 17 3 mins
Felipe shares his evolving thoughts on what capabilities are critical to successful OKR implementation at traditional organizations, including the need for a bridge between old and new business models (in spite of inevitable hiccups and cultural challenges)Chapter 18 6 mins
The Finer Points of Performance: Standards for evaluation are as variable as team and individual roles, responsibilities and contributions. Beware tying bonus structures and compensation to measures that are inefficient, inaccurate or illogicalChapter 19 1 min
Why individual goals can be a huge liability and disincentiveChapter 20 1 min
Defining calibration and how it level sets performance reviewsChapter 21 5 mins
Quick Fire Questions for Felipe