Giant Talk: Where Strategy Meets Results

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Giant Talk has been running since 2019 and was the World‘s First podcast dedicated to OKRs (Objectives and Key Results). As the use of OKRs has evolved, so too has our focus, guests and insights. We now spend time with founders, leaders and experts discussing strategy, alignment, OKRs and organisational performance. Join Roger & James as they dig deep into the challenges (and solutions) to improving organisational performance, growth and impact. Roger - There be Giants James - Momentus

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January 20, 202033 min

OKRs & Your Values

In this episode I am joined by the enigmatic Scott diValerio, of Spiceworks. We discuss the importance of living and breathing your values (and not letting them become something just stuck on your wall!). We also talk about the interplay between OKRs and values and how you can start to assess individuals' performance against each of these attributes. 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

July 13, 202055 min

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

July 29, 201930 min

Making OKRs Fun!

In this short and snappy podcast Melanie Wessels joins Lawrence in the studio. With a unique approach on how to make OKRs fun, this fantastically enjoyable podcast covers everything from using OKRs in your personal life to rating confidence against your favourite animals! A real breath of fresh air to lift your team's OKR spirits! 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

May 18, 202032 min

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

July 3, 20231 hr 5 min

The essentials of building great alignment..

Join us to spend a fascinating hour digging into the often-misunderstood concept of “alignment” with Jonathon Hensley – CEO, board member of multiple silicon valley businesses and author of the book called, yes, you guessed it: “Alignment.” Jonathon has long been curious about why some businesses manage to align really well, and others don’t. What is it the good ones are doing that the others are not? This is exactly where we start, and then go on to look at the different types of alignment, some practical tips leaders can start doing right now and even the biological drivers we all have which make us want to connect and align. If anything, the key takeaway from our conversation is that alignment is far more than just writing your goals as OKRs. Managing the change and cultivating the right culture is essential to build great alignment. You can find Jonathon's book in your chosen bookstore – just search for “Alignment Jonathon Hensley” Enjoy! 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

March 4, 202031 min

How to Implement OKRs faster, better, cheaper and easier - Part 2

Lawrence & Brett are back with the second part of this fab mini-series. This time digging into the different factors of ability and how as a business leader you can influence these to achieve resounding results with your OKRs. If you want to gain real traction with your OKRs then you really must listen to this mini-series, but we would hugely advise taking a listen to the first part of the mini-series if you haven't already. Enjoy! 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

September 23, 201936 min

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. 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

September 9, 201927 min

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. 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

July 15, 2019Episode 144 min

Finding the drum-beat of your organization

In the first episode of the second season of Giant Talk we are delighted to have the OKR Oracle Brett Knowles join our new, shiny host Lawrence Walsh for a fascinating chat the drum-beat of organisations and to answer the question "Who says quarterly is correct?" 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

July 22, 201926 min

Visual Thinking in OKRs

In this fascinating podcast we are joined by the excellent Saar Ben-Attar to discuss design thinking, and more specifically visual thinking, in the crafting of OKRs. We explore what we mean by this term before delving into the details of how this quite unique approach can benefit organisations using OKRs and also the common pitfalls to avoid in design thinking. 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