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What are my responsibilities as an OKR Process Owner other than being a mentor and coach to the teams, you may ask? Let me tell you! If you've been following my posts, you already know that I've been working in the OKR (Objectives and Key Results) setup since September 2022 as a mentor and as one of six Process Owners within Voith Paper P&S. Together with my six colleagues from the USA, Brazil, Germany and China, I attended a three-day in-depth training course in order to fully prepare myself for the role of OKR Process Owner. Fortunately, we all passed the exam at the end of the training and can call ourselves OKR Process Owner now. All regional experts in the OKR teams also received basic training on what the OKRs are, what a cycle looks like, and what the responsibilities of an OKR Process Owner are. During each cycle, each team has regular catch-up meetings (in my teams it's every two weeks) where we review results, refocus activities, and escalate issues as needed. Our regular online meetings establish a productive routine and allow us to focus our attention. They also foster a sense of togetherness. Face-to-face meetings, such as the Strategy Meeting to which all process owners were invited, strengthen our facilitation skills and provide important input to the issues.  What's next?  As we slowly but surely approach the end of Cycle 1 for this fiscal year, we're in the midst of making all the preparations to help our teams complete this cycle successfully and start the next one strong. I'll keep you posted! #CreatorsAtVoith #OKR #BehindTheScenes

What sets OKRs apart from traditional goal-setting methods? The difference lies in the principles behind effective OKRs: 🔎 Transparency Across the Organization Every team member can see and understand OKRs across all levels, fostering an environment of openness. 🗺️ Sharp Focus and Direction OKRs compel us to prioritize vigorously. Instead of scattering efforts across multiple targets, we focus on what truly matters. 🔃 Short Iterative Cycles Unlike annual goals, OKRs are set quarterly or even for shorter periods, allowing for rapid adjustments and responsiveness to change. 📈 Outcome-Oriented The focus is on delivering value, not just completing tasks. It's about the impact, not just the activities. 👥 Localization to Team Expertise OKRs are set by the teams themselves, tailored to their unique expertise and understanding of their roles within the broader mission. These principles ensure that OKRs are more than just a goal-setting syntax; they're a strategy for meaningful and effective execution. Want to learn more about setting OKRs? Enroll in our free OKR Crash Course: https://hubs.ly/Q02D1BH40

So, you’ve decided that an OKR program is right for you and your organization, but how do you gain support from your stakeholders? You can’t drive adoption of your new OKR program alone, and it’s important for your organization to have role models to look up to that support the program. In our free guide, “Gaining Support For Your New OKR Program,” we explain in detail how to: ✔️Best approach various stakeholders ✔️Explain what's in it for them ✔️Describe the program in their own syntax ✔️Address their questions and concerns in a way that will garner their buy-in! Download it for free here: https://hubs.ly/Q02vd0Nz0 #OKRprogram #GainingSupport #OKRs

📊 Balancing OKRs Achieving effective OKRs requires a structured approach. Here's a quick framework to guide you: 1️⃣ Define SMART business goals. 2️⃣ Break them down into measurable key results. 3️⃣ Ensure alignment between objectives and key results. 4️⃣ Communicate and localize OKRs throughout the organization. 5️⃣ Regularly track and review progress. Balancing ambition with realism is key. --- Balancing theory and applicable best practices? The OKR Crash Course – the introductory course of the flagship OKR education offering Wave Nine Academy – is now available to you for free! 🔗 https://hubs.ly/Q026xksJ0 #OKRs #BusinessGoals

📊 Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) are an incredibly effective tool for tracking progress and achieving goals. Their inherent flexibility ensures teams can adjust their objectives and key results as new information becomes available or priorities shift. 💡 For example, if a team realizes that a particular objective no longer aligns with their overall goals, they can easily modify or replace it with a more relevant one. This adaptability ensures that teams are always working towards what matters most, maximizing their chances of success. 👉 Learn more about OKRs in our upcoming Certified OKR Professional Live Online Course: https://buff.ly/3vZXGSn #TheKPIInstitute #TKI #OKR #OnlineLearning #Certification

OKR's five key benefits include focus, alignment, commitment, tracking, and stretching — or as John Doerr likes to call them, “the five superpowers” of OKRs. Learn this skill to create value for yourself and your organization. Earn a certification of completion from ProductHood Take the free course here - https://lnkd.in/dn2TNg5b

Why Does OKR Excellence Take Much Practice? (Practice to near perfection with the OKR Practitioner Course) We have been taught to draft task lists at school, university, and careers. Therefore, it is a process of transformation in thinking, from an output focus to an outcome focus, to be successful with OKRs and Agile methodologies. It takes time to think differently and apply methodologies you are not used to - We tell all our OKR course participants that it takes 2 to 5 OKR cycles to become competent. Uplifting the engagement levels of team members, fostering collaboration, and creating transparency and alignment to the Vision and strategies of the company is not an exercise of short duration. A large part of our practitioner course is to create the shift from an output (activity-based) orientation to an outcome (purpose, benefit, value-added) orientation. We foster a practical orientation toward teaching OKRs: ✅ You will be drafting OKRs within different contexts during the course ✅ You will be supported to make the shift from output to outcome thinking ✅ You will understand how to conduct check-ins and effective reviews ✅ You will know how to facilitate OKR drafting workshops ✅ You will understand the broader context of OKRs, such as transparent strategies and alignment with the Vision of the company ✅ Support will be provided to help you to write your organization's 'OKR playbook. All of the above requires frequent practice. Learning from mistakes or failures is the most optimal learning within the environment of OKRs. As we validate hypotheses through OKRs, we can iterate and refine our OKR frameworks. This also takes time to optimize. Our practitioner course is an excellent way to 'start building' your organization's 'OKR muscle. It will vastly increase the understanding of what needs to happen and what is required to make OKRs successful and sustainable in your organization. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gWq33s4H #okr #okrs #okrcourses #okrinstitute #okrpractitioner #okrmuscle #okreducation #okrplaybook #growthoroughokrs

🦴 OKRs are often the backbone of any modern company wanting to incorporate rigor and structure into their management processes while keeping things flexible and aspirational. ❓ It’s not always easy to understand why OKRs have become so popular, but our Certified OKR Professional Live Online Course delves right into this topic! 📃 Stretched goals, action-oriented initiatives, governance, lifecycle, and more! 👉 Find out what else the course offers here: https://buff.ly/3F2vUGg #TheKPIInstitute #TKI #OKR #OnlineLearning #Certification

Empower Your internal OKR and Agile Coaches with practical knowledge When there are internal OKR Coaches in your Organization: ✅ That helps to obtain buy-in into OKRs ✅ That supports the breakdown of resistance to change ✅ That coaches and guides others toward OKR Success ✅ That can facilitate the drafting of Powerful and aligned OKRs ✅ That are experienced at all the various elements of OKRs such as conducting check-ins and reviews You are much more likely to achieve OKR success and Sustainability. Our OKR Practitioner course is a very suitable starting point for internal coaches to build their OKR knowledge and experience as the course : 💡 Has a very practical orientation (Participants draft OKRs in various contexts) 💡 Covers all critical pieces to OKRs such as: * Drafting and aligning Powerful OKRs * OKR Implementation * Conducting Check-ins and Reviews Our course facilitators experience OKRs from all possible angles such as not only facilitating OKR courses but also executing large-scale implementations. Start your journey of becoming an OKR champion by joining our OKR practitioner course: https://lnkd.in/gesbM-k4 #okr #okrs #okrinstitute #okrpractitioner #okrchampions #implementokrs

It's Monday. You're half way through Q3! Do you know where you are against your Q3 OKR's? Make it a weekly habit to check on them and use those goals to effectively affect your daily outcomes. Use those OKR's as motivation to do good and achieve those dreams! Let's go. You've got this! #q3 #okrs #productmanagement #wearenumi