3 OKR misconceptions that ruin OKR implementations

Session type:

Talk

Presented by:

Cansel Sörgens

Independent

Session time:

28 Sep 12:15 — 13:00

Session duration:

45 minutes

About the session

OKR is trending like never before… It has become the next box to check as part of change and transformation initiatives. OKRs promise focus, alignment, commitment, trackability and innovation.

But OKR is not a silver bullet.

To activate the real power of OKR organisations need to shift from output to outcome thinking, enable participative strategy co-creation and critically re-think their organisational structures.

Themes:

OKR, OKRs, Continuous Strategy, Outcome and Output, Cross-Team Collaboration, OKR and KPI

About the speaker(s)

Cansel Sörgens

Cansel has over 14 years of experience in Digital Product Management and since 2011 works with agile practices as Product and Portfolio Manager and Agile Organisation Developer.

Between 2010 and 2016, she managed a team of developers and designers in Business Development for international partnerships and cross-divisional, corporate-strategy projects. From 2016 to 2021, Cansel was responsible for the Agile Transformation of an e-commerce company and accompanied the board of directors, leadership, and employees during the challenge of this cultural change.

Since 2016, she practices and teaches Objectives and Key Results, and as a Systemic Business Coach, Cansel uses a holistic approach to guide organisations of all sizes from different industries in strategy development and implementation, organisational development, and transformations.

Cansel shares her passion for OKR with OKR practitioners worldwide as the founder and organiser of international events and groups like OKR Lean Coffee, OKR Open Space, Reshaping the Future of OKRs.

Pronouns: She/Her

@okrexpert