Goal Getters: Recent Episodes

OKRs Podcast

Vidya is the CEO and Co-Founder of Fitbots OKRs and hosts the Goal Getters podcast. Objectives and Key Results OKRs) is taking the business world by storm, by placing a significant spotlight on one of the most important elements of growth: getting strategy execution right.

Fitbots is a total OKRs partner for numerous global brands ranging from publicly traded companies to scale-ups, offering OKRs and KPIs software with on-demand OKR coaching and OKR certifications.

To learn more about OKRs, KPIs and strategy execution, please visit https://fitbots.com

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Tune into this insightful conversation with Smita Ram (CEO and Co-founder of RangDe), as she sheds some light on a journey of using OKRs to create an impact. Key topics covered in this podcast include:

  1. RangDe’s impact and Social Entrepreneurship
  2. What does it take to sponsor OKRs?
  3. What changed after OKRs were introduced?

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In this podcast, Mukom Tamon, Founder of The Chief Excellence Officer™️ Academy, shares meaningful insights into:

  1. What is the OKRs Quality Matrix?
  2. How do you use the Quality Matrix to write high-impact OKRs?
  3. Why do OKR rollouts fail and what to avoid?

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If you think about Fashion accessories - be it in Jewelry, Watches, Eyewear, fragrances, and more, Titan comes top of mind. Part of the TATA group, and one of the most respected companies, they truly know how to get strategy and execution right.

Tune into this conversation with Aditya Singh, the Head of International Business - Jewelry, for Gulf and South East Asia at Titan, as he shares his experience on championing OKRs for an enterprise. He also talks about:

  1. The changes that OKRs bring to an enterprise's strategy execution

  2. How OKRs helped Titan adapt to changing business priorities

  3. Misconceptions around creating strategies and strategy execution

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In this exciting podcast, Tim Newbold, Founder & OKR Coach at OKR Quickstart, shares his views from the lens of an OKR Coach. He covers important topics on making OKRs tick, including:

  1. When do companies succeed with OKRs?
  2. Why are OKRs Retro-Resets so important?
  3. Traps and Landmines to watch out for during OKRs Retro-Reset

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Ian Harvey (OKR Coach and Consultant at Outcomes Thinking) tackles one of the most important topics in successful OKR implementation - the role and responsibilities of an OKR sponsor. In this insightful podcast, he answers three pertinent questions:

  1. Who should be an OKRs sponsor?
  2. Do’s and Don’ts in the role of an OKRs sponsor
  3. What can sponsors do to keep team morale high and help them sustain OKRs?

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Lorena Morales (Global Director of Lead Generation and RevOps, JLL) gives us some insights on how OKRs can impact revenue operations and fuel growth.

In this thrilling conversation, she talks about:

  1. The importance of Rev Ops in companies
  2. How do you prepare teams to embrace OKRs?
  3. How do OKRs fuel growth?

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In this thrilling conversation, Saurabh Chandra (Co-Founder and CTO, OneAssist Consumer Solutions) talks about selecting the right OKRs for Product & Engineering Teams from the lens of a CTO.

Key Takeaways from this podcast are:

  1. What changes for Product & Engineering teams after OKRs are introduced
  2. The process for choosing the right OKRs and metrics, in alignment with business and product strategy
  3. Points to consider CTOs who are looking into OKRs

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In this thrilling conversation, Dr. Prabhakar Kulkarni (Co-Founder and CEO at NeoDX BioTech Labs), talks about:

  1. How should a leader explain OKRs to teams?
  2. What structure do OKRs give to companies?
  3. How can OKRs keep companies nimble and achieve more?

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Tune into this podcast where Mariel Breton, Director of Corporate Programs at Roambee, gives her insights into:

  • How do certified OKRs practitioners add value in strategy execution
  • What to expect in the first 90 days
  • The journey in an OKRs rollout and what to watch out for

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Tune into this podcast where Mariel Breton, Director of Corporate Programs at Roambee, gives her insights into:

  • How do certified OKRs practitioners add value in strategy execution
  • What to expect in the first 90 days
  • The journey in an OKRs rollout and what to watch out for

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In this conversation, Dr. S. Naga Siddharth (Chief Human Resources Officer, Urban Piper) details his experience in championing OKRs. He also sheds some light on:

  1. The 4 elements of introducing OKRs

  2. How to culture forms a big part strategy execution

  3. Advice to CHROs on how to sustain OKRs

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In this conversation, Dr. S. Naga Siddharth (Chief Human Resources Officer, Urban Piper) details his experience in championing OKRs. He also sheds some light on:

  1. The 4 elements of introducing OKRs

  2. How to culture forms a big part strategy execution

  3. Advice to CHROs on how to sustain OKRs

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Tune into this podcast where Varun Gera, Founder and CEO of HealthAssure, talks about his journey and unravels:

  1. His learnings as an entrepreneur

  2. How to build a seamless customer experience with Scale

  3. The power of setting goals

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Tune into this podcast where Varun Gera, Founder and CEO of HealthAssure, talks about his journey and unravels:

  1. His learnings as an entrepreneur

  2. How to build a seamless customer experience with Scale

  3. The power of setting goals

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Tune into this podcast with Varun Dhamija, Chief Digital Strategy Officer at TimesPro, where he talks about the impact of OKRs on learning. In this interesting conversation, he delves into:

  1. How to introduce OKRs to a 185-year-old brand
  2. The power of using OKRs to drive agility and collaboration in corporate education

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Tune into this podcast where Michelle Kung, Angel Investor and Start up Mentor Professional for Sustainable Solutions, sheds some light on:

  1. What does it take to be an angel investor?
  2. What are the best practices in working with start-up founders as an investor?
  3. What is the importance of OKRs and introducing this framework early-on to portfolios?

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Tune in to this podcast with Charlotte Stewart, Head of HR, SC Ventures & Innovation, sheds some light on building Ventures powered by OKRs. In this exciting conversation, she talks about:

  1. Leading People and Culture for the Ventures

  2. How does Standard Chartered Ventures sustain OKRs quarter on quarter

  3. Building DI&E with OKRs 

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Tune in to this podcast with Charlotte Stewart, Head of HR, SC Ventures & Innovation, sheds some light on building Ventures powered by OKRs. In this exciting conversation, she talks about:

  1. Leading People and Culture for the Ventures

  2. How does Standard Chartered Ventures sustain OKRs quarter on quarter

  3. Building DI&E with OKRs 

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Tune into this podcast where Melisaan Foster, Customer Success and Experience Director at WorkBuzz, shares her experiences with using OKRs to build a world-class product.In this conversation, she talks about:

  1. How did WorkBuzz onboard and transition teams to OKRs?
  2. The process of selecting the right metrics to drive Customer Experience
  3. What are some traps to watch out for after introducing OKRs?  

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In this podcast, Ashish Kukreja (CEO of Homesfy and Mymagnet.io) shares his experience of turning big dreams into reality with the power of OKRs.

Topics covered in this podcast are:

  1. Dreaming big - How Homesfy went public

  2. Leadership lessons learned through the journey.

  3. The power of OKRs in aligning and scaling teams

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Tune into this podcast with Nishka Sinha, Co-founder and CMO of Dresma, as she narrates her story of leading OKR adoption while Dresma scaled larger and larger heights. Topics included in this conversation include:

  1. What’s the best time to introduce OKRs?

  2. How did OKRs help Dresma scale seamlessly?

  3. What are the practices introduced by leaders in Dresma to sustain OKRs?

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Tune into this podcast with speakers Denise Kanfield and Nizar Khoja, Co-founders of OKRs Cohort, as they unwrap the challenges that come about during uncertain business climates and how to navigate them with OKRs.

Topics covered in this conversation include:

  1. What is the framework for setting OKRs amidst business uncertainty?

  2. OKRs during Wartime vs peacetime - what’s the difference?

  3. What is the role of Sponsors in sustaining OKRs?

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Tune in to this podcast, where Ivana Caha Sediva, Professional Mentor and Business Coach, talks to Vidya Santhanam, CEO and Co-founder of Fitbots about The Business of OKRs: Perspectives from a coach

  1. How should startups embrace OKRs and what’s the starting point?
  2. What makes OKRs successful in companies?
  3. What are top skills of coaches

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Tune in to this podcast, where Michael Goitein, Enterprise Agile, OKRs, Product Coach of KeyBank, talks to Vidya Santhanam, CEO and Co-founder of Fitbots about  OKRs in the Legacy Enterprise.

Topics included in this conversation are:

  1. How do you define OKRs and KPIs
  2. How do you approach OKRs for a legacy enterprise?
  3. Key learnings after OKRs were introduced.

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Tune in to this podcast, where Harsh Malpani, Director at Malpani Group, talks to Vidya Santhanam, CEO and Co-founder of Fitbots about Introducing OKRs to a 75 Year Business. Topics included in this conversation are:

  1. What does it take for Family Owned business to roll out OKRs
  2. The advantage of having an OKRs coach and  software
  3. The role of OKRs sponsors

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Tune in to this podcast, where Chris Kennedy, Internal OKRs coach of Tribal Credit, talks to Vidya Santhanam, CEO and Co-founder of Fitbots about Memoirs of an OKRs coach. Topics included in this conversation are:

  1. Connecting the dots between Theater and OKRs!
  2. Making OKRs fun while you write and run OKRs rituals
  3. An internal OKRs coach and an External OKRs coach

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In this podcast, global OKRs expert Christian Ulstrup connects the dots between OKRs and focus by revealing his unique approach. Key topics included in this podcast are:

  1. The importance of crafting only ONE OKR
  2. The prep required before an OKRs roll out
    1. The secret sauce of facilitating ONE OKRs

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Tune into this podcast as Sarah Castillo, Chief of Staff at Staffbase, shares her perspective on how to make an OKRs rollout simple, the top 3 benefits of using OKRs, and the key rituals to sustain OKRs in the long run.

  1. What are the top 3 benefits of OKRs?
  2. How to make an OKRs roll out simple and not over engineer it.
  3. What are some rituals to put into place to sustain OKRs?

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Rebecca Hatten, Program Manager at Will International, sheds some light on the importance of OKR Champions, traps to avoid while coaching internal teams, and what changes she experienced after embracing OKRs.

  1. Why Internal OKRs champions are the heart of an OKRs roll out

  2. How do you coach internal teams, and what are some traps that one could encounter

  3. What are some visible changes after embracing OKRs

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In this episode, Aaron Velek, OKRs Program Manager, Silicon Valley Bank, shares his extraordinary story on how he got onto OKRs with a strong foundation in Project Management.  Before introducing OKRs, Aaron was given a 200 slide strategy document , and went on to zoning in on OKRs being the strategy execution framework, with his passion for simplicity.  In this engaging conversation, Vidya Santhanam, Co Founder and CEO of Fitbots OKRs, uncovers how Aaron successfully introduced and sustained OKRs for an enterprise.

  1. Step by Step process of introducing OKRs

2.  What to watch out to sustain OKRs for a large enterprise

  1. The importance of a Resource Center to equip teams

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Tune in to this conversation between Vidya Santhanam, CEO of Fitbots and Namita Adavi, Management Consultant at Zinnov with a history of creating organisational impact. This podcast covers some important topics, such as:

  1. How to plan your agenda for your strategy retreats 

  2. Integrating OKRs into leadership conversations 

  3. What are the challenges in implementing OKRs

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Let's hear it from Tejas M, on how SocioPilot started off as a bootstrapped start-up and and scaled. He unravels the secret OKR taken by him and fellow co-founder Jimit Bagadiya to create an impact around employees which then resulted in them bagging the 'Great Place To Work' certification! Tune in to hear this interesting start-up success story!

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Tune into this conversation with Nigel Miller, a results-driven executive with over 30 years of experience in both Fortune 500 companies and startup organizations. With multiple successful exits, he has proven himself as a cross-functional team player, able to lead organizations to success through strong go-to-market strategies, international channel development, and the assembling and coaching of strong sales teams.

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Tune in to listen to Brett Pharis, Digital Media & Affiliate Marketing Advisor and former COO at Clearlink, in conversation with Vidya Santhanam, Co-founder and CEO of Fitbots. Brett digs into his experience with introducing OKRs into Clearlink and implementing it within several layers of the organization. Find some insightful nuggets on how you can be successful at piloting OKRs, there's definitely some advice for both large and small teams and organizations. Happy listening!

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“The ‘C Suite’ to implement #OKRs - #Commitment, #Champion, #Community, #Collaboration, #Communication, #Consistency..”

In this podcast catch Tim Meinhardt and Stephanie Meinhardt of @Atruity  in conversation with Vidya Santhanam, Co-founder and CEO of @Fitbots OKRs discussing Atruity’s Centre for excellence of OKRs and how you can benefit from the OKR methodology! Tap to listen.

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Catch Ankit Prasad - CEO and Founder of Bobble AI and Dr Rakshita Shharma - CHRO, Startup Advisor and Angel Investor, in conversation with Vidya Santhanam - CEO and CO-founder of Fitbots. They explore an array of topics ranging from the successful implementation of OKRs to the people practices at Booble AI. 

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We love trailblazers who set out on the path of creating success stories with OKRs. This time, let's hear from Jim Apodaca, founder of Apodaca Consulting, OKR Coach, Agile Strategist, and Change Management Leader, how companies should go about implementing the OKR framework. 

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Vidya Santhanam speaks to There Be Giants! Vidya is CEO & Co-Founder of Fitbots, an OKR platform and coaching. Having spent many years in leadership and performance roles, Vidya realised that industry practices which are of great significance to business outcomes are not creating the much needed impact and created Fitbots with Co-Founder Kashi. In this episode Vidya discusses the adoption of OKRs in the Asia Pacific region and cultural differences in the area.

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