Giant Talk: The World‘s First OKR Podcast

Feb 24 2025 100 ep. 30 mins 40
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Giant Talk: The World‘s First OKR Podcast is now in its sixth season. This podcast dives into the OKR (Objectives and Key Results) methodology, focusing on the successes and challenges facing growing businesses and how OKRs can be the catalyst for agile growth.

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S10: E12 The shifting OKR landscape - Insights from Perdoo’s Founder

Feb 24 2025 34 mins  
In this episode, we sit down with our long-time friend Henrik-Jan Van Der Pol, Founder of Perdoo, to dig into the evolving world of OKRs. As the market shifts, with consultancies and software providers consolidating or shutting down, what’s really going on? Henrik-Jan shares his insights on these changes, the lessons learned over the past 4–5 years, and what Microsoft’s decis

S10: E11 Why care about Accountability?

Jan 27 2025 40 mins  
In this episode, we’re joined by Sten, founder of Tability, an OKR platform designed to make accountability seamless and help teams achieve their goals faster. We chat about how accountability fits into the OKR framework and why this is so crucial. Sten explains that while teams often excel at setting goals during workshops, they frequently “drop the ball” when it comes to st

S10: E10 OKRs and the future: Staying relevant in a data-driven world

Jan 13 2025 38 mins  
Welcome back to another episode of Giant Talk. In this episode, we sit down with Jonathan Elliot, a seasoned CEO with a career spanning commercial sales & marketing, strategy consulting, and leadership. Jonathan shares his expertise on implementing Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) in large, complex organisations and the unique challenges that come with it. We discuss: The rol

S10: E9 Beyond lip service - building real collaboration and culture

Nov 11 2024 41 mins  
In this episode, we explore the power of communication with James Milsom, Head of Marketing at Hunter.AI. With extensive experience across tech start-ups and large SMBs, James shares his perspective on why communication serves as the bedrock of both success and failure within organisations. From enhancing collaboration to avoiding costly missteps, James highlights actionable strate

S10: E8 The good, the bad and the ugly of becoming investable

Aug 27 2024 50 mins  
In this podcast episode we sit down with James Church, COO and Co-Founder of investment readiness agency Robot Mascot. We dive into (from a founders perspective) the good, the bad and the ugly of becoming investable. What are the top 3 things that make a Founder (and their business) investable? How important is it to investors to be confident that Founders are evolving their approa

S10: E7 Are your teams wasting time on things they shouldn't be ?

Jul 29 2024 28 mins  
In this episode Roger sits down with a Chief Elephant Spotter (curious, listen to find out what this entails). James Pels is founder of Proven EA, a consultancy specialising in providing business transformation, agile coaching and digital transformation services to a wide range of industries in the public and private sectors. Roger and James dive into how to not waste time on thing

S10: E6 How to sustainably invest in your organisational culture

Jul 15 2024 37 mins  
Welcome back to Giant Talk! In this episode Roger has an interesting conversation with Luke Fisher, CEO of Mo. Luke shares his journey from a fintech company undergoing cultural transformation to founding Mo, a platform designed to help managers and leaders sustainably invest in organisational culture. We dive into the significance of high-performing teams, the critical role of b

S10: E5 Building High-Performance Cultures: Insights from the Royal Air Force

Jun 24 2024 35 mins  
Like any military organisation, command and control is necessary, especially in battle. When the stakes are this high, how can the time and space be made for testing new ideas, and challenging the status quo? So how does an organisation like the UK’s Royal Air Force learn, adapt and grow when hierarchy and orders are commonplace? Flight Lieutenant Nic Corrigan joins us to share h

S10: E4 The Advantages of OKRs in scaling businesses

Feb 26 2024 23 mins  
In this episode, we reconnect with ECO Surv, a valued client from just over a year ago. ECO Surv offer compliance and workflow management solutions in the energy efficiency, retro fit and renewables sector. Dive into the conversation with Nate, Co-Founder and CEO, and Bex, People and Culture Manager, as they share their journey with OKRs. Discover how, amid their rapid scaling, ECO

S10: E3 Why should leaders care if they have a psychologically safe workplace?

Feb 12 2024 35 mins  
Welcome to another episode of Giant Talk. In this episode Roger chats to chats to Joanna, Head of Academy and Expert Consultant at There Be Giants. This episode shines a spotlight on the important, yet often overlooked, topic of psychological safety in the workplace. Jo brings a wealth of knowledge and experience from her work at There Be Giants and explores the essence of psycholo