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The Agile Strategies Podcast: Intelligence, Strategy, and OKRs
Join Agile Strategies’ founder, Daniel Montgomery, as he explores the cutting edge of organizational strategy, leadership and performance with some of today’s most fascinating thinkers. In this limited series, delve into the secrets of maximizing collective intelligence—both human and artificial—for unparalleled agility and growth. Discover the art of strategic foresight, the craft of creating clear, well-aligned strategies, and the power of staying nimble with Objectives and Key Results (OKRs).
Tune in for captivating conversations with deep thinkers, visionaries, and innovators. Don’t miss the chance to transform the very way you think about success!
Current and Past Episodes
Jeff McColloch: Where Real Accountability Comes From
When it comes to succeeding with OKRs, I've noticed a big difference between leadership teams that are truly teams, and those that are a collection of smart individuals. One B-corp I worked with did...
Cansel Sörgens: Breaking Down Silos with OKRs
The tendency most people have is to cascade OKRs down an organization chart. Functional teams can certainly benefit from OKRs, but the greatest potential value lies in orienting people and OKRs...
Mary Adams: What is intangible capital and why does it matter?
Organizations today build value through things that, not long ago, were not really measurable, and therefore not recognized as important. But the world has changed, with intangible capital...
Jim Kalbach: Jobs to be Done, OKRs, and Thinking Out of the Box
Jim Kalbach is the Chief Evangelist for Mural, the collaborative whiteboarding tool. What exactly does a Chief Evangelist do? Listen and find out! He also wrote a book called The Jobs to be Done...
Joe Ryan: What makes a network work?
Joe Ryan is the Executive Director of the Crux Alliance. Crux supports six organizations that focus, respectively, on the six major sources of carbon emissions. Their mission is to impact policy in...
Peter Compo: The Emergent Approach to Strategy
Peter Compo has a delightfully provocative perspective on strategy, having worked in that area at Dupont for 25 years. What do we even mean by strategy? For many, it's a stack of vision, values,...
Christina Wodtke: Surprise! OKRs aren’t for everybody!
In this conversation with OKR pioneer and best-selling author Christina Wodtke, we suspect that OKRs are in fact being overused. It's best to have very few OKRs that focus the whole organization...
Evan Campbell: OKRs, Agile Portfolio Management, and Resource Fluidity
In this conversation with Agile industry veteran Evan Campbell, we talk about Strategic Agility, and particularly, the need for resource fluidity. This plays out in any organization's portfolio...
Paul Niven: OKRs Evolving
Paul Niven has published six books about Balanced Scorecard, strategy, and OKRs, including the recent OKRs for Dummies. In this episode we talk about how the practice of OKRs is evolving, based on...
Meet Daniel Montgomery
About Daniel Montgomery
Daniel Montgomery is Founder and Managing Director of Agile Strategies. His diverse career has included strategic planning, IT project management, and leadership development. He has taught strategic planning and goal setting for the past 20 years, and has led the development of strategic plans for a diverse range of clients including Fortune 500s, start-ups, nonprofits, government agencies, and small businesses.
