Cansel Sörgens

Strategy | OKR Expert
Empowering leaders to create cross-level alignment and cross-department collaboration by connecting the strategy with day-to-day work and focusing on shared goals.
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2024-06-23

@scrumschau or golf field ⛳️

2024-06-23

@scrumschau if not conferences, fairs, etc. where do they exchange ideas and learn and share. There must be some formats I’m not aware of.

2024-06-23

@derralf @scrumschau hahaha 😅

2024-06-22

@micheal @derralf @librescrum @Alisa ihr seid die besten 🙏🏼

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2024-06-22

@okrexpert in aktion. grossartiger vortrag, der sicher bei einigen die haltung gegenueber #okr verbessern konnte

urknall statt kickoff im okr solar system ;)

@librescrum #scrumday2024 #scrumday @Alisa

cansel auf der buehne im hintergrund das okr solarsystem. auch im bild, die alisa
2023-10-07

In #Agile conferences I mostly meet Coaches, Agile People, and Product / Tech People. Almost never C-Level - decision makers, whose involvement actually make it or break it, when it comes to all the topics we talk about in these conferences.

Which conferences are the executives, C-Levels attending? How / Where do they inform themselves?

What is it they are looking for that agile conferences don’t provide?

2023-09-29

@tdpauw thank you so much Thierry for spreading the word. It is such a pleasure to know you. I’m very happy we finally met in person.

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2023-09-29

@okrexpert

Cansel is a true authority on OKRs.
I love her prezs. Structured and clear!
Go watch Cansel at a conference if you can!

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2023-09-29

@okrexpert

Don’t cascade OKRs
Build a solar system

(see Lean Agile Scotland talk)

Provide focus
Avoid dependencies
Enable collaboration
Don’t force into OKR: let them choose, let teams decide how OKR can help them

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2023-09-29

@okrexpert

Don’t copy the org chart on OKRs!
-> interdependent OKR

Creates more dependencies
Tons of sync meetings
-> slows down

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2023-09-29

@okrexpert

Cascading / inheriting OKRs

comes from a famous OKR book

Slows down,
hinder motivation,
no room for creativity

Most orgs do OKR to engage staff. Don’t cascade, people will hate OKRs

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2023-09-29

@okrexpert

Strategy is creating competitive advantage solving problems of chosen customer segments and leveraging opportunities in a specific market

ORKs implement the strategy!

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2023-09-29

@okrexpert

Example of good OKR
I want to be seen as an OKR expert

(on the right are KPIs, not to be confused with key results)

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2023-09-29

@okrexpert

It is not enough to write great outcomes. It does not help without a great strategy behind.

OKR are not your strategy!!!

=>
- direction/priorities are always changing
- conflicting priorities
- setting OKRs takes too much time
- …

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2023-09-29

@okrexpert

50% of orgs who started with OKR wish they had a clear vision and strategy

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2023-09-29

3 OKR misconceptions that ruin OKR implementations, @okrexpert

About anti patterns of OKRs …

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2023-09-25

Ich schaue die aktuelle #hartaberfair Sendung nicht an, habe aber folgende Nachricht über das Kontaktformular
www1.wdr.de/daserste/hartaberf gesendet:

Leider haben Sie wieder mal einen Vertreter der rechtsextremistischen Partei AfD eingeladen. Damit tragen sie zur Normalisierung rechtsextremistischer Hetze bei. Sie schaden damit aktiv der freiheitlichen Demokratie und sorgen dafür, dass sich Angehörige von Minderheiten zunehmend bedroht und unsicher fühlen.

Daher werde ich die Sendung "Hart aber fair" nicht mehr anschauen
2023-09-25

@dugartogo lieben Dank für die Tipps Thomas. Freue mich auf den Austausch.

2023-09-25

@franziska inhaltlich haben wir definitiv sehr viele Überlappungen. Freue ich auf den Austausch.

2023-09-25

@ElaWild lieben Dank. Einige aus Twitter wiedererkannt. Allen habe ich direkt gefolgt. Schön, dass wir uns hier wiederfinden.

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