On Delegating Decision Making

Are you ready to get risky during these disruptive times, or are you contented in staying safe with traditional business models? To make a difference with your leadership and make it safe to be risky, you have to adopt OKRs for your organization to be at the core of agility. 

In this episode of Dreams with Deadlines, Jenny Herald speaks with Godehard Gerling, Managing Partner at go3consulting in Germany. He’s a consultant and entrepreneur with 20+ years of diverse international management experience with leading brands in PC hardware, consumer electronics, telecoms, as well as internet services, and software.

Listen in to learn about the ongoing digital disruption and how to deal with it effectively through leadership and focus. You will also learn the value of OKRs in getting clear on where you want your organization to be and track the journey in these disruptive times. 

“It takes a couple of things and highly interactive tools to get in a clear flow.” — Godehard [35:19]

Show notes

• [2:47] Godehard on his career background in different big companies before he branched out to consulting.
• [5:54] How the digital space completely disrupts traditional business models in Europe.
• [10:23] Why OKRs are a great addition to agile frameworks to bring the most value in your building process.
• [14:38] Why you should measure and build for the results and not for a backlog of demands. 
• [19:01] How most companies are choosing the safety of traditional business models rather than being agile post-pandemic.
• [25:53] How to speed up your organization by clarifying and overcommunicating goals. 
• [30:48] Flatten the goal structure – ensure everyone from the bottom at the contribution level to the strategic level at the top is working towards the same goal. 
• [37:55] The power of OKRs for management and getting clear on where you want your organization to be.
• [40:49] Godehard answers more quick-fire questions.

Relevant links

• go3consulting
• Ready, set, go: Reinventing the organization for speed in the post-COVID-19 era by Aaron De Smet, Daniel Pacthod, Charlotte Relyea, and Bob Sternfels at McKinsey & Company
• How to Create a Vision Statement in < 45 Minutes by Godehard Gerling
• How to Create a Mission Statement by Godehard Gerling
• Start with Why by Simon Sinek