HANDS ON OKR IMPLEMENTATIONS THAT PRODUCE RESULTS IN 90 DAYS
Wave Nine’s OKR consulting for medium and large organizations across industries will help you launch or revamp your organization’s OKR process - and have it actually produce measurable results.
The proven approach for leaders at:
OUR OKR SERVICE OPTIONS
More than just OKR consulting
OKR Implementation
Hands-on process design and consulting to drive the adoption of new, or improved, OKR processes.
OKR Setting Workshop
Live coaching and collaborative co-writing sessions for executive and team OKRs.
OKR Training
Live and on-demand OKR courses for beginners and experienced practitioners.
OKR Software Rollouts
Setup and adoption of WorkBoard (bundled with our services) for organizations of all sizes.
OUR HANDS-ON CONSULTING APPROACH INCLUDES:
Organization's that win with OKRs adapt the OKR process to their own needs. No one wins by copying Google's OKR process.
Wave Nine's OKR Consulting develops the custom OKR parameters and guidelines for your organization, that ensure the OKR process fits specifically to your culture, operating structure, industry and business.
“With Wave Nine, every aspect of the implementation had a customized approach. They went out of their way to understand our business needs, landscape, and strategy.”
Agnieszka Hyla
Talent Development Head
Build an in-house community of OKR experts: Certified OKR Coaches.Specifically trained and certified OKR Coaches create the community of OKR champions that is needed to provide long-term success, focus and engagement to your OKR process.
Wave Nine trains and certifies your OKR Coaches and enables the community to drive the OKR process from within your organizations - so that you don't build a dependency on outside consulting.
“Wave Nine’s coaching got everyone up to speed quickly so they could support their business unit in every way possible.”
Nick Sullivan
GM | Strategy | KiwiBank
Enabling lasting change through OKRs means embedding OKRs deeply into the culture and habits of your organization. After 250+ OKR implementations, we know how critical it is to deploy the necessary change management practices to make your OKR proces sticky.
That's why Wave Nine co-creates the change story for you (The "Why"), facilitates executive communication and success celebrations, and manages the end-to-end communication and change strategy for your OKR implementation.
“Wave Nine’s approach did a lot for me in terms of my own professional growth. I now fully grasp the level of communication required in a large scale change management initiative.”
LU AL-NSOUR
Chief of Staff | Obagi
To provide effective training for OKRs is to understand how your various stakeholders use and benefit from OKRs differently. We have developed and apply the necessary OKR basics to everyone in the organization, to enable OKRs to work as a "shared language of success".
Specifically for leaders, coaches, managers and individuals we teach the critical OKR behaviors (Results Rituals), to make sure everyone clearly knows how to use OKRs in their day-to-day.
“The Wave Nine team was very patient during the training process for both the executives and the company as a whole. They did their homework, learned about our challenges, and came prepared.”
ISHAN GUPTA
Senior Vice President Operations | Tala
Writing high-quality OKRs that actually reflect the real priorities of your business requires skill and experience.
Wave Nine's experienced OKR consultants help your teams write meaningful, aligned, and outcome focused OKRs from the get go through our facilitated OKR setting workshops. In these workshops, we work with your leadership and other teams to co-create OKRs in facilitated OKR writing sessions.
“After working with Wave Nine to define our OKRs, we now know where the bus is headed and when it will be there.”
JEREMIAH AJA
Senior Vice President Operations | Wellness Together
Wave Nine helps organizations kick-start, relaunch, or improve new or existing OKR programs. It is our job to make you self-sufficient in running an impactful OKR program . Yet, we remain partners to advise and support your OKR process where needed. As part of that, we always provide tailored recommendations, next steps and roadmaps to take your OKR program to the next level and scale it out for success.
Your Scaling Roadmap provides detailed steps and recommendations for you to continuously run and improve your OKR process.
“Wave Nine was available whenever we needed them, and that made them different from a typical implementation partner.”
LARRY STANFORD
VP Operations | GetSetUp
Running an OKR process on Excel Sheets is often painful and requires too much administrative work. Alignment, reporting, OKR insights and the tracking of required work is often spread across different systems and transparency can be tricky to manage.
That's why we've been partnering with WorkBoard for over 9 years to provide the best-in-class OKR and strategy execution platform for your customers. Workboard.com is the leading software to create, track, align, report on and achieve ORKs and combines strategy, OKR, meeting, report, and work management to ensure you automatically receive the right OKR insights at the right time, and can spend your time working on the biggest priorities of your business - instead of following up on KR updates and reports manually.
Integrating WorkBoard is an optional offer. We also work with organizations using Excel or Google or other sheets.
“Wave Nine were knowledgeable about the OKR method in general, as well as implementing OKRs through WorkBoard.”
JONAS PAUL SCHREIBER
VP Strategic Infrastructure | Wandelbots
Work with Wave Nine to embed OKRs into your organizations with transparency, alignment and accountability
Transparency
Keep a constant pulse on the business and clarify priorities.
The entire organization has visibility into long-term goals and ongoing progress.
Spot risks and bottlenecks early on.
“Within 6 weeks, I’ve had a level of visibility into my organization that I haven’t had in 10 years. I can see the work that’s being done, and how that work is leading to outcomes.”
Alignment
The organization becomes aligned both vertically and horizontally.
Everyone understands how their work impacts the strategy.
Easily identify and track dependencies.
“Obagi is a very ambitious organization. The OKR program put us in the same boat rowing in the same direction. We have achieved a new level of focus as a team.”
Transparency
There’s clear ownership for outcomes and actions.
OKR habits drive ownership in meetings, business reviews and 1:1s.
Everyone is inspired and motivated to do their best work.
Wake up any employee in the middle of the night and ask to identify the company’s priorities and how their work contributes to them. I believe that’s something we achieved.”
THE WAVE NINE DIFFERENCE
Launch fast within 1-4 weeks.
Resources to work with large-scale enterprises: Easily scale into 1000+ employees/quarter.
Experience in global markets: 30+ countries, 20+ industries.
Active, company-wide approach: We engage with the entire org, not just execs.
TESTIMONIALS
Our clients achieve unparalleled transparency, alignment, and accountability
Wave Nine helped them execute their strategies and transform their business in ways they had never considered possible.
“Very helpful OKR program - helped me as an OKR coach despite the challenges with current culture on lean and SMART personal objectives.”
“One of the business challenges we faced was achieving clear visibility around what others were doing, both within and between each business unit. We needed the right tool to track what they were doing, why they were doing it, and how the work led to actual outcomes.”
“Obagi is a very ambitious organization; we are executing quickly against many strategic priorities across several differentchannels. The OKR program put us in thesame boat rowing in the same direction. We have achieved a new level of focus as a team.”
“We were total beginners when it came to OKRs. Wave Nine were knowledgeable about the OKR method in general, as well as implementing OKRs through WorkBoard. That was our first impression of them, and they really delivered in the end.”
“The implementation of WorkBoard has improved transparency and communication between functional teams across several countries, as well as helped with strict deadlines for assigned tasks. The Wave Nine team has helped a lot – from defining strategic tasks to successfully integrating a system for tracking goals and tasks.”
“Wave Nine was really helpful, making themselves available at any hour, which was especially important given the time difference. From the start, we felt like Wave Nine was a real partner.”
“I was impressed by the Wave Nine team’s engagement from the start. They were highly responsive, and they worked to understand our business. They came to serve as an extension of our company, making sure we were doing everything right as we streamlined our implementation.”
“I would like to take this opportunity to thank the whole team for their great efforts and support to KFAS. Wave Nine has been brilliant throughout - we couldn't have asked for more from you. We will definitely keep you in mind as a partner in the future!”
“Wave Nine went above and beyond the requirements set in our contract. They were available 24/7, and the 260 employees who dealt with them were on a first-name basis with the Wave Nine team members.”
“Wave Nine really helped us understand the 'real-world' potential of OKRs and enabled us to build and embed them successfully into the commercial organization. The insights they shared in leading us through the cycle has really driven a change in how we prioritize and enabled us to establish a very productive new operating rhythm.”
“Wave Nine helped us on a fundamental strategic level, trying to decide between a general North Star OKR and a very specific one. Once we decided to choose the laser-focus approach, Wave Nine helped us choose the right laser focus of MIG/MAG arc welding. That really helped us in our implementation.”
“Embedding their experts into our teams has accelerated the OKR rollout throughout the organization, and we have achieved greater focus and results. We really appreciate the support of Wave Nine and would recommend them to organizations looking to kick-start their OKR initiatives.”
“I have been using OKRs for years and still learned a lot. Going back to basics and first principles was super useful. I will be recommending that my team members all go to Wave Nine for coaching and training.”
“The Wave Nine team was very patient during the training process for both the executives and the company as a whole. They did their homework, learned about our challenges, and came prepared. They worked well with our teams to create a highly-collaborative OKR strategy.”
“Working with Wave Nine was a great experience. They were conscious of the challenges we faced, coming up with ideas and solutions to address them proactively.”
“One of the reasons we had such a successful adoption is that we had this guided approach from Wave Nine on how to structure meetings, how to set up OKRs, and how to use the tools to get the data and define the different metrics.”
“We were expanding and transitioning leadership to a new generation, a process that involves a lot of emotions that need to be navigated with gentle hands. OKRs made sure everyone was swimming in the same direction, and Wave Nine’s leadership coaching was transformative.”
“After working with Wave Nine to define our OKRs, we now know where the bus is headed and when it will be there. Everyone feels more at ease now that they are after a common goal.”
“Wave Nine’s staff was amazing and super accessible. They were always willing to roll up their sleeves and have a conservation. They were ‘all in’ on our success.”
"I highly recommend that any organization work with Wave Nine. Their professionalism, availability, and communication have been excellent. Implementing an OKR program with their guidance, and rallying teams behind it, can significantly benefit any organization."
"Wave Nine’s dedication was amazing. We really didn’t want to bring in a company that would just hand us some templates and call it a day. With Wave Nine, every aspect of the implementation had a customized approach. They went out of their way to understand our business needs, landscape, and strategy."
“Our Wave Nine consultant was excellent. He gave us really good training around OKRs, and he helped us focus our minds so we could build high-quality OKRs.”
"Wave Nine’s consultants are very good at finding solutions, and working with Caroline increased my ability to message the importance of OKRs throughout the organization. She helped us increase our staff’s WorkBoard skillset."
"We have two remarkable coaches in Philipp and Johannes, who walked us hand-in-hand through our adoption. Whether it meant working with the C-Suite or with individual managers, they rolled up their sleeves and did what it took to get us to the next level of OKR maturity."
THE PROBLEM MOST ORGANIZATIONS ARE FACING
Most operational processes don’t enable impactful strategy execution
Executives truggle to communicate strategy, mobilize people, and get visibility on outcomes.
Managers attempt to translate the strategy to teams and coach them, but managing, measuring and reporting takes forever.
Individuals can’t connect their performance with company performance. Skills aren’t built and important outcomes are left in the dust.
SUCCESS STORIES
You need OKR Consultants with a proven track record
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Driving Focus and Strategic Clarity Across a Transformed Organization
How OBAGI rolled out a company-wide OKR program in just two weeks, aligning new leadership, enhancing strategic clarity, and accelerating execution with Wave Nine’s structured and pragmatic approach.
From Impressive Growth to Market-Leading Results
How a comprehensive OKR implementation improved alignment and focus, culminating in the most successful financial results in Kiwibank's history.
THE PROCESS
What you can expect from Wave Nine's OKR consulting
SETUP
You gain a clear understanding of your OKR and strategy execution maturity.
Wave Nine establishes a dedicated program team, an OKR playbook, and a well-defined timeline to share with your colleagues.
There’s a well-structured communication plan to effectively manage organizational change.
Optional: WorkBoard is set up and configured to your company’s specs.
Launch
The process is officially launched, generating excitement and building momentum.
Wave Nine certifies internal OKR coaches that will facilitate the scaling of the program.
All employees undergo OKR training and possess a clear understanding of how to set and achieve them.
Optional: All core integrations are set up for WorkBoard, and all employees are trained.
OKR cycle
Wave Nine sets OKRs with executives and teams that are aligned with the strategy.
You have real-time visibility into OKR progress and risks, letting you optimize resource allocation accordingly.
Teams follow a routine of setting, reviewing, and resetting OKRs, increasing your organization’s pace and strategic agility.
Optional: Teams use WorkBoard to set OKRs, track progress, and report on them with ease.
Mature & scale
Each department, team, and individual are finely tuned to your organization’s goals, resulting in a symphony of efforts.
Teams have clarity on how their work impacts the bigger picture, cultivating engagement and accountability.
The habits instilled during the initial phases are second nature.
Teams operate at an increased pace, not because they’re working harder, but because they’re working smarter.
SO MUCH KNOWLEDGE
We’ve packed all the knowledge and insights our clients apply every day into the Ultimate OKR Toolset
“Very helpful OKR program - helped me as an OKR coach despite the challenges with current culture on lean and SMART personal objectives.”
“One of the business challenges we faced was achieving clear visibility around what others were doing, both within and between each business unit. We needed the right tool to track what they were doing, why they were doing it, and how the work led to actual outcomes.”
“Obagi is a very ambitious organization; we are executing quickly against many strategic priorities across several differentchannels. The OKR program put us in thesame boat rowing in the same direction. We have achieved a new level of focus as a team.”
“We were total beginners when it came to OKRs. Wave Nine were knowledgeable about the OKR method in general, as well as implementing OKRs through WorkBoard. That was our first impression of them, and they really delivered in the end.”
“The implementation of WorkBoard has improved transparency and communication between functional teams across several countries, as well as helped with strict deadlines for assigned tasks. The Wave Nine team has helped a lot – from defining strategic tasks to successfully integrating a system for tracking goals and tasks.”
“Wave Nine was really helpful, making themselves available at any hour, which was especially important given the time difference. From the start, we felt like Wave Nine was a real partner.”
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