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Extreme Clarity

Bharath Oruganti, EVP at Q2 Inc, has a real drive for leadership excellence. Changing his management model and cadence, he's eliminated any confusion about the strategic priorities, simplified work for his team, and ensures he spots risks to those priorities in less than a week to maximize his outcomes. Hear his leadership epiphany and the high functioning operating rhythm that is propelling his organization's success.

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About Bharath Oruganti
As executive vice president, Bharath leads Q2's global support and technical account management teams. He offers a wealth of experience to Q2, having served in executive leadership and advisory roles at a number of organizations including ShoreTel, Inc., Encore Media Metrics, and Deloitte Consulting LLP. At Deloitte, Bharath served several financial institutions in the areas of growth strategy, customer analytics, and service differentiation. His wide array of experience spans corporate strategy, business development, product, management, customer lifecycle operations, and global service delivery.

He holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Kentucky and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin, where he graduated with highest honors as a Kozmetsky Scholar.

About Deidre Paknad
Deidre Paknad has founded and led three tech startups, acquired companies and been acquired, and led a high-growth business as an executive at IBM for several years; this affords her a unique perspective on using both speed and scale to drive growth. In her role as CEO at WorkBoard, she works with senior leadership teams at some of the world’s largest companies to clarify, align, and drive strategic priorities with greater speed and agility. She is a frequent speaker on Outcome Mindset™ and tapping into ambition.

Deidre has over a dozen patents and has twice been inducted into the Smithsonian Institution for innovation. Goldman Sachs named her one of the 100 most intriguing entrepreneurs of 2019. Deidre hosts The OKR Podcast, which focuses on accelerating outcomes and fostering an outcomes culture.

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