Hosted by Deidre Paknad, WorkBoard CEO
Brianna Ringen, Director of Performance Management, Global IT & Digital Business Office at National Grid, sits down with Deidre to discuss how a single source of truth on strategy execution ‘make lives easier’ while increasing accountability, and the best practices National Grid adopted to implement WorkBoard and OKRs, drive fast adoption, and realize value in less than one quarter.
About Brianna Ringen
When not working in her role as Manager, IT Strategy & Planning, Brianna Ringen can be seen taking care of her small farm where she is taking steps to be as carbon neutral as possible. The meat she eats comes directly from her farm or her husband’s larger farm nearby, where its raised on pasture or grass-fed and finished via specific grazing techniques. When she can’t grow and store her own vegetables, she buys locally from small farms whose growing methods she’s familiar with and supports. She’s now looking into using solar solutions to lessen her reliance on fuel, and to buy her first electric vehicle. Brianna also looks for small ways to be impactful, such as buying goods locally, making things herself, eliminating plastic and driving less.
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.