OKR consulting in Germany
OKR consulting in Germany that starts with your strategy
OKRs lose their pull when the goals float free of the strategy. We start one step earlier: your leadership team agrees on 3–5 must-win battles, turns them into company OKRs and builds the quarterly rhythm that keeps them alive. Hamburg-based, on site across Germany and the rest of Europe, in English or German.
What you get
How we work
Strategy first, then OKRs, then the rhythm
Four steps, each with a clear result. The order matters: teams write better OKRs once they know which battles the company has chosen.
Step 1 · Strategy
3–5 must-win battles
A workshop with your leadership team: a shared view of today, success in one, two and three years, and the few battles that close the gap. The strategy workshop →
Step 2 · Company OKRs
Battles become OKRs
Each battle turns into an Objective with two to four measurable Key Results, a baseline, a target and one owner.
Step 3 · Team OKRs
Teams take ownership
Teams draft their own OKRs against the company set. One alignment session clears overlaps, gaps and dependencies.
Step 4 · Rhythm
The quarter holds
Weekly check-ins, a mid-quarter review, an end-of-quarter review and the next planning. We facilitate the first two cycles, then your team takes over.
Where to start
Three ways to start with OKRs
Most companies in Germany start with the leadership team. Pick the format that fits your calendar; we adapt the agenda in a prep session.
OKR strategy workshop
Two days on site. Day one sets the direction and the must-win battles, day two writes the company OKRs. See the two-day format →
Rapid strategy workshop
The same logic in four sessions of three hours, remote or on site, for teams that cannot leave for two days. See the four sessions →
OKR introduction over two cycles
Strategy, company OKRs, team OKRs and the quarterly rhythm, with us in the room until your people run it on their own. Talk to us →
Across Germany
OKR consulting from Hamburg to Munich
We are based in Hamburg and work wherever your leadership team meets: at your headquarters, at an offsite venue or online. Many of our clients lead international teams from Germany, so we run the room in English or German and switch when it helps.
Owner-led companies
Short decision paths are a gift for OKRs. We keep the setup lean: few Objectives, a simple tool and a rhythm that fits into the meetings you already have.
Scale-ups
New teams join every quarter. OKRs give them one direction and make priorities visible without adding another management layer.
Divisions of larger groups
Your unit needs its own focus inside the group strategy. We translate group targets into OKRs your teams can own.
Also: OKR consulting Amsterdam · OKR consulting Zurich · OKR consulting Vienna
Who you work with
Senior partners, one in the lead and one challenging
One of us runs the process, the other works the content with your team. Both have sat on the client side of strategy and on the facilitator side of more than a thousand workshops.
Joern Steinz
Partner · Strategy execution and OKRs
Facilitating leadership teams since 2014, more than 60 OKR engagements and over 1.000 workshops. Formerly a consultant at Accenture and in corporate development at XING. MBA, EADA Business School Barcelona.
Oliver Pasdzior
Partner · Strategy and leadership
Over 15 years in corporate development and strategy execution, formerly an executive at major corporations. Leads growth, efficiency and change initiatives with analytical clarity and a pragmatic feel for the people side.
Strategy and OKR work we have done with the leadership teams of
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Questions
Questions about OKR consulting in Germany
What does an OKR consultant do?
We help your leadership team decide what matters most, write measurable Objectives and Key Results for it, and set up the check-ins and reviews that keep them alive. We facilitate the key sessions and coach the people who will run OKRs after us.
How long does an OKR introduction take?
Plan for two quarters. The first quarter covers strategy, company OKRs and the first team OKRs; the second cycle makes the rhythm stick. A single strategy workshop takes two days.
Do you work on site in our city?
Yes. We are based in Hamburg and come to your office or offsite venue anywhere in Germany. Check-ins and reviews can also run online.
In which language do you work?
In English or German, whichever your team works in. Materials follow the language of the room.
Should OKRs be linked to bonuses?
We advise against it. Once pay depends on hitting a Key Result, teams set safe targets and the ambition disappears. Keep OKRs for focus and learning, and reward performance through your existing reviews.
What does OKR consulting cost?
It depends on the size of your team and the format. After a 30-minute call you receive a written proposal with a clear scope.
OKR stands for Objectives and Key Results. The three horizons of growth go back to Baghai, Coley and White (The Alchemy of Growth, 1999). 3 Horizons is a registered trade mark of third parties in the EU and the UK; Stryke Consulting is not affiliated with them, with the authors or with McKinsey & Company.
Next step
Let’s talk about OKRs for your company
In 30 minutes we find out where you stand, which format fits and what the first quarter could look like.
Write to ushello@stryke-consulting.com · 0049 175 566 4329 · Hamburg
Strategy development and execution · Hamburg