Cansel Sorgens
Speaker
Cansel Sörgens brings over 15 years of experience in leading strategic, cross-departmental projects and driving Agile Transformations.
As Executive Coach and Organisational Development Strategist, she supports companies of all sizes across diverse industries.
Cansel’s expertise is particularly strong in Adaptive Strategy Development, outcome focussed OKRs, and fostering cross-department collaboration with her model “Solar System”. She shares her knowledge as an international speaker, author, and founder of OKR Lean Coffee.
Topic:
From Strategy to Results: Making OKRs Work in the Real World
Language: English 
OKRs promise alignment, focus, and impact. But too often, teams hit roadblocks early on. Enthusiasm fades. And the framework gets blamed. But let’s be honest – it’s not the OKRs. It’s how we use them. Because theory is nice, but practice is messy.
Most OKR trainings stop at the “what” and “why.” But when it’s time to implement OKRs inside your organization, reality kicks in: hierarchy, silos, team dynamics, conflicting goals.
In this talk, I’ll share lessons from 35+ OKR implementations across industries. The patterns that derail OKRs. The shortcuts that backfire. And the simple shifts that help teams get back on track.
You’ll learn:
- What outcome-oriented OKRs look like (vs. to-do lists or KPIs).
- Why cascading OKRs often kills creativity and speed. – How to build “aligned autonomy”.
- How to roll out OKRs iteratively – not in one big bang.
- The roles and rituals that support real OKR adoption.
- How OKRs turn strategy into something teams can inspect and adapt
This session is for you if:
- You’re new to OKRs and unsure how to start.
- You’ve tried OKRs, but they haven’t stuck.
- You’re scaling OKRs, and it’s getting too heavy.
- Or you’re simply asking: why isn’t this working for us?
Let’s make OKRs work in the real world – not just on slides.