In this episode, John Glander, Senior VP at JPMorgan Chase, and Duncan Hawksbee, Director of Strategic Execution at Trimble, sit down with WorkBoard CEO Deidre Paknad for a conversation before a live audience of strategy execution professionals at the Accelerate 2023 conference. Both share their organizations' very different OKR journeys and the profound insights they've gained on how to improve enterprise strategy execution. Their wide-ranging conversation covers why focus makes all the difference for a successful program, how one CEO's "rule of 3" made focus possible, and why leaders must adopt new strategy execution tactics before asking others to do so.
John Glander is a senior execution leader and SVP at JP Morgan Chase, where he drives change management and strategy alignment across high-stakes banking ops. He models behaviors that stick, embedding OKRs to cut through complexity and rally teams on what matters most.
He was a WorkBoard Accelerate speaker in 2023, championing leader-led transformation—replacing vague priorities with clear operational rhythms that accelerate decisions and outcomes in finance's regulated pressure cooker.
Duncan Hawksbee is a 29-year veteran and Director of Strategic Execution at Trimble, owning the company's OKR program and coaching leadership on ruthless alignment across construction, geospatial, and transportation tech.
He volunteered mid-2023 to rescue the initiative, building a Results Management Office that replaced spreadsheets with a "source of truth"—driving CEO visibility, quarterly cadences, and accountability that coalesces strategy, M&A, and peak performance.
Through steering committees and community-building, he turned fragmented priorities into a golden thread, embedding learning cycles that keep Trimble's global teams locked on execution amid relentless innovation.
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.