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.
Brianna Ringen is aOperations Manager for NGV IT&D at National Grid, where she creates a single "source of truth" for strategy execution across global IT and digital ops.
As former Director of Performance Management, she embedded OKRs and real-time alignment tools to replace spreadsheets, slashing confusion and accelerating decisions in a massive utility facing net-zero pressures.
A sustainability advocate with small-business roots and farm-life grit, she champions resiliency, change management, and value-driving cultures that link daily work to enterprise outcomes.
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.