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Christina Wodtke

Lecturer @ Stanford University

Stanford HCI lecturer and OKR expert. Author of Radical Focus.

β€œOKRs, covering product design, strategic decision-making, and practical product lessons.”

Career History

CompanyRoleYears
Stanford UniversityLecturer (HCI, CS Department)~2016-present
ZyngaGM / Product Lead (Zynga.com platform)~2011-~2013
LinkedInPrincipal Product Manager (Events, Newsfeed)~2009-~2011
MySpaceProduct Lead (Redesign)~2007-~2009
Yahoo!Design Lead~2003-~2007

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β€œThat sounds just fine, although I have to say in the tech industry, it's a little too easy to be clean. Maybe when I'm a emperor for life, that might be my title.”
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The ultimate guide to OKRs | Christina Wodtke (Stanford)

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β€œI've seen so many companies do extremely well with it, and I would say that not all companies will be successful, period. Companies are really successful with it are companies that... I think I can sw...”
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The ultimate guide to OKRs | Christina Wodtke (Stanford)

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β€œYes, thank you for having me on, Lenny.”
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Unorthodox PM wisdom: Automating user insights, unselling job candidates, logging every decision, more | Kevin Yien (Stripe, Square, Mutiny)

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β€œWhat am I doing this week to get to the outcome I really want? Her outcome was to not worry about money and be joyful with what she was doing. And she got that just by every Monday saying, "What the f...”
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The ultimate guide to OKRs | Christina Wodtke (Stanford)

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β€œObjective. My bad. I didn't signal when I turned. No.”
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The ultimate guide to OKRs | Christina Wodtke (Stanford)

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β€œNo. Simple things give you a lot more room to fiddle. And I feel like every time I see people make really complicated methodologies, they get way too caught up in the rules and they don't think about,...”
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The ultimate guide to OKRs | Christina Wodtke (Stanford)

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β€œKeep the meeting level at the right place. I'm sorry, I wandered off in a different direction. I get really nerdy around learning theory.”
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The ultimate guide to OKRs | Christina Wodtke (Stanford)

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β€œAnd it's been translated into eight languages, which is pretty cool.”
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The ultimate guide to OKRs | Christina Wodtke (Stanford)

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β€œWell, Chinese, because it sells like crazy because apparently some Chinese actress said she loved it and then it's been selling bigger there than anywhere else.”
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The ultimate guide to OKRs | Christina Wodtke (Stanford)

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β€œMind blown. Once again, life is always more surprising than anything you can imagine.”
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The ultimate guide to OKRs | Christina Wodtke (Stanford)

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β€œIf you say one tip, you're really holding me down. I would say-”
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The ultimate guide to OKRs | Christina Wodtke (Stanford)

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β€œI had a Minto binge for a little while, but I moved onto other stuff. I do.”
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The ultimate guide to OKRs | Christina Wodtke (Stanford)

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