What 300+ Companies Know About Setting Goals You Don't With Philipp Schett

Philip Shett moved from Germany to Silicon Valley as an innovation scout and discovered something surprising: the biggest difference between companies that execute and companies that don't isn't the ideas, it's how they set goals. He's since helped over 300 organizations implement OKRs, the same framework that unlocked explosive growth at Google and Intel. In this episode, Philip and Jackson break down why revenue goals are actually terrible goals, how involving your team in goal setting creates motivation you can't manufacture, and the one mindset shift that changes everything: goals are not contracts, they're opportunities for learning. 🔔 Subscribe for weekly entrepreneur interviews and real business strategies. 0:00 - Introduction & Philip's journey from Germany to Silicon Valley 4:00 - What Philip discovered: it's not about the ideas, it's about execution 8:00 - OKRs explained simply: objectives, key results, and why they work 12:00 - You can't create motivation, but you can destroy it 16:00 - Why involving your team in goal setting is non-negotiable 20:00 - How transparent goals expose your C players (and empower your A players) 24:00 - Why revenue goals are low energy, and what to set instead 30:00 - The energizing goal vs. the activity goal: a critical difference 36:00 - Jackson's OCRO framework and how it compares to OKRs 42:00 - Impact, outcomes, and the gratitude layer of great goal setting 47:00 - Final wisdom: set goals as opportunities for learning, not contracts #VisionProsLive #OKRs #GoalSetting #PhilipShett #Wave9 #BusinessStrategy #LeadershipDevelopment #EntrepreneurMindset #JacksonCalame #firstclassbusiness