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Publications

Forbes Feb 2018

In dynamic markets, velocity is a competitive advantage. Today, an organization's Velocity Quotient (VQ) is as important as its intelligence quotient (IQ). It's not enough to assemble the smartest people; to succeed, teams must learn, respond and deliver strategic outcomes faster than traditional competitors and new disruptive players.
So, what is VQ? It's a term we coined to measure and compare the time and resources needed to achieve desired results. It’s one of the most important and…
In dynamic markets, velocity is a competitive advantage. Today, an organization's Velocity Quotient (VQ) is as important as its intelligence quotient (IQ). It's not enough to assemble the smartest people; to succeed, teams must learn, respond and deliver strategic outcomes faster than traditional competitors and new disruptive players.
So, what is VQ? It's a term we coined to measure and compare the time and resources needed to achieve desired results. It’s one of the most important and least understood measures of success. Organizations with a high VQ do more with less, while their competitors do less with more.
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Amazon Digital Services LLC February 7, 2016

The original and seminal book on OKRs by Christina Wodtke. In the first half of the book, Wodtke tells the story of a start up that can't get out of its own way as it burns through its cash and where OKRs provide much-needed focus. In the second half of the book, Wodtke includes *how* to implement OKRs and Paknad contributes a chapter on how to apply them in larger enterprises.
Wodtke pulls from her experience with Silicon Valley's hottest companies to teach practical insights on…
The original and seminal book on OKRs by Christina Wodtke. In the first half of the book, Wodtke tells the story of a start up that can't get out of its own way as it burns through its cash and where OKRs provide much-needed focus. In the second half of the book, Wodtke includes *how* to implement OKRs and Paknad contributes a chapter on how to apply them in larger enterprises.
Wodtke pulls from her experience with Silicon Valley's hottest companies to teach practical insights on goal setting in fable form. How do you inspire a diverse team to work together, going all out in pursuit of a single, challenging goal? How do you stay motivated despite setbacks and failures? As you see through Hanna and Jack's story, it's about creating a framework for regular check-ins, key results, and most of all, the beauty of a good fail. Paknad pulls from her experience as startup founder and executive at large enterprises like IBM.
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Patents

Issued September 30, 2008 US 8204869

Issued June 30, 2008 US 7792945

Issued June 27, 2008 US 20090327021

Issued September 14, 2007 US 20090132262

Issued May 24, 2007 US 7895229

Issued August 16, 2006 US 8131719

Filed September 1, 2013 US US920130122

Method and capability to project freed up storage capacity and corresponding cost reduction from various governance actions (transactions) to reduce capacity consumption
Other inventors

Filed September 28, 2010 US 20110153579

Filed August 17, 2009 US 20110040600

Filed June 26, 2008 US 20080294492

Filed August 29, 2006 US 20120150906

Filed August 16, 2006 US 20110173033

US US20090286219 A1

US 8275720

US US 20100017239 A1

Honors & Awards

The Great Entrepreneurs

Dec 2024

Deloitte

Feb 2022
WorkBoard ranked 162 on Deloitte's 500 fastest growing companies, having posted 900% growth over 3 years.

Inc magazine

2022
Ranked #58 on Inc's fastest growing software companies 2022 and #532 on the overall Inc 5000 list

Goldman Sachs Builders & Innovators

Oct 2019
Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) is recognizing WorkBoard CEO and co-founder Deidre Paknad as one of the 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs of 2019 at its Builders + Innovators Summit in Santa Barbara, California. “True innovation is built from a diversity of perspectives and experiences,” said David M. Solomon, Chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs. “Our Builders + Innovators Summit brings together a collective of impressive future leaders who are striving to drive meaningful change. For 150 years…
Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) is recognizing WorkBoard CEO and co-founder Deidre Paknad as one of the 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs of 2019 at its Builders + Innovators Summit in Santa Barbara, California. “True innovation is built from a diversity of perspectives and experiences,” said David M. Solomon, Chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs. “Our Builders + Innovators Summit brings together a collective of impressive future leaders who are striving to drive meaningful change. For 150 years, Goldman Sachs has supported entrepreneurs as they launch and grow their businesses. That’s why we are pleased to recognize Deidre as one of the most intriguing entrepreneurs of 2019.”

Smithsonian Institution

2000
The Computer World Smithsonian Awards (CWSA) brought together the Chairmen of Chief Executive Officers of the world's foremost information technology companies with the world's leading universities, libraries and research institutions to document a revolution in progress—the global information technology revolution. The program identified men, women, organizations and institutions leading the technology revolution and asked them to contribute case studies. Collection consists of case studies…
The Computer World Smithsonian Awards (CWSA) brought together the Chairmen of Chief Executive Officers of the world's foremost information technology companies with the world's leading universities, libraries and research institutions to document a revolution in progress—the global information technology revolution. The program identified men, women, organizations and institutions leading the technology revolution and asked them to contribute case studies. Collection consists of case studies which include questionnaires, essays, oral histories, conference proceedings, publications, video tapes, photographs, slides, software, and product samples about each project.
An important part of the award process was that nominees actively created the permanent record of their work, for inclusion in the permanent CWSA archives at the Smithsonian. https://sova.si.edu/record/NMAH.AC.0425

Smithsonian Institution

1999
The Computer World Smithsonian Awards (CWSA) brought together the Chairmen of Chief Executive Officers of the world's foremost information technology companies with the world's leading universities, libraries and research institutions to document a revolution in progress—the global information technology revolution. The program identified men, women, organizations and institutions leading the technology revolution and asked them to contribute case studies. Collection consists of case studies…
The Computer World Smithsonian Awards (CWSA) brought together the Chairmen of Chief Executive Officers of the world's foremost information technology companies with the world's leading universities, libraries and research institutions to document a revolution in progress—the global information technology revolution. The program identified men, women, organizations and institutions leading the technology revolution and asked them to contribute case studies. Collection consists of case studies which include questionnaires, essays, oral histories, conference proceedings, publications, video tapes, photographs, slides, software, and product samples about each project.
An important part of the award process was that nominees actively created the permanent record of their work, for inclusion in the permanent CWSA archives at the Smithsonian. https://sova.si.edu/record/NMAH.AC.0425

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