Many teams work hard, but:
Goals keep shifting and priorities feel unclear
Collaboration stalls – silos, friction, or too many meetings
Legacy systems, technical debt, or incidents drain energy
Teams are firefighting and quality keeps dropping
You’ve introduced new tools or frameworks… but nothing really changes
Sound familiar?
I help teams and leaders cut through the noise, find clarity, and take practical steps that actually stick.
Through Moving the Needle Workshops, I help:
Leadership teams align on what truly matters and remove blockers for their people
Scale-ups & digital product teams regain focus as they grow and chaos sets in
Technical teams simplify complex problems and improve quality under pressure
No long consulting projects. No endless reports. Just focused, practical interventions that create visible progress.
After just one day, your team will have:
Clear insights into the real core problems
A shared understanding of where to go and how to get there
Three concrete improvements they can start implementing tomorrow
Renewed energy and ownership
A simple path to maintain momentum without heavy processes
I’m Bart den Haak, author of Moving the Needle with Lean OKRs and 25-year background in Software Engineering and Business Management. I’ve helped fortune 500 execs, scale-ups, and technical teams improve goals, behavior, and collaboration for years—not by adding more tools or frameworks, but by focusing on small, meaningful changes that make a real difference.
Book a free
20-min call
Let’s get to know each other and see if we are a good fit.
Pick a date for the workshop
One day, on-site.
Leave with clarity and immediate next steps
No fluff, no heavy follow-up needed
AI, growing complexity, legacy systems, and staff turnover all add pressure.
However, in the end, teams are composed of people. And people need clarity, focus, and better ways of working together.
That’s what we’ll unlock.
“With Moving the Needle, we created hyper focus and it has delivered huge value to our organization. And this counts for our XP training, too. We’re already seeing good results with increased efficiency within those teams. Most importantly, collaboration has increased which is leading to more confidence in our most ambitious targets.“
“At Harver, Bart coached managers and teams alike to help them think innovatively about how they practice agile development and form new habits…[]“
“We recently introduced OKRs to support our new strategy. Bart helped us introducing OKRs, the creation of our BHAG and define the company and team OKRs.“
Next to development Bart has introduced the principles of OKR’s at the business level. Knowledgeable guy, highly recommended.
I always start with a free 20‑minute discovery call to determine if there’s a good fit.
If it makes sense, we will schedule a one‑day workshop for your team or leadership group. After the workshop, you decide whether you want to continue on your own or add light follow‑up sessions to keep the momentum going.
I’ve seen the best results when teams adopt new behaviors and simple, focused practices. That’s why my approach is designed to be practical, easy to implement, and free of unnecessary complexity—so you can move the needle without heavy consulting projects.
Bold goals aren’t about making grand statements or chasing vanity metrics.
For me, bold goals are the small, focused commitments that actually move the needle—the kind of goals that:
Create clarity instead of confusion
Spark the right behaviors in teams
Build momentum without adding complexity
I’ve written extensively about this in Moving the Needle with Lean OKRs and created a few free resources to help you get started.
Find out useful templates, examples, guides and a free OKR course.
Learn about goal setting, changing behaviour and metrics.
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