Relentlessly human.

We are solving some very big challenges by leveraging the experience of some truly great people, amplified with powerful technology to bring out the best in people & teams. It starts with humanising organisations (yes - it's even in our name 'ohrg') and finishes with achieving game-changing outcomes for people & teams.

Simple & scalable solutions for all team members
Actionable insights which are representative of reality
Relentless focus on achieving game-changing outcomes

Our story.

If 85% of employees globally are disengaged (Gallup), something is foundationally broken. So we took a step back & analysed why, then decided to do something about it. Here are some of the questions we asked ourselves as well as senior leaders from around the world, to tease out the imperfect world of work, and what we can do to improve it.

Why are the majority of development tools only focused on the most senior 5% of team members? ('Leaders') What happens to the other 95% of people?

The primary reason is the direct 'time + cost' involved with traditional development programs and platforms. However, the indirect impact of not investing in awareness & skills development for the 95% severely outweighs the investment in the senior 5% of team members.

Leaders can be at all levels within an organisation. The impact one person can have on the other people they engage with at work is profoundly important, regardless of what level they are within an organisation.

One of the critically important design criteria is to be scalable to 100% of team members (including contractors / freelancers).

Why are teams still using annual performance reviews?

They are primarily individual scorecards for promotions & pay rises, not for developing people & teams. The focus for any Leader should be on building high performing teams which deliver game-changing outcomes. The majority of annual review processes pull teams apart instead of bringing them together.

We decided it was time to change the focus towards building the 'muscles' (skills) which will fuel game-changing outcomes, which will then look great on any performance review.

We work in teams. So why do the majority of existing tools only look at individuals?

The majority of tools to understand people date back to the Industrial Revolution, where the sum of all individual outputs was equal to the collective team output. This is redundant and has been for decades.

CVs, Job Descriptions, Personality Profiles are all static, disconnected & individually focused tools. We decided it was important to connect the dots to empower the outcomes people & teams are seeking.

Leaders can be “responsible” for teams of 100 people, yet there is no way for them to understand how to empower & enable the 100 people?

To go around individually and understand the 100 people on a regular basis would be impossible. There are numerous insights which are missing for Leaders to effectively lead. A lot of the tools in the market are focused on developing the top 5% of people at a company, but what about the other 95% of team members? It's time that leaders had proper visibility into how to fuel game-changing outcomes for their teams.
Note: Measuring lagging indicators like retention or annual engagement surveys is unfortunately too little, too late.

How do we better understand all teams. Projects, taskforces, committees, etc? Org charts cover job titles of functions, but what about the rest?

A team is a group of people who come together to achieve a desired outcome. Org charts reflect reporting lines and job titles, which are mostly irrelevant for high-performing teams. Where are projects, taskforces, committees, agile teams etc. captured?

We have designed a dynamic platform which allows ANY team member to be a part of ANY team. It's a subtle difference, but a very important one.

Why aren’t there ‘real-time’ tools to reduce toxic cultures & toxic work relationships?

With 85% of people not engaged or actively disengaged at work, it's alarming that the go-to tool is to manage reactively to annual reviews, surveys or problem resolution. By that stage it's very difficult to come back from.

We believe seemingly small interactions can either make or break a team, so it's best to understand them early to amplify them in a positive way.

People move from company to company, but their data doesn't. Why can’t people take their data about their development with them?

It is less and less likely that an employee will stay with one company for their entire career. If companies are truly focused on developing their people, it is important that it naturally extends throughout their entire career. Unfortunately the majority of the solutions are not portable. This is why the ohrg platform is available to you regardless of the company you work with.

A team full of humans.

Great things happen when you surround yourself with great people. We pride ourselves on being humble, learning from our mistakes & delivering solutions that bring energy to people & teams all around the world.

Chris Mihos

Founder & CEO

Chris has always been passionate about achieving game-changing outcomes through managing large teams of up to 100 people and +$1 billion companies. His experience covers polar-opposite industries across the last 16+ years, from consulting to Mining & Gas companies in Australia to Head of Strategy for Levi Strauss & Co. in Europe.

Chris is a reformed management consultant who is focused on fuelling high performing outcomes for teams, through positive interactions with powerful technology.

Larissa Anderson

Chief Human Officer

Larissa is an Organisational Psychologist and Leadership Coach with 16+ years of experience in coaching & consulting. Larissa focuses on the human aspect of work - how people engage, self-reflect, grow and develop to become more effective leaders and better performing team members / teams.

Larissa’s doctoral research focused on incivility in the workplace so she is very well versed on what can go wrong, but is more passionate about what can go right!

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