OKRmentors Partners with FOCUS RH Group to Advance Strategy Execution and Leadership Excellence Across Africa
The partnership combines OKRmentors’ global OKR certification standard with FOCUS RH’s deep African leadership expertise to help organizations translate purpose into measurable performance.
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire | December 15, 2025 — OKRmentors, the global authority and certification standard for Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), today announced a strategic partnership with FOCUS RH Group, a leading human capital consulting and leadership development firm operating across West and Central Africa.
This partnership marks a significant step in expanding professional OKR capability across the African continent. By combining OKRmentors’ globally recognized methodology, expert ecosystem, and certification programs with FOCUS RH’s deep contextual understanding of African leadership, culture, and organizational transformation, the collaboration aims to help organizations move from vision to disciplined execution with clarity, alignment, and accountability.
For more than 17 years, FOCUS RH has supported African organizations in unlocking human and organizational potential through leadership transformation, strategy execution, and innovative learning experiences. Together, OKRmentors and FOCUS RH will enable leaders to adopt OKRs not as a mechanical goal-setting tool, but as a shared language for strategic focus, ownership, and measurable impact.
Market context
Across Africa, organizations are navigating rapid growth, digital transformation, and increasing competitive pressure while managing complex social and economic realities. Yet globally, studies consistently show that more than 60% of strategies fail during execution, often due to misalignment, lack of focus, and weak accountability mechanisms.
As African enterprises scale and professionalize, the demand for robust strategy execution frameworks is accelerating. OKRs are increasingly recognized as a critical lever to align leadership teams, empower employees, and ensure that strategic ambition translates into tangible outcomes. This partnership responds to that momentum by bringing a structured, globally proven execution framework into the African leadership context — adapted with cultural relevance and practical application.
Partnership details
Through this collaboration, OKRmentors contributes its world-class OKR methodology, globally recognized certification ecosystem, and access to an international network of senior OKR practitioners. OKRmentors is widely trusted by organizations worldwide as the reference authority for professional OKR implementation and scalable strategy execution.
FOCUS RH Group brings deep expertise in human capital development, leadership transformation, behavioral science, coaching, and experiential learning. Known for its holistic and innovative approach, FOCUS RH integrates gamification and behavioral insights to create sustainable organizational change, grounded in African business realities and leadership dynamics.
What makes this partnership distinctive is its shared philosophy: OKRs are not merely a performance system, but a language of transformation. By bridging global best practices with local excellence, OKRmentors and FOCUS RH are enabling African leaders to implement OKRs with meaning, agility, and measurable results.
The collaboration will initially focus on delivering OKR training and certification programs for leaders, managers, and internal champions, embedded within broader leadership and transformation journeys led by FOCUS RH.
Executive perspectives
“At FOCUS RH, we don’t just train — we transform,” said Raphael Tchomnou Ngantchop, CEO of FOCUS RH Group. “Partnering with OKRmentors allows us to blend our African leadership experience with a world-class performance methodology. Together, we’re equipping leaders to turn purpose into progress and ambition into achievement.”
“Africa is one of the most dynamic and fast-evolving leadership landscapes in the world,” said Elie Casamitjana, CEO of OKRmentors. “FOCUS RH brings deep credibility, cultural insight, and a transformative approach to leadership development. This partnership reflects our belief that excellence in strategy execution requires both global rigor and local intelligence — and together, we are setting a new benchmark for OKR adoption across the continent.”
What’s next
Starting in 2026, organizations across West and Central Africa will gain access to joint OKR programs combining OKRmentors’ certifications with FOCUS RH’s leadership and transformation expertise. These offerings will support executives, leadership teams, and OKR Champions in building execution capability while driving real organizational impact.
Organizations interested in strengthening strategic alignment, accountability, and execution excellence through OKRs can engage with FOCUS RH or OKRmentors to explore upcoming programs and certifications.
About OKRmentors
OKRmentors is the global authority on Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) and strategy execution. With the strongest international network of senior OKR experts and a globally recognized certification ecosystem, OKRmentors sets the gold standard for professional OKR adoption. The organization helps leaders and teams worldwide turn strategy into measurable outcomes through rigor, alignment, and execution excellence.
About FOCUS RH Group
FOCUS RH Group is a leading human capital consulting and leadership development firm headquartered in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, with offices in Douala and Cotonou. For over 17 years, FOCUS RH has supported African organizations in unlocking human and organizational potential through strategy execution, leadership transformation, and innovative learning experiences. Its purpose is clear: transform Africa by transforming people and organizations.