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2 OKR examples for Email Management Team

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What are Email Management Team OKRs?

The Objective and Key Results (OKR) framework is a simple goal-setting methodology that was introduced at Intel by Andy Grove in the 70s. It became popular after John Doerr introduced it to Google in the 90s, and it's now used by teams of all sizes to set and track ambitious goals at scale.

Writing good OKRs can be hard, especially if it's your first time doing it. You'll need to center the focus of your plans around outcomes instead of projects.

We understand that setting OKRs can be challenging, so we have prepared a set of examples tailored for Email Management Team. Take a peek at the templates below to find inspiration and kickstart your goal-setting process.

If you want to learn more about the framework, you can read our OKR guide online.

The best tools for writing perfect Email Management Team OKRs

Here are 2 tools that can help you draft your OKRs in no time.

Tability AI: to generate OKRs based on a prompt

Tability AI allows you to describe your goals in a prompt, and generate a fully editable OKR template in seconds.

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Tability Feedback: to improve existing OKRs

You can use Tability's AI feedback to improve your OKRs if you already have existing goals.

AI feedback for OKRs in Tability

Tability will scan your OKRs and offer different suggestions to improve them. This can range from a small rewrite of a statement to make it clearer to a complete rewrite of the entire OKR.

Email Management Team OKRs examples

We've added many examples of Email Management Team Objectives and Key Results, but we did not stop there. Understanding the difference between OKRs and projects is important, so we also added examples of strategic initiatives that relate to the OKRs.

Hope you'll find this helpful!

OKRs to to significantly declutter my email inbox

  • ObjectiveTo significantly declutter my email inbox
  • KRImplement an efficient system of email categorization to streamline future emails
  • TaskRegularly review and adjust categorization rules
  • TaskResearch and select suitable email categorization software
  • TaskTrain team on proper email tagging and filing
  • KRArchive or delete all emails older than 1 year by mid-quarter
  • TaskDecide between archiving or deleting each email
  • TaskComplete the process by mid-quarter deadline
  • TaskSort emails by date, targeting those older than a year
  • KRReduce email inbox count by 50% using organizing tools by end of the quarter
  • TaskUnsubscribe from unwanted mailing lists
  • TaskDelete unnecessary emails daily
  • TaskOrganize important emails using categorizing tools

OKRs to improve responsiveness to residents' emails

  • ObjectiveImprove responsiveness to residents' emails
  • KRCreate an organized system to track received and replied emails effectively
  • TaskRegularly update and maintain your email tracking system
  • TaskImplement a priority tagging system for urgent mails
  • TaskSetup categorization labels within your email client
  • KRDecrease average email response time to under 24 hours for 90% of emails
  • TaskSchedule dedicated hours for responding to emails
  • TaskSet up notifications to alert on received emails
  • TaskImplement an email management system
  • KRReceive positive feedback on communication from 80% of the residents
  • TaskDraft and distribute clear and concise communication to residents
  • TaskProvide response to feedback and adjust communication methods accordingly
  • TaskRegularly solicit feedback on communication methods

Email Management Team OKR best practices

Generally speaking, your objectives should be ambitious yet achievable, and your key results should be measurable and time-bound (using the SMART framework can be helpful). It is also recommended to list strategic initiatives under your key results, as it'll help you avoid the common mistake of listing projects in your KRs.

Here are a couple of best practices extracted from our OKR implementation guide 👇

Tip #1: Limit the number of key results

The #1 role of OKRs is to help you and your team focus on what really matters. Business-as-usual activities will still be happening, but you do not need to track your entire roadmap in the OKRs.

We recommend having 3-4 objectives, and 3-4 key results per objective. A platform like Tability can run audits on your data to help you identify the plans that have too many goals.

Tip #2: Commit to weekly OKR check-ins

Don't fall into the set-and-forget trap. It is important to adopt a weekly check-in process to get the full value of your OKRs and make your strategy agile – otherwise this is nothing more than a reporting exercise.

Being able to see trends for your key results will also keep yourself honest.

Tip #3: No more than 2 yellow statuses in a row

Yes, this is another tip for goal-tracking instead of goal-setting (but you'll get plenty of OKR examples above). But, once you have your goals defined, it will be your ability to keep the right sense of urgency that will make the difference.

As a rule of thumb, it's best to avoid having more than 2 yellow/at risk statuses in a row.

Make a call on the 3rd update. You should be either back on track, or off track. This sounds harsh but it's the best way to signal risks early enough to fix things.

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AI feedback for OKRs in Tability

Quarterly OKRs should have weekly updates to get all the benefits from the framework. Reviewing progress periodically has several advantages:

Spreadsheets are enough to get started. Then, once you need to scale you can use Tability to save time with automated OKR dashboards, data connectors, and actionable insights.

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More Email Management Team OKR templates

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