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2 OKR examples for People Management

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What are People Management OKRs?

The OKR acronym stands for Objectives and Key Results. It's a goal-setting framework that was introduced at Intel by Andy Grove in the 70s, and it became popular after John Doerr introduced it to Google in the 90s. OKRs helps teams has a shared language to set ambitious goals and track progress towards them.

Crafting effective OKRs can be challenging, particularly for beginners. Emphasizing outcomes rather than projects should be the core of your planning.

We have a collection of OKRs examples for People Management to give you some inspiration. You can use any of the templates below as a starting point for your OKRs.

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

The best tools for writing perfect People Management 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.

People Management OKRs examples

We've added many examples of People Management 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 enhance the effectiveness of people management practices

  • ObjectiveEnhance the effectiveness of people management practices
  • KRIncrease team productivity by 20% through refined people management practices
  • TaskDevelop communication protocols to streamline information flow
  • TaskIntroduce peer recognition and reward systems
  • TaskImplement weekly team-specific training and skill development sessions
  • KRReduce turnover rate by 15% through improved management strategies
  • TaskImplement comprehensive management training programs
  • TaskFoster a positive and inclusive workplace environment
  • TaskDevelop clear communication channels between staff and management
  • KRImplement feedback collection system for 100% of team members
  • TaskTrain all team members on how to use the feedback system
  • TaskEstablish a regular schedule for feedback collection and review
  • TaskSelect an effective feedback collection tool suitable for the team

OKRs to increase cost management efficiency for people and operations

  • ObjectiveIncrease cost management efficiency for people and operations
  • KRImplement cost tracking system to monitor and analyze spend across departments
  • TaskTrain department heads in cost tracking system usage
  • TaskLaunch system and begin monitoring departmental expenses
  • TaskSelect cost tracking software suitable for our business needs
  • KRTrain managers on cost management best practices to mitigate overspending
  • TaskFollow-up on training effectiveness and changes
  • TaskIdentify experts to guide practice implementation
  • TaskArrange cost management training seminars for managers
  • KRReduce operational costs by 10% through process optimization and automation
  • TaskConduct a thorough assessment of current operational processes
  • TaskImplement process optimization and automation strategies
  • TaskIdentify inefficiencies and areas for automation

People Management 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

Your quarterly OKRs should be tracked weekly if you want to get all the benefits of the OKRs framework. Reviewing progress periodically has several advantages:

We recommend using a spreadsheet for your first OKRs cycle. You'll need to get familiar with the scoring and tracking first. Then, you can scale your OKRs process by using Tability to save time with automated OKR dashboards, data connectors, and actionable insights.

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More People Management OKR templates

We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.

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