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tability.ioWhat are Skill Improvement 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 Skill Improvement. 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.
Skill Improvement OKRs examples
We've added many examples of Skill Improvement 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 and exemplify effective leadership skills
ObjectiveEnhance and exemplify effective leadership skills
KRLead a team project, achieving goals within outlined budget and time constraints
Regularly monitor progress and adjust strategies if needed- Develop a detailed, efficient budget plan
- Establish clear project objectives and timeline
- KRGather 360° feedback from 10 colleagues to identify and improve leadership weaknesses
- Identify 10 colleagues for feedback collection
- Analyze feedback and create an improvement plan
- Prepare a 360-degree feedback survey
- KRComplete a recognized leadership training course with a score above 85%
- Aim to achieve assessment scores above 85%
- Plan and maintain regular study schedule
- Research and enroll in a reputable leadership training course
OKRs to enhance soft skills through effective cross-team collaboration
- ObjectiveEnhance soft skills through effective cross-team collaboration
- KRLead one cross-team project resulting in a 20% increase in team efficiency
- Evaluate and report the efficiency increase
- Identify a project involving multiple teams
- Develop and implement efficient cross-team strategies
- KRAttend two cross-department training sessions per month to expand interpersonal skills
- Schedule attendance to two sessions
- Identify available cross-department training sessions
- Participate actively in chosen sessions
- KRScore at least 4.5 in a peer-reviewed soft skills assessment by quarter end
- Practice and master active listening and empathy
- Request and attentively incorporate peer feedback
- Enroll in and complete a soft skills improvement course
OKRs to ascend the ranks to become a top-tier tennis player
- ObjectiveAscend the ranks to become a top-tier tennis player
- KRParticipate and win in at least 5 local tennis competitions
- Develop a winning strategy for each match
- Register for local tennis tournaments
- Train regularly to improve tennis skills and endurance
- KRImprove overall fitness level by reducing game recovery time by 20%
- Develop a consistent, balanced exercise regimen including strength and cardio
- Prioritize post-game cool down and stretching to enhance recovery
- Ensure proper nutrition and sufficient hydration before and after games
- KRIncrease daily training hours to perfect skill set by 40%
- Systematically monitor and evaluate daily progress
- Prioritize concentrated focus on skill improvement
- Allocate more time daily to consistent skill practice
OKRs to boost efficiency and effectiveness of Prod Support/Service desk
- ObjectiveBoost efficiency and effectiveness of Prod Support/Service desk
- KRImplement a training program to enhance technical skills of support staff by 35%
- Implement training program and monitor progress
- Define key technical skills needing enhancement among support staff
- Select or design a comprehensive training program
- KRReduce average ticket resolution time by 25%
- Implement mandatory customer service efficiency training for all staff
- Integrate AI-based automation tools in ticket resolution process
- Streamline communication channels between departments
- KRIncrease customer satisfaction rates related to issue resolution by 15%
- Implement weekly training on conflict resolution for customer service representatives
- Regularly monitor and improve the issue resolution process
- Develop an efficient, user-friendly online system for complaint submission
OKRs to excel at English 4
- ObjectiveExcel at English 4
- KRScore 90% or higher on all English 4 assignments and examinations
- Seek help when concepts are unclear
- Study assigned materials closely for comprehension
- Review and proofread all assignments before submission
- KRDeliver 3 compelling oral presentations to enhance communication and debate skills
- Present arguments, facilitating post-presentation discussions for feedback
- Research strong debates for presentation material
- Develop arguments and practice public speaking techniques
- KRRead and summarize 5 English literature pieces to improve comprehension skills
- Write a summary for each piece
- Select five pieces of English literature
- Thoroughly read each literature piece
OKRs to secure a job in product management
- ObjectiveSecure a job in product management
- KRApply to at least 15 product management jobs per week
- Identify 15 product management job postings weekly
- Update resume to highlight product management skills
- Submit applications to these postings
- KRAttend at least 3 relevant networking events to meet potential employers
- Prepare introductions and business cards to network effectively
- Register and plan attendance for these events
- Research and identify relevant networking events within your industry
- KRImprove skills by completing two project management courses
- Research reputable online platforms offering project management courses
- Enroll in two selected project management courses
- Complete coursework and assignments on time
OKRs to promote an environment fostering teamwork, learning, and growth
- ObjectivePromote an environment fostering teamwork, learning, and growth
- KRImplement a mentorship program achieving 80% participation
- Define objectives and scope of the mentorship program
- Promote program and encourage participation
- Identify potential mentors and train them
- KRFacilitate 10 team-building activities that drive collaborative learning
- Implement and supervise team-building sessions
- Research suitable team-building exercises that promote collaborative learning
- Create a plan outlining the 10 chosen activities
- KRIncrease team skills improvement by 25% through specialized training sessions
- Research current team skills and identify areas for improvement
- Hire professional trainers for specialized training sessions
- Monitor and evaluate progress post training
OKRs to equip departments with OKR skills
- ObjectiveEquip departments with OKR skills
- KRMeasure and track departments' progress in using OKRs to improve performance
- Implement a system for departments to input and update their OKRs regularly
- Conduct regular reviews to identify areas where departments can improve their usage of OKRs
- Establish a platform or tool to track and visualize departments' progress and performance with OKRs
- Develop a standardized framework for evaluating departmental performance based on OKR achievement
- KRConduct OKR training sessions for all departments
- KRAssess departments' understanding and application of OKRs through a written test
- KRProvide ongoing coaching and support to departments in implementing OKRs
- Develop and provide resources, such as training materials and best practice examples
- Conduct workshops or webinars to address implementation challenges and provide additional coaching
- Schedule regular check-ins with department heads to review progress and offer guidance
- Establish an open communication channel for departments to seek guidance and share updates
OKRs to enhance and refine my communication skills
- ObjectiveEnhance and refine my communication skills
- KRPractice public speaking at four local events
- Research and select four events suitable for public speaking
- Register and attend these local events as a speaker
- Prepare speeches relevant to each event's topic or theme
- KRReceive positive feedback on communication improvement from 6 team members
- Request feedback from team members regularly
- Implement learned techniques into daily team interactions
- Engage in training courses for effective communication skills
- KRComplete two advanced communication training workshops
- Attend and actively participate in these workshops
- Apply learned knowledge in professional communications
- Research and register for two advanced communication training workshops
OKRs to master English language skills
- ObjectiveMaster English language skills
- KRRead and comprehend one English book each week
- Select a new English book each week
- Schedule daily reading times for consistent progress
- Write a book summary after finishing each book
- KRPractice spoken English for an hour daily
- Spend one hour daily watching English language movies
- Commit to speaking only in English for 60 minutes daily
- Participate in an English conversation group each day
- KRWrite five grammatically correct English essays per week
- Draft outlines for each of those essays
- Determine topics for five different essays
- Write, edit, and proofread each essay
How to write your own Skill Improvement OKRs
1. Get tailored OKRs with an AI
You'll find some examples below, but it's likely that you have very specific needs that won't be covered.
You can use Tability's AI generator to create tailored OKRs based on your specific context. Tability can turn your objective description into a fully editable OKR template -- including tips to help you refine your goals.
- 1. Go to Tability's plan editor
- 2. Click on the "Generate goals using AI" button
- 3. Use natural language to describe your goals
Tability will then use your prompt to generate a fully editable OKR template.
Watch the video below to see it in action 👇
Option 2. Optimise existing OKRs with Tability Feedback tool
If you already have existing goals, and you want to improve them. You can use Tability's AI feedback to help you.
- 1. Go to Tability's plan editor
- 2. Add your existing OKRs (you can import them from a spreadsheet)
- 3. Click on "Generate analysis"
Tability's Strategy Map makes it easy to see all your org's OKRsTability 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.
You can then decide to accept the suggestions or dismiss them if you don't agree.
Option 3. Use the free OKR generator
If you're just looking for some quick inspiration, you can also use our free OKR generator to get a template.
Unlike with Tability, you won't be able to iterate on the templates, but this is still a great way to get started.
Skill Improvement 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.
How to track your Skill Improvement OKRs
Quarterly OKRs should have weekly updates to get all the benefits from the framework. Reviewing progress periodically has several advantages:
- It brings the goals back to the top of the mind
- It will highlight poorly set OKRs
- It will surface execution risks
- It improves transparency and accountability
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 a proper OKR-tracking tool for it.
If you're not yet set on a tool, you can check out the 5 best OKR tracking templates guide to find the best way to monitor progress during the quarter.
More Skill Improvement OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
- OKRs to successfully lead the organisation of online event "12 Days of Christmas"
- OKRs to successfully launch a new payment service product
- OKRs to radically boost fundraising efficacy and secure debt and equity
- OKRs to successfully migrate and train team on the new sales CRM system
- OKRs to build a strong and consistent brand
- OKRs to ensure business continuity despite team member absenteeism