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What are Sustainability Measures 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.
Creating impactful OKRs can be a daunting task, especially for newcomers. Shifting your focus from projects to outcomes is key to successful planning.
We have curated a selection of OKR examples specifically for Sustainability Measures to assist you. Feel free to explore the templates below for inspiration in setting your own goals.
If you want to learn more about the framework, you can read our OKR guide online.
The best tools for writing perfect Sustainability Measures 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.
- 1. Create a Tability account
- 2. Click on the Generate goals using AI
- 3. Describe your goals in a prompt
- 4. Get your fully editable OKR template
- 5. Publish to start tracking progress and get automated OKR dashboards
Watch the video below to see it in action 👇
Tability Feedback: to improve existing OKRs
You can use Tability's AI feedback to improve your OKRs if you already have existing goals.
- 1. Create your Tability account
- 2. Add your existing OKRs (you can import them from a spreadsheet)
- 3. Click on Generate analysis
- 4. Review the suggestions and decide to accept or dismiss them
- 5. Publish to start tracking progress and get automated OKR dashboards
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.
Sustainability Measures OKRs examples
You'll find below a list of Objectives and Key Results templates for Sustainability Measures. We also included strategic projects for each template to make it easier to understand the difference between key results and projects.
Hope you'll find this helpful!
OKRs to develop a sustainability-centered facility management plan
ObjectiveDevelop a sustainability-centered facility management plan
KRIdentify 3 potential areas of improvement for energy efficiency within the facility
Inspect HVAC systems for potential energy losses- Conduct an energy audit to detect high-energy consuming systems
- Investigate lighting fixtures for energy efficiency possibilities
- KRCreate a plan incorporating sustainability measures, covering waste management and water conservation
- Develop plan integrating discovered sustainability measures
- Identify water conservation methods applicable to your setting
- Research waste management techniques that prioritize recycling and composting
- KRImplement one major sustainability initiative from the plan and measure the impact
- Measure and record the initiative's impact
- Select a major sustainability initiative from the plan to implement
- Implement the chosen sustainability initiative
OKRs to boost sales volume and ensure long-term company sustainability
- ObjectiveBoost sales volume and ensure long-term company sustainability
- KRDevelop two new client relationships for potential future sales agreements
- Identify potential clients aligning with our product/service offerings
- Develop and present tailored proposals to identified clients
- Reach out to potential clients, initiate discussions
- KRImplement cost-saving measures to improve net profit margin by 10%
- Evaluate and optimize supplier contracts for lower costs
- Optimize workforce management to reduce overtime payments
- Implement energy-saving procedures in company operations
- KRAchieve a 15% increase in sales by expanding our customer base
- Enhance customer service to improve retention rates
- Develop and implement an aggressive marketing strategy
- Identify and target new customer demographics
Sustainability Measures 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
Focus can only be achieve by limiting the number of competing priorities. It is crucial that you take the time to identify where you need to move the needle, and avoid adding business-as-usual activities to your 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
Having good goals is only half the effort. You'll get significant more value from your OKRs if you commit to a weekly check-in process.
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.
Save hours with automated OKR dashboards
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
Most teams should start with a spreadsheet if they're using OKRs for the first time. Then, you can move to Tability to save time with automated OKR dashboards, data connectors, and actionable insights.
How to get Tability dashboards:
- 1. Create a Tability account
- 2. Use the importers to add your OKRs (works with any spreadsheet or doc)
- 3. Publish your OKR plan
That's it! Tability will instantly get access to 10+ dashboards to monitor progress, visualise trends, and identify risks early.
More Sustainability Measures OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
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