What are Talent And Development 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.
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 Talent And Development 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.
How to write your own Talent And Development OKRs
Option 1. Turn ideas into OKRs with Tability AI
While we have some examples available, it's likely that you'll have specific scenarios that aren't covered here.
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.
Talent And Development OKRs examples
You will find in the next section many different Talent And Development Objectives and Key Results. We've included strategic initiatives in our templates to give you a better idea of the different between the key results (how we measure progress), and the initiatives (what we do to achieve the results).
Hope you'll find this helpful!
OKRs to reinforce One Intel team culture and nurture talent effectively
ObjectiveReinforce One Intel team culture and nurture talent effectively
KRFacilitate skills enhancement training for 80% of team members
Identify necessary skills for enhancement based on team's job roles- Develop or source relevant training program for identified skills
- Schedule and coordinate team members participation in training
- KRIncrease employee engagement survey scores by 20%
- Initiate periodic career development and training programs
- Implement regular team-building activities and exercises
- Encourage open communication and welcome feedback
- KRReduce employee turnover rate by 10%
OKRs to implement an efficient vendor invoice tracker
- ObjectiveImplement an efficient vendor invoice tracker
- KRValidate the prototype with at least 3 different members of the talent acquisition team
- Schedule feedback sessions with each member
- Identify three team members for prototype validation
- Share the prototype with selected team members
- KRDesign a comprehensive prototype of the invoice tracker within 4 weeks
- Draft preliminary design and functionality notes for invoice tracker
- Develop and refine prototype based on initial design plans
- Conduct thorough tests and improve upon the prototype
- KREnsure 90% of vendor invoices are processed through the tracker by project end
- Monitor tracking system regularly to assess progress
- Train staff on proper invoice tracking procedures
- Implement invoice tracking system for vendor billings
OKRs to accelerate understanding and mastery of company's business and processes
- ObjectiveAccelerate understanding and mastery of company's business and processes
- KRGain necessary certification or validation, if any, related to the business operations by Week 6
- KRComplete onboarding process and training modules with 100% score by end of Week 2
- Review the onboarding process and training module guidelines thoroughly
- Practice modules daily to maintain knowledge retention
- Ensure completion and master all assessments by Week 2
- KRDemonstrate understanding by identifying and proposing improvements to existing workflow by Week 4
- Analyze current workflow for potential inefficiencies
- Develop concrete suggestions for workflow improvements
- Present proposed changes by Week 4
OKRs to enhance the resilience of team communication
- ObjectiveEnhance the resilience of team communication
- KRTrain 100% of team members in active listening and conflict management techniques
- Schedule training sessions for all team members
- Identify a reputable training provider for active listening and conflict management
- Follow up with assessments to ensure understanding and application
- KRImplement a weekly team check-in and feedback routine
- Encourage team members to share updates
- Prepare an agenda for feedback discussion
- Schedule a weekly recurring team meeting
- KRMeasure and improve team communication satisfaction score by 30%
- Identify current communication flaws through team feedback surveys
- Implement improved communication strategies and tools
- Regularly monitor and evaluate communication satisfaction
OKRs to expand organizational size and personnel capabilities
- ObjectiveExpand organizational size and personnel capabilities
- KRImplement 100% training for all new hires within their first week
- Develop comprehensive training program for all new hires
- Schedule training sessions within first week of employment
- Monitor and assess new hires' progress post-training
- KRIncrease total staff by 10% through strategic recruitment
- Identify necessary roles to fill for 10% staff increase
- Begin implementing recruitment plan to attract new hires
- Develop a strategic recruitment plan targeting these roles
- KRAchieve 15% more workload efficiency through advanced training and development programs
- Enroll team in relevant advanced training programs
- Identify critical performance gaps in current workload handling
- Periodically measure efficiency improvements post-training
OKRs to scale the team by hiring and onboarding key talent to support business expansion
- ObjectiveExpand the business by scaling the team with quality personnel
- KRHire and onboard 3 experienced sales executives
- KREnhance team diversity by 20% via targeted recruitment strategy
- KRReduce time-to-fill open positions by 50% through process improvement
- KRRecruit and integrate 2 seasoned marketing specialists
Talent And Development 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 Talent And Development 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 Talent And Development OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
- OKRs to improve product designs to enhance user-experience and boost engagements
- OKRs to establish comprehensive adherence to DOT regulations
- OKRs to enhance overall company profitability
- OKRs to improve efficiency and effectiveness of our CRM system
- OKRs to achieve successful completion of "testtest" project
- OKRs to implement a centralized sales data repository and reporting system