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What are Team Engagement 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.
OKRs are quickly gaining popularity as a goal-setting framework. But, it's not always easy to know how to write your goals, especially if it's your first time using OKRs.
To aid you in setting your goals, we have compiled a collection of OKR examples customized for Team Engagement. Take a look at the templates below for inspiration and guidance.
If you want to learn more about the framework, you can read our OKR guide online.
The best tools for writing perfect Team Engagement 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.
Team Engagement OKRs examples
You'll find below a list of Objectives and Key Results templates for Team Engagement. 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 foster a motivational and engaging work environment
ObjectiveFoster a motivational and engaging work environment
KREnhance internal communication channels improving employee satisfaction ratings by 25%
Conduct satisfaction surveys to identify improvement areas- Create an internal communication platform for real-time updates
- Implement weekly team meetings to engage open communication
- KRImplement a recognition scheme, appreciating 100% exceptional employee contributions
- Communicate the scheme to all employees
- Develop a structure for the recognition scheme
- Draft criteria for identifying exceptional employee contributions
- KRConduct bi-weekly innovative team-building activities to boost morale by 30%
OKRs to establish a robust “People & Network Engagement” team
- ObjectiveEstablish a robust “People & Network Engagement” team
- KRCommence recruitment drive and shortlist potential candidates
- Publish job postings on relevant recruitment platforms
- Outline job descriptions and qualifications for open positions
- Screen resumes and select potential candidates
- KRIdentify and outline necessary job roles for the new team
- Review project requirements to determine necessary roles
- Draft proposed team structure and roles
- Outline responsibilities and skills for each role
- KRSuccessfully hire and onboard X team members
- Identify necessary roles and required skillsets for X team members
- Create and implement a comprehensive onboarding program for new hires
- Conduct interviews and complete hiring paperwork for selected candidates
OKRs to boost active participation from industry partners and stakeholders
- ObjectiveBoost active participation from industry partners and stakeholders
- KRDrive a 15% improvement in feedback rate from industry partners on proposed initiatives
- Incentivize and acknowledge constructive feedback from partners
- Develop a clear, concise feedback form for proposed initiatives
- Regularly follow up with industry partners for their inputs
- KRAchieve a 30% rise in stakeholder communication regarding projects and developments
- Implement weekly reports detailing progress of ongoing projects
- Create a dedicated email/newsletter for updates and developments
- Facilitate monthly stakeholder meetings for direct communication
- KRIncrease the number of stakeholder meetings by 20%
- Implement the plan and schedule additional meetings
- Develop a plan to increase meeting frequency
- Analyze current stakeholder meeting frequency
OKRs to enhance NPS for improved user engagement and risk identification
- ObjectiveEnhance NPS for improved user engagement and risk identification
- KRImplement 2 new user engagement strategies based on NPS feedback evaluation
- Analyze NPS feedback to identify areas needing improvement
- Develop two new user engagement strategies
- Implement and test new strategies
- KRIncrease NPS response rate by 20% through personalized, engaging survey communication
- Customize survey wording to reflect individual customer experiences
- Train the team on engagement and personalized communication techniques
- Implement engaging, visually appealing survey designs
- KRConduct detailed analysis of 25% more low-scoring NPS responses for risk identification
- Conduct thorough analysis on these responses
- Identify potential risks from these analyses
- Identify 25% more low-scoring NPS responses
OKRs to improve collaborative communication and confidence in team interactions
- ObjectiveImprove collaborative communication and confidence in team interactions
- KRProvide constructive feedback to at least 5 teammates weekly
- Schedule a meeting or send a written feedback to each teammate
- Prepare thoughtful, constructive feedback for each person
- Choose five different team members each week to give feedback to
- KRParticipate in every team meeting without hesitation to share ideas
- Speak up willingly at the meetings
- Create a list of ideas to share beforehand
- Attend all scheduled team meetings
- KRLead 2 team projects or tasks showing command and engagement
- Develop strategic plans for successful project execution
- Actively engage with team members throughout project duration
- Identify two team projects requiring leadership involvement
OKRs to improve employee engagement by increasing satisfaction by 10%
- ObjectiveBoost employee engagement satisfaction
- KRConduct pulse surveys and achieve a response rate of 80%
- KRHost monthly team-building activities with 75% participation rate
- KRIncrease quarterly recognition awards by 20%
- KRIdentify top 3 areas for improvement through survey results and implement action plans
OKRs to enhance ability to communicate affirmative responses effectively
- ObjectiveEnhance ability to communicate affirmative responses effectively
- KRIncrease instances of affirmative replies by 20%
- Develop persuasive communication strategies
- Improve customer engagement techniques
- Implement incentive programs for affirmative responses
- KRDevelop new techniques to express approval, implementing at least 3 methods successfully
- Brainstorm and test out new approval techniques
- Research existing methods of expressing approval
- Apply and assess three new approval methods
- KRImprove clarity in affirmations by reducing misunderstandings by 30%
- Provide training on effective communication and understanding
- Implement a review process for clarifying affirmations
- Simplify language and terminology used in affirmations
OKRs to define a clear design direction for the upcoming application
- ObjectiveDefine a clear design direction for the upcoming application
- KRFinalize the chosen design and complete a detailed blueprint by week 12
- Complete and finalize blueprint by end of week 12
- Review and confirm preferred design by end of week 10
- Begin creating detailed blueprint of chosen design in week 11
- KRDevelop and present 3 unique application design concepts by week 8
- Prepare a presentation showcasing the designs
- Research and brainstorm unique application design concepts
- Develop three distinct design prototypes
- KRConduct 10 stakeholder interviews to understand application requirements by week 4
OKRs to cultivate an appealing, inclusive company culture
- ObjectiveCultivate an appealing, inclusive company culture
- KRDecrease turnover rate by 15% through enhanced workplace conditions
- Introduce flexible working hours for work-life balance
- Implement mandatory team-building activities to foster camaraderie
- Upgrade office equipment for a better work experience
- KRImprove employee satisfaction score by 20% through engagement initiatives
- Implement weekly team-building activities and workshops
- Conduct regular feedback and suggestion sessions
- Establish an employee recognition and rewards system
- KRImplement 2 employee-led initiatives to foster ownership and engagement
- Launch two employee-led initiatives
- Provide training on leading and engagement strategies
- Identify possible leaders interested in leading initiatives
OKRs to develop a flexible and innovative product roadmap
- ObjectiveDevelop a flexible and innovative product roadmap
- KRTest and refine roadmap flexibility through two product pivot scenarios by week 10
- Refine roadmap based on pivot scenario tests by week 10
- Identify two product pivot scenarios for the roadmap by week 5
- Test roadmap flexibility with identified pivot scenarios by week 8
- KROutline and validate three alternative routes for product development by week 6
- KRSolicit and incorporate feedback from at least 70% of all stakeholders by week 8
- Design and distribute a comprehensive feedback survey
- Identify all stakeholders and collate contact information
- Analyze received responses and integrate feedback
Team Engagement 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.
Save hours with automated OKR dashboards
OKRs without regular progress updates are just KPIs. You'll need to update progress on your OKRs every week to get the full 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 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 Team Engagement OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.