10 OKR examples for Team Managers
What are Team Managers 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 Managers. 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.
Building your own Team Managers OKRs with AI
How to create great OKRs for any scenario in seconds
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.
How to improve existing OKRs with AI feedback
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.
Using the free OKR generator to get a quick template
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.
Our Team Managers OKRs examples
We've added many examples of Team Managers 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!
1. OKRs to enhance intra-team communication among managers and staff
ObjectiveEnhance intra-team communication among managers and staff
KRIncrease the participation in weekly team meetings by 50%
Reward employee contributions to discussions- Implement a rotating chair for each meeting
- Create engaging meeting agendas that promote discussion
- KRImplement a monthly feedback system for all employees by end of Q2
- Design survey for collecting employee feedback
- Schedule recurring monthly feedback sessions
- Establish a system for analyzing feedback
- KRAchieve a 30% improvement in communication-related scores on the annual employee survey
- Introduce communication skills training for all employees
- Implement weekly team meetings to discuss ongoing projects
- Establish an open-door policy for management
2. OKRs to promote cultural humility for diverse, healthy team building
- ObjectivePromote cultural humility for diverse, healthy team building
- KRIncrease overall diversity rate in new hires by 25%
- Collaborate with diverse professional and student organizations
- Implement a diversity-focused recruitment strategy
- Provide unconscious bias training to hiring managers
- KRAchieve 90% positive feedback on diversity and inclusion efforts from employee surveys
- Develop and promote a workplace inclusion policy
- Implement diversity and inclusion training for all staff members
- Regularly solicit employee feedback on inclusion efforts
- KRImplement a cultural humility workshop for 80% of team leaders
- Schedule workshop for 80% of team leaders
- Ensure effective post-workshop follow-up activities
- Identify suitable cultural humility workshop providers
3. OKRs to enhance collaboration and stimulate thought leadership
- ObjectiveEnhance collaboration and stimulate thought leadership
- KRConduct 4 leadership training workshops to foster thought leadership
- Identify topics and designing the content for the leadership workshops
- Coordinate with facilitators and arranging the necessary resources
- Send invitations and schedule the four leadership training workshops
- KRImplement 5 successful cross-functional projects to boost team collaborations
- Develop clear communication guidelines and timelines
- Identify and assign cross-functional team members for each project
- Establish metrics for success and regular progress checks
- KRIncrease the average audience engagement rate on team discussions by 20%
- Implement interactive activities during team discussions
- Incorporate feedback sessions post-discussions
- Provide comprehensive training for engagement techniques
4. OKRs to establish a company-wide collaborative culture
- ObjectiveEstablish a company-wide collaborative culture
- KRImplement monthly interactive team-building exercises for all departments
- Schedule regular exercise sessions within working hours
- Assign a coordinator to manage and facilitate these exercises
- Identify suitable team-building exercises for each department
- KRAchieve an average rating of 4/5 on collaboration in employee satisfaction surveys
- Provide training on effective communication techniques
- Introduce a platform for sharing ideas and feedback
- Implement team-building activities to enhance collaboration skills
- KRReduce interdepartmental project conflicts by 20%
- Provide conflict resolution training for project managers
- Implement regular interdepartmental communication meetings
- Develop a clear, unified project vision
5. OKRs to improve development team productivity
- ObjectiveIncrease development team productivity
- KRReduce average time taken to complete development tasks by 20%
- Provide developers with necessary training and resources to enhance productivity
- Implement agile development methodologies and prioritize tasks based on importance
- Encourage open communication and collaboration among team members to expedite task completion
- Identify bottlenecks in the development process to streamline efficiency
- KRImprove unit test coverage by 10% for critical components
- KRReduce the number of production bugs reported by customers by 25%
- Conduct regular code reviews to identify and fix potential bugs before deployment
- Implement automated unit testing for critical components and frequently executed code
- Increase the frequency of software releases to address and resolve issues more promptly
- Improve communication channels with customers to encourage reporting and capturing of bugs
- KRIncrease code review completion rate by 15%
- Schedule regular team meetings to discuss and address code review concerns
- Provide comprehensive and concise code review guidelines for reviewers
- Encourage timely and constructive feedback during code review discussions
- Implement a clear and streamlined code review process
6. OKRs to enhance collaboration and performance in the marketing team
- ObjectiveEnhance collaboration and performance in the marketing team
- KRIncrease the number of joint projects by 50% to promote collaboration
- Follow-up aggressively on project proposals until closure
- Identify potential partners for collaboration in shared fields
- Propose joint-venture ideas to potential partner organizations
- KRImprove overall project efficiency by 30% through streamlined team processes
- Implement a robust project management software for better task tracking
- Conduct workshops to enhance team collaboration and communication skills
- Regularly review and refine team processes to boost productivity
- KRImplement fortnightly team-building activities to enhance cooperation by 20%
- Schedule bi-weekly team-building sessions within work hours
- Monitor and measure cooperation progress post-activity
- Identify engaging team-building activities suitable for all team members
7. OKRs to enhance support provided by change managers across all initiatives
- ObjectiveEnhance support provided by change managers across all initiatives
- KRIncrease client satisfaction scores by 15% through improved change management
- Regularly monitor and adjust strategy based on feedback
- Develop a comprehensive change management strategy
- Train staff on effective change management practices
- KRTrain team members on 2 new change management frameworks or techniques
- Identify two innovative change management frameworks for training
- Schedule and conduct training sessions for team members
- Develop comprehensive training materials for each framework
- KRImplement new workflow to reduce initiative development time by 20%
- Train staff on new workflow to ensure efficiency gains
- Develop and document a streamlined initiative development process
- Analyze current workflow for inefficiencies and redundancies
8. OKRs to achieve targeted design goals next quarter
- ObjectiveAchieve targeted design goals next quarter
- KRIncrease design productivity by 20% using time management strategies
- Prioritize design tasks based on urgency and importance
- Minimize distractions during high productivity hours
- Implement a strict schedule for design tasks with time limits
- KRImprove client satisfaction rate by 15%with enhanced design quality
- Train design team in best satisfaction practices
- Regularly ask clients for design feedback
- Implement rigorous quality checks for design enhancements
- KRComplete 100% of design projects before scheduled deadlines
- Prioritize projects based on due dates and complexity
- Regularly monitor progress and adjust schedule if needed
- Allocate sufficient time daily to work on designs
9. OKRs to boost overall employee happiness levels
- ObjectiveBoost overall employee happiness levels
- KRLaunch a peer recognition program to uplift morale by 5%
- Develop a comprehensive, engaging recognition program
- Implement the program and track its results
- Research effective peer recognition program strategies
- KRImplement weekly team-building activities, improving engagement scores by 7%
- Monitor engagement scores after each activity to evaluate improvement
- Identify various interactive team-building activities suitable for weekly implementation
- Schedule consistent weekly slots for these team-building exercises
- KREnhance work-life balance through flexible hours, reducing stress levels by 3%
10. OKRs to maximize team efficiency to achieve 80,000 hours of work
- ObjectiveMaximize team efficiency to achieve 80,000 hours of work
- KRImplementation of productivity-enhancing tools to reduce idle time by 15%
- Implement chosen tools across relevant departments
- Research and select potential productivity-enhancing tools
- Continuously review and monitor tool usage and efficiency
- KRIncrease average weekly work hours by 10%
- Encourage staff to take fewer, shorter breaks
- Evaluate and adjust employee scheduling for increased efficiency
- Implement mandatory, productive overtime procedures
- KRTrain team on time management skills to improve work speed by 20%
- Schedule training sessions for all team members
- Identify a comprehensive time management training program
- Monitor productivity to measure impact of training
Team Managers 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
Having too many OKRs is the #1 mistake that teams make when adopting the framework. The problem with tracking too many competing goals is that it will be hard for your team to know what really matters.
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
Setting good goals can be challenging, but without regular check-ins, your team will struggle to make progress. We recommend that you track your OKRs weekly to get the full benefits from the framework.
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 Team Managers OKRs
Your quarterly OKRs should be tracked weekly in order to get all the benefits of the OKRs 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.
Tability's Strategy Map makes it easy to see all your org's OKRsIf 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 Team Managers OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
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