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What are Work Performance 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.
How you write your OKRs can make a huge difference on the impact that your team will have at the end of the quarter. But, it's not always easy to write a quarterly plan that focuses on outcomes instead of projects.
We have curated a selection of OKR examples specifically for Work Performance Improvement 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 Work Performance Improvement 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.
Work Performance Improvement OKRs examples
You'll find below a list of Objectives and Key Results templates for Work Performance Improvement. 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 improve personal work performance dramatically
ObjectiveImprove personal work performance dramatically
KRIncrease positive feedback received from colleagues and managers by at least 40%
Improve communication skills through trainings or self-study- Offer supportive and constructive feedback to colleagues frequently
- Demonstrate excellent team collaboration on all projects
- KRDecrease errors made during tasks by 30% with regular checks
- Ensure regular training updates to enhance task proficiency
- Implement a strict procedure for cross-checking completed tasks
- Encourage a culture of double-checking work before submission
- KRReduce project completion times by 20% without compromising on quality
- Streamline processes to eliminate unnecessary steps
- Implement advanced project management tools
- Provide team specialized training for efficiency
OKRs to accelerate workforce effectiveness through transformative performance management
- ObjectiveAccelerate workforce effectiveness through transformative performance management
- KRIncrease team productivity metrics by 25%
- Conduct productivity training for all team members
- Establish clear, attainable goals and deliverables
- Implement efficient tracking systems to monitor team progress
- KREnsure 90% of staff completes advanced performance training
- Send regular reminders to staff about upcoming training
- Monitor and track staff participation rates routinely
- Establish a mandatory performance training schedule for all staff
- KRReduce performance-related issues by 15%
- Upgrade outdated hardware and systems
- Implement regular maintenance checks for all software applications
- Conduct routine employee performance evaluations
OKRs to enhance backend tech knowledge of two front-end developers
- ObjectiveEnhance backend tech knowledge of two front-end developers
- KRConduct 4 comprehensive interactive workshops on different backend technologies
- Create marketing campaign to promote workshops
- Schedule and organize the workshop logistics
- Identify topics and experts for each backend technology workshop
- KREnsure regular practical assignments for hands-on experience with feedback
- Develop a schedule for regular practical assignments
- Monitor and adjust assignments based on feedback
- Implement a system for providing constructive feedback
- KRAchieve 80% improvement in their backend coding skills through weekly testing
- Take weekly tests to assess improvement
- Dedicate five hours weekly for coding practice
- Enroll in a reputed online backend coding course
OKRs to improve performance and efficacy of reading teachers
- ObjectiveImprove performance and efficacy of reading teachers
- KRImplement updated literacy teaching strategies in 80% of classrooms
- Monitor and evaluate the implementation process in classrooms
- Identify and analyze recently updated literacy teaching strategies
- Conduct training sessions for teachers on updated strategies
- KRIncrease teachers' engagement in professional development workshops by 30%
- Survey teachers regularly to tailor workshops to their needs
- Implement interactive, hands-on activities during workshops
- Develop engaging, relevant content for professional development workshops
- KRDecrease average struggling reader count per class by 20%
- Implement personalized reading programs tailored to student’s abilities
- Increase frequency and depth of literacy assessments
- Incorporate more interactive, engaging reading materials
Work Performance 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
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
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 Work Performance Improvement OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
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