5 OKR examples for CEO
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 CEO 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 more about the OKR meaning online.
Best practices for OKR
Your objectives should be ambitious, but achievable. Your key results should be measurable and time-bound. It can also be helfpul to list strategic initiatives under your key results, as it'll help you avoid the common mistake of listing projects in your KRs.
Building your own OKRs with AI
While we have some examples below, it's likely that you'll have specific scenarios that aren't covered here. There are 2 options available to you.
- Use our free OKRs generator
- Use Tability, a complete platform to set and track OKRs and initiatives – including a GPT-4 powered goal generator
How to track OKRs
Quarterly OKRs should have weekly updates to get all the benefits from the framework.
Spreadsheets are enough to get started. Then, once you need to scale you can use a proper OKRs-tracking platform to make things easier.
We recommend Tability for an easy way to set and track OKRs with your team.
Check out the 5 best OKR tracking templates to find the best way to monitor progress during the quarter.
CEO OKRs templates
You'll find below a list of Objectives and Key Results for CEO.
OKRs to support CEO in executing strategic initiatives and tracking progress
Enhance CEO's support for executing the company's strategic initiatives
Conduct regular progress reports and adjust strategies accordingly- Collaborate with CEO to ensure high-quality strategic execution
- Improve CEO's communication with cross-functional teams
- Develop a tracking system for CEO's strategic initiatives
OKRs to develop strong investor relations strategy
- Improve Investor Relations
- Achieve higher investment inflow by 15%
- Boost investor confidence through regular communication
- Maximize investor outreach efforts
- Increase investor engagement by 20%
OKRs to secure funding from three new investors
- Increase investor funding
- Secure funding from at least three new investors
- Create a compelling investment pitch
- Establish new relationships with potential investors
- Schedule and conduct meetings with interested investors
OKRs to expand investor network with five strategic VC firms
- Build relationships with 5 top VC firms
- Attend 2 industry events hosted by each VC firm
- Arrange meetings with decision makers from 5 VC firms
- Secure 3 introductions to portfolio companies from each VC firm
- Collect and analyze data on 10 potential leads from each VC firm
OKRs to improve investor pitch deck and materials
- Optimize investor pitch deck and materials
- Receive positive feedback from at least 80% of investors
- Increase conversion rate of investors reached
- Reduce the average time to close a deal
- Achieve a 20% increase in investment amount
More OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
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- OKRs to reduce technical debt
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OKRs resources
Here are a list of resources to help you adopt the Objectives and Key Results framework.
- To learn: Complete 2024 OKR cheat sheet
- Blog posts: ODT Blog
- Success metrics: KPIs examples