5 customisable OKR examples for Meeting Efficiency

What are Meeting Efficiency 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.

Writing good OKRs can be hard, especially if it's your first time doing it. You'll need to center the focus of your plans around outcomes instead of projects.

We understand that setting OKRs can be challenging, so we have prepared a set of examples tailored for Meeting Efficiency. Take a peek at the templates below to find inspiration and kickstart your goal-setting process.

If you want to learn more about the framework, you can read our OKR guide online.

Building your own Meeting Efficiency OKRs with AI

While we have some examples available, it's likely that you'll have specific scenarios that aren't covered here. You can use our free AI generator below or our more complete goal-setting system to generate your own OKRs.

Feel free to explore our tools:

Use our free OKR generator
Use Tability, a complete platform to set and track OKRs and initiatives, including a GPT-4 powered goal generator

Our customisable Meeting Efficiency OKRs examples

You'll find below a list of Objectives and Key Results templates for Meeting Efficiency. 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!

1. OKRs to improve efficiency in scheduling and conducting meetings

Improve efficiency in scheduling and conducting meetings
Ensure 95% of meetings start and end as per pre-determined schedule
Provide reminders 5 minutes before meeting ends
Incorporate time management techniques into meetings
Implement strict adherence to start and end times for meetings
Decrease meeting scheduling conflicts by 50%
Implement mandatory shared calendar for visibility of team availability
Encourage asynchronous communication where possible
Prioritize essential attendees when scheduling
Increase meeting participant satisfaction rate to above 90%
Implement regular surveys to gather feedback from meeting participants
Design and roll out meeting etiquette guidelines
Incorporate interactive activities to maintain engagement

Implement this OKR

2. OKRs to enhance effectiveness and engagement in meetings

Enhance effectiveness and engagement in meetings
Reduce meeting length by 20% without compromising on agenda items
Minimize interruptions during meetings with set guidelines
Streamline discussions by assigning limited time for each agenda item
Prepare and distribute a concise pre-meeting brief to all attendees
Implement action items from every meeting within set deadline, achieving 100% success rate
Diligently implement and complete each action item
Prioritize tasks according to deadline urgency
Establish set deadlines for each meeting action item
Increase attendee participation rate by 30% using interactive tools
Promote active involvement through virtual breakout sessions
Implement interactive tools like live polls during presentations
Offer gamified learning sessions to boost engagement

meeting-efficiency attendee-participation meeting-organizer attendee meeting-organizers-team attendee's-team

Implement this OKR

3. OKRs to enhance efficiency in meeting accounting task deadlines

Enhance efficiency in meeting accounting task deadlines
Reduce overdue accounting tasks to 0% for four consecutive weeks
Review and prioritize all outstanding accounting tasks daily
Dedicate an hour each day to address overdue tasks
Implement a tracking system for task completion progress
Decrease error rate on reports and tasks to less than 2%
Adopt effective error tracking systems
Provide comprehensive training for staff
Implement stringent quality control measures
Achieve a 100% completion rate for accounting reports each week
Implement a weekly reporting completion checklist
Schedule dedicated time for reviewing and finalizing reports
Prioritize weekly completion of all accounting reports

efficiency-enhancement accounting-deadlines accounting-team-lead accounting-staff accounting-team quality-control-team

Implement this OKR

4. OKRs to improve efficiency in meeting deadlines and deliverables

Improve efficiency in meeting deadlines and deliverables
Improve timely deliveries by delivering 90% of projects ahead of schedule
Train staff on time management techniques
Implement project management tools for effective scheduling
Regularly monitor and adjust project timelines
Reduce task completion time beyond deadlines by 40%
Implement strict time management strategies
Use project management tools for efficient tracking
Streamline processes to eliminate unnecessary steps
Enhance project management skills by completing a certified course in the quarter
Research suitable project management certification courses
Complete and pass the certification course
Enroll in chosen certification course

project-management efficiency project-manager team-leaders project-management-team operations-team

Implement this OKR

5. OKRs to improve efficiency in meeting accounting deadlines

Improve efficiency in meeting accounting deadlines
Achieve 100% on-time completion for end-of-month reconciliation
Perform weekly audits to maintain accuracy and timeliness
Assign specific roles and timelines to the team
Implement a daily monitoring system for all reconciliation tasks
Increase early completion rate by 10%
Streamline processes for quicker completion
Provide efficient training to improve early completion skills
Implement rewards for tasks completed ahead of schedule
Reduce late submission of reports by 20%
Introduce penalties for late report submissions
Regularly remind team about upcoming report due dates
Implement strict deadlines for submission of reports

accounting-deadlines time-management accountant accounting-supervisor accounting-team quality-assurance-team

Implement this OKR

Meeting Efficiency OKR best practices to boost success

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.

Tability's audit dashboard will highlight opportunities to improve OKRs

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.

Tability's check-ins will save you hours and increase transparency

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 turn your Meeting Efficiency OKRs in a strategy map

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 a proper OKR-tracking tool for it.

Tability's Strategy Map makes it easy to see all your org's OKRs

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 Meeting Efficiency OKR templates

We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.

OKRs resources

Here are a list of resources to help you adopt the Objectives and Key Results framework.

To learn: What is the meaning of OKRs
Blog posts: ODT Blog
Success metrics: KPIs examples

Create more examples in our app

You can use Tability to create OKRs with AI – and keep yourself accountable 👀

Tability is a unique goal-tracking platform built to save hours at work and help teams stay on top of their goals.

1 Create your workspace

2 Build plans in seconds with AI

3Track your progress

Get started →Learn more about Tability