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What are Self Management 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 Self Management. 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.
The best tools for writing perfect Self Management 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.
Self Management OKRs examples
You'll find below a list of Objectives and Key Results templates for Self Management. 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 boost scrum teams' self-management and goal achievement capabilities
- ObjectiveBoost scrum teams' self-management and goal achievement capabilities
- KRImplement self-management training for all scrum team members
- Schedule training sessions for all scrum team members
- Monitor and evaluate team members' progress post-training
- Identify suitable self-management training programs or resources
- KREnsure 100% of product goals are met by each team
- Implement corrective strategies if targets are missed
- Conduct weekly progress review meetings
- Define clear, measurable objectives for every team
- KRIncrease sprint completion rate by 25%
- Prioritize tasks and distribute them evenly among team members
- Increase frequency of progress monitoring and feedback
- Implement additional sprint planning sessions
OKRs to strengthen relationship by meeting spouse's needs effectively
- ObjectiveStrengthen relationship by meeting spouse's needs effectively
- KRCreate and execute weekly thoughtful gestures or surprises for my wife
- Implement the surprise each week
- Prepare needed materials for the specific gesture
- Brainstorm ideas for loving gestures or surprises
- KRAttend at least two relationship improvement workshops or seminars
- Register for two selected workshops or seminars
- Research available relationship improvement workshops
- Confirm dates and arrange necessary travel
- KRCut personal leisure time by 10% to spend more quality time with my wife
- Evaluate and adjust schedule weekly
- Schedule regular, uninterrupted time for wife daily
- Identify and decrease non-essential leisure activities by 10%
OKRs to enhance understanding of key ERP modules: Finance and Inventory
- ObjectiveEnhance understanding of key ERP modules: Finance and Inventory
- KRFinish 3 online courses that focus on ERP Finance integration by the end of next quarter
- Complete all course requirements before deadline for credit
- Select and enroll in 3 ERP Finance integration online courses
- Set aside dedicated time daily for coursework and study
- KRValidate acquired skills by achieving at least 80% score in end-of-quarter self-assessment tests
- Practice skills through practical application where possible
- Complete self-assessment tests thoroughly and thoughtfully
- Review notes and materials regularly to reinforce acquired skills
- KRGain hands-on understanding of Inventory module by undertaking 2 real-life projects
- Execute those projects meticulously for practical understanding
- Select two real-life projects involving Inventory Module
- Review and analyze project outcomes for improvement and accuracy
OKRs to strengthen operational self-sufficiency and resiliency within the business
- ObjectiveStrengthen operational self-sufficiency and resiliency within the business
- KRImplement two new business continuity plans
- Test and refine the proposed business continuity plans
- Develop two separate strategies that address these risks
- Identify potential risks that could disrupt business operations
- KRIncrease emergency fund savings by 25%
- Set up automated monthly transfers to emergency fund
- Analyze current budget and identify unnecessary expenses
- Generate additional income through side jobs
- KRTrain 90% of the team on new operational procedures for better autonomy
- Implement follow-up assessments to ensure competency
- Organize comprehensive training sessions for team members
- Develop simplified documentation of new operational procedures
Self Management 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
Quarterly OKRs should have weekly updates to get all the 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 Self Management OKR templates
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