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What are Team Lead 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 Lead. 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.
The best tools for writing perfect Team Lead 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.
Team Lead OKRs examples
You'll find below a list of Objectives and Key Results templates for Team Lead. 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 enhance leadership abilities for a novice team lead
ObjectiveEnhance leadership abilities for a novice team lead
KRDemonstrate improvement by leading 2 successful projects by the end of next quarter
Identify and clearly define two potential leadership projects- Develop a comprehensive, deadline-oriented action plan for each
- Execute, manage, and monitor progress for both projects effectively
- KRAchieve a mean feedback score of 4+ from team members in leadership effectiveness
- Improve communication and decision-making skills
- Implement a regular and effective leadership training program
- Solicit and apply feedback from team members
- KRComplete a certified leadership training course by quarter-end
- Research and select a certified leadership training course
- Enroll in the chosen leadership training course
- Complete the training course and obtain certification
OKRs to enhance my leadership capabilities
- ObjectiveEnhance my leadership capabilities
- KRComplete three industry-recognized leadership training courses
- KRReceive an average score of 4.5 or above on a peer-leadership survey
- Research and implement effective leadership strategies
- Regularly undertake leadership development workshops
- Seek constructive feedback from peers
- KRFacilitate 5 team meetings to enhance communication and decision-making skills
- Provide resources and activities during meetings to improve these skills
- Develop an agenda focused on enhancing communication and decision-making skills
- Plan and schedule five team meetings in the upcoming period
OKRs to enhance team performance through commitment goals and leadership training
- ObjectiveEnhance team performance through commitment goals and leadership training
- KRAchieve 90% positive feedback on the effectiveness of leader's quarterly evaluations
- Provide leadership training to evaluatees
- Regularly review and update evaluation mechanisms
- Develop detailed, clear criteria for leadership evaluation
- KRDevelop and implement a standardized performance evaluation training program for leaders
- Roll out training program to targeted leadership candidates
- Determine necessary elements for performance evaluation training program
- Create comprehensive, standardized training curriculum for leaders
- KRObtain commitment goals from 100% of team leaders
- Schedule individual meetings with each team leader
- Explain the importance and need for their commitment goals
- Collect and document each leader's commitment goals
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
OKRs to develop stronger leadership skills
- ObjectiveDevelop stronger leadership skills
- KRImplement one new leadership strategy to improve team engagement
- Identify a new leadership strategy to boost team engagement
- Broadly implement the successful strategy across the entire team
- Test the identified strategy in a small group setting
- KRObtain feedback from 20 team members to identify areas for improvement
- Prepare a comprehensive questionnaire directed at identifying improvement areas
- Distribute the questionnaire to all 20 team members
- Analyze collected responses to pinpoint improvement areas
- KRAttend two leadership training courses to expand knowledge base
- Enroll in the chosen leadership training courses
- Research and select two desirable leadership training courses
- Complete both leadership courses diligently
OKRs to enhance leadership inclusivity across all teams
- ObjectiveEnhance leadership inclusivity across all teams
- KRImplement inclusivity training for all team leaders by the end of the quarter
- Identify relevant inclusivity training programs for team leaders
- Schedule training sessions for each team leader
- Monitor and report on training progress and effectiveness
- KRDecrease leadership team's turnover rate by 20% through fostering inclusivity
- Encourage open dialogue about inclusivity during team meetings
- Implement comprehensive diversity training for all management level employees
- Establish a mentoring program that promotes inclusivity
- KRIncrease internal survey's inclusivity score by 30% among leadership team
- Encourage honest communication through anonymous feedback
- Revise survey questions to eliminate unconscious bias
- Implement mandatory leadership training on diversity and inclusivity
OKRs to complete online course to enhance tech lead skills
- ObjectiveComplete online course to enhance tech lead skills
- KRReceive positive feedback on improved tech lead capabilities from 4 team members
- Enhance tech lead skills through workshops and training
- Request feedback from team members
- Implement gained knowledge in ongoing projects
- KRApply learned strategies in 3 real-world projects or challenges
- Identify 3 current projects or challenges to apply learned strategies
- Implement learned strategies into each identified project
- Assess the effectiveness of applied strategies in each project
- KRSuccessfully finish all course modules with at least 85% score by week 8
- Regularly review and practice to reinforce knowledge
- Design a study schedule that covers all course modules
- Allocate at least 20 hours per week for focused studying
OKRs to attain and apply advanced leadership skills through an online course
- ObjectiveAttain and apply advanced leadership skills through an online course
- KRReceive positive feedback from at least 60% team members regarding new leadership methods
- Distribute anonymous feedback survey to team members
- Implement new leadership methods within team
- Analyze and discuss feedback results
- KRImplement learnt strategies in team management and achieve 10% increase in productivity
- Set specific goals to achieve a 10% productivity increase
- Utilize acquired strategies in daily team management practices
- Monitor and measure current team productivity levels
- KRComplete an accredited online leadership course with a minimum passing score of 85%
- Score at least 85% on the final assessment
- Regularly complete modules and assess learning
- Select an accredited online leadership course
OKRs to enhance managerial skills and leadership qualities
- ObjectiveEnhance managerial skills and leadership qualities
- KRComplete 2 relevant professional development courses
- Finish and submit all assignments or tests for course completion
- Enroll and actively participate in the selected courses
- Identify 2 professional development courses relevant to your role
- KRReceive positive feedback from 75% of team members
- Actively address issues and concerns raised by the team
- Implement a system for collecting team members' feedback
- Conduct regular team meetings to discuss improvements and goals
- KRImprove team productivity by 20%
- Encourage continuous training and skill development
- Simplify workflow processes to reduce inefficiencies
- Implement regular team building exercises to boost morale
OKRs to improve leadership skills and knowledge
- ObjectiveEnhance Leadership Skills and Knowledge
- KRApply leadership principles by successfully leading a high-impact project or team
- Delegate responsibilities based on individual strengths to optimize efficiency and productivity
- Set clear goals and objectives for the project or team
- Foster a positive and inclusive team culture, promoting collaboration and celebrating achievements
- Communicate effectively and regularly with the team to ensure alignment and progress
- KREngage in regular mentoring or coaching sessions to receive guidance and feedback on leadership development
- Set up regular mentoring/coaching sessions with a trusted leader or professional coach
- Implement the advice and recommendations received during mentoring/coaching sessions into daily leadership practices
- Prepare questions or topics to discuss during mentoring/coaching sessions on leadership development
- Actively listen and take notes during mentoring/coaching sessions to absorb guidance and feedback
- KRComplete a leadership training course covering key leadership principles and strategies
- Enroll in the chosen leadership training course and schedule all required sessions
- Apply learned leadership principles and strategies in daily work and reflect on their effectiveness
- Research and find a suitable leadership training course with key principles
- Actively participate in the leadership training course, taking notes and engaging with instructors
- KRAcquire at least three new leadership books and read them to gain further insight
- Allocate dedicated time each day to read at least one chapter from the books
- Research and compile a list of highly recommended leadership books
- Purchase three leadership books from the compiled list
- Take notes and jot down key insights or lessons learned from each book
Team Lead 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 Team Lead OKR dashboards
Your quarterly OKRs should be tracked weekly if you want 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
Spreadsheets are enough to get started. Then, once you need to scale you can use 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 Team Lead OKR templates
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