15 customisable OKR examples for Team Leader
What are Team Leader 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 Leader. 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.
Building your own Team Leader 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.
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Our customisable Team Leader OKRs examples
You will find in the next section many different Team Leader Objectives and Key Results. We've included strategic initiatives in our templates to give you a better idea of the different between the key results (how we measure progress), and the initiatives (what we do to achieve the results).
Hope you'll find this helpful!
1. OKRs to enhance leadership abilities for a novice team lead
Enhance leadership abilities for a novice team lead
Demonstrate 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
- Achieve 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
- Complete 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
2. OKRs to enhance my leadership capabilities
- Enhance my leadership capabilities
- Complete three industry-recognized leadership training courses
- Receive 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
- Facilitate 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
3. OKRs to enhance collaboration and stimulate thought leadership
- Enhance collaboration and stimulate thought leadership
- Conduct 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
- Implement 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
- Increase 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
4. OKRs to enhance leadership inclusivity across all teams
- Enhance leadership inclusivity across all teams
- Implement 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
- Decrease 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
- Increase 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
5. OKRs to attain and apply advanced leadership skills through an online course
- Attain and apply advanced leadership skills through an online course
- Receive 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
- Implement 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
- Complete 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
6. OKRs to enhance managerial skills and leadership qualities
- Enhance managerial skills and leadership qualities
- Complete 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
- Receive 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
- Improve team productivity by 20%
- Encourage continuous training and skill development
- Simplify workflow processes to reduce inefficiencies
- Implement regular team building exercises to boost morale
7. OKRs to improve leadership skills and knowledge
- Enhance Leadership Skills and Knowledge
- Apply 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
- Engage 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
- Complete 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
- Acquire 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
8. OKRs to enhance and exemplify effective leadership skills
- Enhance and exemplify effective leadership skills
- Lead a team project, achieving goals within outlined budget and time constraints
- Regularly monitor progress and adjust strategies if needed
- Develop a detailed, efficient budget plan
- Establish clear project objectives and timeline
- Gather 360° feedback from 10 colleagues to identify and improve leadership weaknesses
- Identify 10 colleagues for feedback collection
- Analyze feedback and create an improvement plan
- Prepare a 360-degree feedback survey
- Complete a recognized leadership training course with a score above 85%
- Aim to achieve assessment scores above 85%
- Plan and maintain regular study schedule
- Research and enroll in a reputable leadership training course
9. OKRs to improve efficiency in client and team management
- Improve efficiency in client and team management
- Increase client satisfaction by 10% as evidenced by quarterly survey responses
- Implement regular client follow-ups to address potential issues
- Evaluate and streamline communication processes for client efficiency
- Provide staff with customer service training to improve interactions
- Enhance team output by 15% through implementation of structured weekly check-ins
- Train team on effective check-in strategies
- Monitor and measure output increase weekly
- Establish a weekly check-ins system for the team
- Achieve a 20% decrease in resolution time for client-reported software issues
- Provide ongoing technical training for the customer service team
- Establish a priority-based resolution system
- Implement more efficient issue-tracking software
10. OKRs to enhance leadership skills through online learning and practical application
- Enhance leadership skills through online learning and practical application
- Gather feedback on leadership improvements, aiming for a 20% increase in positive responses
- Develop a comprehensive leadership evaluation survey
- Distribute survey to all team members
- Analyze survey results for improvement opportunities
- Implement learned strategies in weekly team meetings, improving team cohesion by 30%
- Encourage team discussions around these strategies
- Measure improvement in team cohesion weekly
- Review learned strategies before every team meeting
- Complete a certified online leadership course by achieving 90% or above
- Research and select a certified online leadership course
- Complete all assignments to a high standard, aiming for 90% or above
- Consistently study and engage in course materials
11. OKRs to secure a leadership role within the company
- Secure a leadership role within the company
- Successfully lead three major projects to completion with positive feedback
- Identify key objectives for each of the three major projects
- Monitor progress, address issues and ensure all projects meet/exceed expectations
- Assign responsibilities and establish timelines for project completion
- Achieve a score of 90% or above in internal leadership competency assessment
- Practice situational leadership through role play activities
- Review past assessment feedback and identify areas for improvement
- Attend relevant training workshops for boosting leadership skills
- Attend and actively participate in at least four leadership training workshops
- Complete post-workshop assignments or takeaways for review
- Schedule time for active participation in each workshop
- Research and register for four relevant leadership training workshops
12. OKRs to foster open communication and continual improvement within the team
- Foster open communication and continual improvement within the team
- Achieve a 25% increase in actionable suggestions from team members
- Enhance communication channels for suggestions
- Conduct regular brainstorming sessions with team
- Implement a reward system for valuable suggestions
- Ensure 100% of team members participate in at least one feedback session
- Track and confirm each member's participation
- Create a schedule for mandatory feedback sessions
- Inform team members about the feedback sessions
- Conduct 8 team feedback sessions focused on insight sharing and improvement ideas
- Schedule 8 team feedback sessions for idea sharing
- Evaluate and implement suggestions for improvement after sessions
- Prepare a structured format for insight exchange
13. OKRs to enhance tactical and strategic leadership skills for software developer team lead
- Enhance tactical and strategic leadership skills for software developer team lead
- Mentor 2 team members to take on micro-leadership roles in the next project
- Provide regular feedback and coaching
- Share responsibilities and explain expectations clearly
- Identify strengths and areas of growth for each team member
- Implement new strategies and witness a minimum 15% increase in team productivity
- Develop and communicate new strategies for identified areas
- Identify areas in team processes that require improvement
- Monitor and measure strategy-driven productivity increases
- Collaborate with HR to attend at least 3 leadership skill training or workshops
- Contact HR to inquire about available leadership training opportunities
- Participate actively in each workshop session
- Schedule times to attend three chosen sessions
14. OKRs to enhance leadership skills via online learning platform
- Enhance leadership skills via online learning platform
- Apply learned tactics in 2 real-life situations and document the results
- Identify 2 real-life situations to apply learned tactics
- Implement the learned tactics in the chosen situations
- Document the results and observations
- Complete 3 online leadership courses, with scores above 90%
- Study course materials thoroughly before testing
- Score above 90% on all course assessments
- Identify and enroll in 3 online leadership courses
- Receive positive feedback on improved leadership skills from at least 5 peers
- Request feedback from peers regularly
- Apply learned skills in daily leadership practices
- Attend workshops on developing better leadership skills
15. OKRs to enhance soft skills proficiency amongst the sales team
- Enhance soft skills proficiency amongst the sales team
- Implement a comprehensive soft skills training program for the entire sales team
- Identify potential trainers experienced in soft skills courses
- Develop a suitable curriculum for the training program
- Schedule the training sessions for the sales team
- Increase sales team's customer satisfaction rate by 15% post-training
- Regularly monitor and evaluate sales team's customer interactions post-training
- Develop comprehensive, customer-focused training program for sales team
- Implement feedback/improvement sessions based on customer interactions evaluation
- Achieve an average post-training evaluation score of 85% or higher
- Organize interactive post-training revision sessions
- Implement regular feedback and improvement methods
- Develop an engaging and comprehensive training program
Team Leader 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
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.
Tability's audit dashboard will highlight opportunities to improve OKRsTip #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.
Tability's check-ins will save you hours and increase transparencyTip #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 Team Leader 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
Spreadsheets are enough to get started. Then, once you need to scale you can use a proper OKR platform to make things easier.
Tability's Strategy Map makes it easy to see all your org's OKRsIf 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 Team Leader OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
- OKRs to secure new clientele from three distinct sectors
- OKRs to improve leadership skills and knowledge
- OKRs to enhance efficiency through digital platform integration and automation
- OKRs to improve efficiency and effectiveness in QA and training workflows
- OKRs to uphold exceptional quality in 95% of response communications
- OKRs to develop a unified platform for third-party data delivery to mobile apps
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
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