4 OKR examples for Thought Leadership
What are Thought Leadership 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.
Creating impactful OKRs can be a daunting task, especially for newcomers. Shifting your focus from projects to outcomes is key to successful planning.
To aid you in setting your goals, we have compiled a collection of OKR examples customized for Thought Leadership. 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 Thought Leadership OKRs with AI
How to create great OKRs for any scenario in seconds
While we have some examples available, it's likely that you'll have specific scenarios that aren't covered here.
You can use Tability's AI generator to create tailored OKRs based on your specific context. Tability can turn your objective description into a fully editable OKR template -- including tips to help you refine your goals.
- 1. Go to Tability's plan editor
- 2. Click on the "Generate goals using AI" button
- 3. Use natural language to describe your goals
Tability will then use your prompt to generate a fully editable OKR template.
How to improve existing OKRs with AI feedback
If you already have existing goals, and you want to improve them. You can use Tability's AI feedback to help you.
- 1. Go to Tability's plan editor
- 2. Add your existing OKRs (you can import them from a spreadsheet)
- 3. Click on "Generate analysis"
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.
You can then decide to accept the suggestions or dismiss them if you don't agree.
Using the free OKR generator to get a quick template
If you're just looking for some quick inspiration, you can also use our free OKR generator to get a template.
Unlike with Tability, you won't be able to iterate on the templates, but this is still a great way to get started.
Our Thought Leadership OKRs examples
You'll find below a list of Objectives and Key Results templates for Thought Leadership. 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 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
2. OKRs to establish thought leadership in the B2B software product industry
- ObjectiveEstablish thought leadership in the B2B software product industry
- KRIncrease blog traffic by 30% through engagement with relevant topics and discussion
- Develop engaging, well-researched blog posts on these relevant topics
- Identify popular topics among target audience for relevant blog content
- Promote posts and engage in discussions on various social media platforms
- KRSecure 3 speaking engagements at industry leading software conferences or webinars
- Prepare and finalize unique, engaging presentation materials
- Identify and research top software conferences or webinars in the industry
- Reach out to event organizers about speaking opportunities
- KRPublish 4 insightful whitepapers on critical B2B software product needs and solutions
- Identify key issues facing B2B software products
- Research potential solutions for these issues
- Write and polish 4 comprehensive whitepapers
3. OKRs to establish myself as a thought leader in my field
- ObjectiveEstablish myself as a thought leader in my field
- KRBuild strategic network by connecting with 20 key influencers in the field
- Identify 20 key influencers in your field for potential networking
- Reach out to influencers via email or social platforms
- Engage regularly with these influencers to foster and maintain connections
- KRSpeak at 3 major industry conferences or webinars to share insights
- Identify and contact 3 major industry conferences or webinar organizers
- Schedule and confirm speaking arrangements with organizers
- Prepare insightful and engaging presentations
- KRPublish five in-depth articles on industry-relevant topics in reputable journals
- Identify five industry-relevant topics for articles
- Submit articles to reputable journals
- Write the five in-depth articles
4. OKRs to secure guest posts for enhanced brand visibility and thought leadership
- ObjectiveIncrease brand visibility and thought leadership through secure guest posts
- KRSecure 5 high-authority guest post opportunities
- KRBuild relationships with 3 key influencers in the industry through guest posting
- KRIncrease website traffic from guest post referrals by 25%
- KREarn at least 10 social media shares per guest post
Thought Leadership 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.
How to track your Thought Leadership OKRs
The rules of OKRs are simple. Quarterly OKRs should be tracked weekly, and yearly OKRs should be tracked monthly. 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.
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 Thought Leadership OKR templates
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