3 customisable OKR examples for Workplace Culture

What are Workplace Culture 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.

How you write your OKRs can make a huge difference on the impact that your team will have at the end of the quarter. But, it's not always easy to write a quarterly plan that focuses on outcomes instead of projects.

We have curated a selection of OKR examples specifically for Workplace Culture to assist you. Feel free to explore the templates below for inspiration in setting your own goals.

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

Building your own Workplace Culture 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 Workplace Culture OKRs examples

We've added many examples of Workplace Culture Objectives and Key Results, but we did not stop there. Understanding the difference between OKRs and projects is important, so we also added examples of strategic initiatives that relate to the OKRs.

Hope you'll find this helpful!

1OKRs to foster a vibrant, energetic monday-feels-like-friday workplace culture

  • ObjectiveFoster a vibrant, energetic monday-feels-like-friday workplace culture
  • Key ResultReduce Monday absenteeism by 20%
  • TaskDevelop an engaging Monday morning team activity
  • TaskImplement flexible work hours for improved work-life balance
  • TaskIntroduce incentives for perfect Monday attendance
  • Key ResultIncrease weekly staff engagement activities by 50%
  • TaskDevelop and implement additional activities
  • TaskMonitor participation and gather feedback
  • TaskIdentify current engagement activities and their frequency
  • Key ResultImprove overall job satisfaction score by 30% on employee surveys
  • TaskIncrease training and professional development opportunities
  • TaskImplement regular employee feedback and suggestion sessions
  • TaskDevelop a comprehensive staff wellness program

2OKRs to promote and cultivate a diverse and inclusive workplace culture

  • ObjectivePromote and cultivate a diverse and inclusive workplace culture
  • Key ResultIncrease the representation of underrepresented groups by 10% in all departments
  • TaskImplement mandatory diversity and inclusion training for staff
  • TaskRevise promotion policies to ensure equity
  • TaskDevelop recruitment strategies targeting underrepresented groups
  • Key ResultConduct and achieve a 90% participation rate in diversity and inclusion training
  • TaskDevelop a clear, compelling case for why diversity training is necessary
  • TaskSet and communicate clear participation expectations to all employees
  • TaskPromote the training through engaging communications
  • Key ResultImprove inclusivity score by 15% as measured in quarterly employee engagement survey
  • TaskIncrease representation across all levels & departments
  • TaskImplement regular diversity and inclusivity training workshops
  • TaskFoster an open, transparent communication culture

3OKRs to boost team engagement and cultivate a positive work environment

  • ObjectiveBoost team engagement and cultivate a positive work environment
  • Key ResultIncrease team interaction through bi-weekly team-building activities
  • TaskDesign diverse, engaging team interactions
  • TaskSchedule regular bi-weekly team-building activities
  • TaskMonitor and gather feedback on effectiveness
  • Key ResultAchieve a 20% improvement in employee satisfaction survey results
  • TaskInitiate employee performance recognition and rewards programs
  • TaskImplement regular team-building activities for improved workplace rapport
  • TaskEstablish open communication channels for addressal of employee concerns
  • Key ResultDecrease employee absenteeism by 15% through wellness initiatives

Workplace Culture 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

Having too many OKRs is the #1 mistake that teams make when adopting the framework. The problem with tracking too many competing goals is that it will be hard for your team to know what really matters.

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 Insights DashboardTability's audit dashboard will highlight opportunities to improve OKRs

Tip #2: Commit to weekly OKR check-ins

Setting good goals can be challenging, but without regular check-ins, your team will struggle to make progress. We recommend that you track your OKRs weekly to get the full benefits from the framework.

Being able to see trends for your key results will also keep yourself honest.

Tability Insights DashboardTability'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 Workplace Culture OKRs in a strategy map

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

Spreadsheets are enough to get started. Then, once you need to scale you can use a proper OKR platform to make things easier.

A strategy map in TabilityTability'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 Workplace Culture 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.

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