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OKR template to boost employee retention significantly

This people & hr OKR template is a strong starting point for teams that need better alignment, clearer priorities, and more disciplined goal tracking.

Use it to turn a business priority into a measurable objective, then review progress weekly so your team can adjust execution before the quarter gets away from you.

Your OKR template

This OKR focuses on significantly boosting employee retention. The first objective targets the implementation of two staff development programs where 80% of employees will participate. The strategies include researching the necessary skills and designing the programs, then promoting them widely.

The second objective is to reduce the rate of staff turnover by 15%. This will be achieved through initiatives focused on team building, improving the benefits package, and conducting exit interviews to highlight any issues that are causing employees to leave.

The third objective aims to increase the employee satisfaction score by 20% through an internal survey. It involves conducting an anonymous survey, resurveying to measure improvement and utilizing these results to design and implement meaningful improvements.

Overall, each of these objectives and initiatives supports the main goal of boosting employee retention. It emphasizes staff development, employee satisfaction, a competitive benefits package, and gaining insight on areas of improvement.
  • ObjectiveObjectiveBoost employee retention significantly
  • Key ResultKRImplement 2 staff development programs that 80% of employees participate in
  • TaskResearch desirable skills for staff enhancement programs
  • TaskPromote the programs to encourage employee participation
  • TaskDesign two comprehensive staff development programs
  • Key ResultKRDecrease staff turnover rate by 15%
  • TaskImplement regular team building and morale boosting activities
  • TaskIntroduce competitive remuneration and benefits packages
  • TaskConduct exit interviews to identify problem areas
  • Key ResultKRIncrease employee satisfaction score by 20% via internal survey
  • TaskConduct anonymous survey to understand employee's job satisfaction level
  • TaskResurvey to measure improvement in employee satisfaction
  • TaskUtilize survey results to design and implement meaningful improvements
Use in Tability

Tability: the best OKR software for results-driven teams

OKRs should be tracked weekly to be effective, and Tability is the perfect tool for that.

Tability is the best OKR software that embraces modern principles to help teams set better goals, monitor execution, and get help to achieve their objectives faster.

With Tability you can:

  • Get an OKR agent that can review existing OKRs, suggest improvements, and monitor execution
  • Connect your OKRs and team goals to Jira, ClickUp, Linear, Asana, and more
  • Automate reporting with integrations and built-in dashboard

You can import OKRs in seconds with the magic importer, and start executing your goals in no time.

Step 1. Sign up for a free Tability account

Go tohttps://tability.app/signup and create your account (it's free!)

Step 2. Create a plan

Follow the steps after your onboarding to create your first plan, you should get to a page that looks like the picture below.

Tability Import Options

Step 3. Use the magic importer

Click on Use magic import to open up the Magic Import modal.

Now, go back to the OKR examples, and click on Copy on the example that you’d like to use.

Copy from the template

Paste the content in the text import section. Don’t worry about the formatting, Tability’s AI will be able to parse it!

Importing from text

Now, just click on Import from text and let the magic happen.

Tability editor with imported content

Once your example is in the plan editor, you will be able to:

  • Edit the objectives, key results, and tasks
  • Click on the target 0 → 100% to set better target
  • Use the tips and the AI to refine your goals

Step 4. Publish your plan

Once you’re done editing, you can publish your plan to switch to the goal-tracking mode.

Publish import

From there you will have access to all the features that will help you and your team save hours with OKR reporting.

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