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What are Company 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.

Writing good OKRs can be hard, especially if it's your first time doing it. You'll need to center the focus of your plans around outcomes instead of projects.

We have curated a selection of OKR examples specifically for Company 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.

Company Culture OKRs examples

You will find in the next section many different Company Culture 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!

OKRs to enhance employees' alignment with the organization's objectives and culture

  • ObjectiveEnhance employees' alignment with the organization's objectives and culture
  • KRIncrease the average score from employee engagement survey by 20%
  • TaskEstablish an open feedback culture promoting transparency and honesty
  • TaskImplement training programs focused on communication and team-building skills
  • TaskEnhance employee recognition and reward strategies
  • KRConduct 5 company-culture training sessions to all departments
  • TaskIdentify key elements of the company culture for training
  • TaskSchedule department-wide sessions to communicate timelines
  • TaskPlan, outline, and prepare the 5 training sessions
  • KRAchieve 90% successful completion of individual performance targets connected to organisation's objective
  • TaskRegularly review personal KPIs aligned with organizational objectives
  • TaskDevelop execution strategies for each performance target
  • TaskContinuously analyze and improve current performance methods

OKRs to establish a strong sales culture within the company

  • ObjectiveEstablish a strong sales culture within the company
  • KRTrain 80% of our sales team in consultative selling techniques
  • TaskCreate a schedule to accommodate 80% of the sales team
  • TaskImplement regular tracking and accountability measures post-training
  • TaskIdentify a training provider specializing in consultative selling techniques
  • KRAchieve a 15% increase in quarterly sales revenue
  • TaskImplement innovative promotional campaigns to boost product visibility
  • TaskImprove customer service to foster repeat business
  • TaskDevelop upselling strategies for existing customers
  • KRIncrease weekly team sales meetings to 100% participation
  • TaskImplement mandatory attendance policy for all sales meetings
  • TaskSchedule meetings at convenient times for team members
  • TaskSend reminder notifications before every meeting

OKRs to enhance safety consciousness in American Pest's company culture

  • ObjectiveEnhance safety consciousness in American Pest's company culture
  • KRAchieve 90% employee completion rate of new safety training courses
  • TaskRegularly track and report completion rates
  • TaskDevelop engaging and concise safety training courses
  • TaskImplement mandatory participation in safety training
  • KRConduct 4 comprehensive safety workshops for all employees
  • TaskIdentify core safety topics for workshop content
  • TaskSchedule and announce 4 workshop dates to employees
  • TaskOrganize resources and plan workshop activities
  • KRReduce safety incidents by 20% through improved guidelines and procedures
  • TaskMonitor and review safety incident reports regularly
  • TaskImplement regular safety procedure training for all staff
  • TaskUpdate and enhance current safety protocols and guidelines

OKRs to cultivate an appealing, inclusive company culture

  • ObjectiveCultivate an appealing, inclusive company culture
  • KRDecrease turnover rate by 15% through enhanced workplace conditions
  • TaskIntroduce flexible working hours for work-life balance
  • TaskImplement mandatory team-building activities to foster camaraderie
  • TaskUpgrade office equipment for a better work experience
  • KRImprove employee satisfaction score by 20% through engagement initiatives
  • TaskImplement weekly team-building activities and workshops
  • TaskConduct regular feedback and suggestion sessions
  • TaskEstablish an employee recognition and rewards system
  • KRImplement 2 employee-led initiatives to foster ownership and engagement
  • TaskLaunch two employee-led initiatives
  • TaskProvide training on leading and engagement strategies
  • TaskIdentify possible leaders interested in leading initiatives

OKRs to establish a company-wide collaborative culture

  • ObjectiveEstablish a company-wide collaborative culture
  • KRImplement monthly interactive team-building exercises for all departments
  • TaskSchedule regular exercise sessions within working hours
  • TaskAssign a coordinator to manage and facilitate these exercises
  • TaskIdentify suitable team-building exercises for each department
  • KRAchieve an average rating of 4/5 on collaboration in employee satisfaction surveys
  • TaskProvide training on effective communication techniques
  • TaskIntroduce a platform for sharing ideas and feedback
  • TaskImplement team-building activities to enhance collaboration skills
  • KRReduce interdepartmental project conflicts by 20%
  • TaskProvide conflict resolution training for project managers
  • TaskImplement regular interdepartmental communication meetings
  • TaskDevelop a clear, unified project vision

How to write your own Company Culture OKRs

1. Get tailored OKRs with an AI

You'll find some examples below, but it's likely that you have very specific needs that won't be covered.

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.

Tability will then use your prompt to generate a fully editable OKR template.

Watch the video below to see it in action 👇

Option 2. Optimise existing OKRs with Tability Feedback tool

If you already have existing goals, and you want to improve them. You can use Tability's AI feedback to help you.

AI feedback for OKRs in TabilityTability's Strategy Map makes it easy to see all your org's OKRs

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.

Option 3. Use the free OKR generator

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.

Company Culture 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 Company Culture 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:

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

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 Company Culture OKR templates

We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.

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