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tability.ioWhat are Cross Training 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.
Crafting effective OKRs can be challenging, particularly for beginners. Emphasizing outcomes rather than projects should be the core of your planning.
We've tailored a list of OKRs examples for Cross Training to help you. You can look at any of the templates below to get some inspiration for your own goals.
If you want to learn more about the framework, you can read our OKR guide online.
Cross Training OKRs examples
You will find in the next section many different Cross Training 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 ascend to a prominent leadership position within the company
ObjectiveAscend to a prominent leadership position within the company
KRLead a cross-functional project showcasing collaboration and leadership acumen
Foster teamwork through regular meetings and progress updates- Identify and assign responsibilities to cross-functional project team members
- Develop and communicate project goals and timelines to all stakeholders
- KRComplete advanced management training course to enhance leadership skills
- Enroll in a suitable advanced management training course
- Diligently participate in all course sessions and activities
- Implement learned leadership strategies in daily management practices
- KRExceed current KPIs by 20% to showcase potential for greater responsibility
- Implement and track progressive success of strategy
- Review and analyze current KPIs performance
- Develop a strategy to boost efficiency by 20%
OKRs to ensure business continuity despite team member absenteeism
- ObjectiveEnsure business continuity despite team member absenteeism
- KRDevelop a cross-training program for all department roles by end of next quarter
- Schedule and implement training sessions
- Design a comprehensive cross-training curriculum
- Identify key skills required in all department roles
- KRImplement a backup system where every role has at least two knowledgeable substitutes
- Select two substitutes for each role
- Train the substitutes thoroughly
- Identify key roles and their associated responsibilities
- KRTest business continuity plan under simulated absence scenarios, achieving 90% effectiveness
- Design simulated tests for each identified scenario
- Identify potential absence scenarios affecting business continuity
- Conduct simulations, aiming for 90% effectiveness
OKRs to seek and secure a leadership role within the company
- ObjectiveSeek and secure a leadership role within the company
- KRObtain cross-functional training in at least two other departments
- Identify two departments to receive cross-functional training in
- Request cross-functional training approval from respective department heads
- Begin scheduled training sessions with selected departments
- KRImplement a feedback system for continuous learning and leadership growth
- Identify key performance indicators for leadership qualities
- Educate leaders on interpreting and applying feedback
- Design a system for regular performance feedback
- KRLead a high-impact project related to key business objectives
- Identify key business objectives and project alignment
- Develop, execute and monitor a high-impact project plan
- Assemble a high-performing, cross-functional team
OKRs to boost teams' contribution to business revenue generation
- ObjectiveBoost teams' contribution to business revenue generation
- KRIncrease cross-selling by team members by 15% to improve revenue
- Reward employees for successful cross-selling through incentive programs
- Develop a sales training program focused on cross-selling techniques
- Regularly monitor and review team cross-selling performance
- KRImplement advanced training programs for 85% of team members to fuel sales growth
- Identify key areas of improvement for advanced training
- Enroll 85% of team members in these programs
- Develop comprehensive training programs based on these areas
- KRDevelop 10 new partnerships with client teams to enhance service line revenue
- Develop attractive partnership proposals tailored to each team
- Identify potential client teams for new partnerships
- Initiate contact and negotiate possible partnership terms
OKRs to enhance team cross-functionality's overall performance
- ObjectiveEnhance team cross-functionality's overall performance
- KRIncrease team's cross-functional tasks completion rate by 30%
- Implement a cross-training program to boost overall team skillsets
- Develop detailed workflow charts to clarify task ownership and deadline
- Promote reward mechanism for successful cross-functional task completions
- KRImplement and run bi-weekly cross-functional team meetings for project updates and learning
- Prepare update presentations for each meeting
- Organise learning activities for sessions
- Schedule recurring bi-weekly cross-functional team meetings
- KRProvide cross-training to all team members on at least two different skills
- Monitor team’s progress and give feedback
- Identify necessary skills for cross-training within the team
- Organize cross-training sessions for different skill sets
OKRs to enhance soft skills through effective cross-team collaboration
- ObjectiveEnhance soft skills through effective cross-team collaboration
- KRLead one cross-team project resulting in a 20% increase in team efficiency
- Evaluate and report the efficiency increase
- Identify a project involving multiple teams
- Develop and implement efficient cross-team strategies
- KRAttend two cross-department training sessions per month to expand interpersonal skills
- Schedule attendance to two sessions
- Identify available cross-department training sessions
- Participate actively in chosen sessions
- KRScore at least 4.5 in a peer-reviewed soft skills assessment by quarter end
- Practice and master active listening and empathy
- Request and attentively incorporate peer feedback
- Enroll in and complete a soft skills improvement course
OKRs to enhance cross-functional collaboration in team
- ObjectiveEnhance cross-functional collaboration in team
- KRIncrease the team's cross-functional skills by 30% by offering relevant training
- Identify necessary cross-functional skills for team improvement
- Implement regular skill development trainings
- Find suitable training programs for these skills
- KRConduct minimum 3 team-building activities promoting inter-department collaboration each week
- Identify suitable inter-department team-building activities
- Schedule these activities for each week
- Ensure each department's participation
- KRReduce project completion time by 15% through improving cross-functional performance
- Implement collaborative software for seamless cross-functional communication
- Streamline workflows across different departments
- Provide training to improve cross-functional teamwork
OKRs to acquire the company award for exceptional teamwork
- ObjectiveAcquire the company award for exceptional teamwork
- KRImprove overall team performance by 35% compared to last quarter's productivity
- Enhance project management strategies
- Implement weekly performance review and feedback sessions
- Increase training and skill development sessions
- KRLead a collaborative project successfully involving at least four different departments
- Encourage regular communication among teams
- Implement project management tools for coordination
- Arrange cross-departmental meetings to discuss project goals
- KRConduct bi-weekly team-building activities resulting in higher engagement scores
- Analyze results to continually enhance team-building approaches
- Implement measures to evaluate engagement during activities
- Outline and schedule varied bi-weekly team-building activities
How to write your own Cross Training 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.
- 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.
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.
- 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's Strategy Map makes it easy to see all your org's OKRsTability 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.
Cross Training 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 Cross Training OKRs
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
Most teams should start with a spreadsheet if they're using OKRs for the first time. Then, once you get comfortable you can graduate to a proper OKRs-tracking tool.
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 Cross Training OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
- OKRs to achieve a 90% service level performance
- OKRs to enhance customer engagement and satisfaction in the existing client base
- OKRs to optimize app store visibility for higher organic downloads
- OKRs to attain great security standards
- OKRs to increase operational efficiency significantly
- OKRs to create efficient service quality monitoring tools