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What are Employee Engagement 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 understand that setting OKRs can be challenging, so we have prepared a set of examples tailored for Employee Engagement. Take a peek at the templates below to find inspiration and kickstart your goal-setting process.
If you want to learn more about the framework, you can read our OKR guide online.
The best tools for writing perfect Employee Engagement OKRs
Here are 2 tools that can help you draft your OKRs in no time.
Tability AI: to generate OKRs based on a prompt
Tability AI allows you to describe your goals in a prompt, and generate a fully editable OKR template in seconds.
- 1. Create a Tability account
- 2. Click on the Generate goals using AI
- 3. Describe your goals in a prompt
- 4. Get your fully editable OKR template
- 5. Publish to start tracking progress and get automated OKR dashboards
Watch the video below to see it in action 👇
Tability Feedback: to improve existing OKRs
You can use Tability's AI feedback to improve your OKRs if you already have existing goals.
- 1. Create your Tability account
- 2. Add your existing OKRs (you can import them from a spreadsheet)
- 3. Click on Generate analysis
- 4. Review the suggestions and decide to accept or dismiss them
- 5. Publish to start tracking progress and get automated OKR dashboards
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.
Employee Engagement OKRs examples
You will find in the next section many different Employee Engagement 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 overall employee engagement across the organization
ObjectiveEnhance overall employee engagement across the organization
KRIncrease survey response rates for engagement measures by 30%
Personalize survey invitation emails to increase interest- Implement incentives to motivate more survey participation
- Simplify survey design for easier comprehension and completion
- KRAchieve 15% uplift in off-duty voluntary corporate initiatives participation
- Develop enticing incentives for participants in corporate initiatives
- Organize engaging and accessible initiatives suitable for all staff
- Promote off-duty voluntary initiatives through internal communication
- KRDrive up positive responses to employee satisfaction items by 20%
- Enhance communication channels for better transparency and understanding
- Implement regular recognition and reward programs for staff achievements
- Facilitate team building activities to improve team coherence
OKRs to improve employee engagement in OKR setting process
- ObjectiveImprove employee engagement in OKR setting process
- KRConduct at least 2 interactive workshops on OKR understanding and significance
- Identify suitable speakers/experts for OKR workshops
- Develop workshop content based on OKR principles
- Plan and schedule two interactive OKR workshops
- KRSurvey employees to improve OKR process, aiming for 20% more positive feedback
- Distribute the survey to all employees via email
- Analyze responses and implement changes based on feedback
- Design an anonymous survey focused on OKR process improvement
- KRIncrease employee participation in OKR setting by 30% through incentivizing contribution
- Implement an incentive program for employees contributing to OKR setting
- Increase communication about the significance of employees' role in OKR setting
- Provide training sessions on the benefits of OKR participation
OKRs to improve employee engagement by increasing satisfaction by 10%
- ObjectiveBoost employee engagement satisfaction
- KRConduct pulse surveys and achieve a response rate of 80%
- KRHost monthly team-building activities with 75% participation rate
- KRIncrease quarterly recognition awards by 20%
- KRIdentify top 3 areas for improvement through survey results and implement action plans
OKRs to boost labor retention through strategic implementations
- ObjectiveBoost labor retention through strategic implementations
- KRImplement 2 new retention initiatives enriching employees' work-life balance by quarter-end
- Formulate a detailed plan for implementing chosen initiatives
- Execute and roll out the initiatives firm-wide
- Identify potential retention initiatives improving work-life balance
- KRIncrease employee satisfaction score to over 80% with enhanced welfare programs
- Implement and communicate new welfare programs to all employees
- Develop enhanced welfare programs based on feedback received
- Identify current welfare programs' issues through direct employee feedback
- KRDecrease employee turnover rate by 10% through effective engagement strategies
- Institute a system for employee feedback and recognition
- Implement regular team-building activities
- Establish effective communication and transparency protocols
OKRs to enhance employee dedication via communication optimization
- ObjectiveEnhance employee dedication via communication optimization
- KRReduce communication gap by achieving 85% timely response rate on internal chat platform
- Implement automatic reminders for unanswered chats every two hours
- Train employees on the importance of timely responses
- Monitor response rates weekly and address lapses
- KRImplement bi-weekly team meetings to increase interaction by 60%
- Track and measure meeting interaction increase
- Establish a bi-weekly team meeting schedule
- Prepare relevant discussion points to stimulate interaction
- KRAccomplish 90% positive feedback on anonymous communication satisfaction survey
OKRs to foster a motivational and engaging work environment
- ObjectiveFoster a motivational and engaging work environment
- KREnhance internal communication channels improving employee satisfaction ratings by 25%
- Conduct satisfaction surveys to identify improvement areas
- Create an internal communication platform for real-time updates
- Implement weekly team meetings to engage open communication
- KRImplement a recognition scheme, appreciating 100% exceptional employee contributions
- Communicate the scheme to all employees
- Develop a structure for the recognition scheme
- Draft criteria for identifying exceptional employee contributions
- KRConduct bi-weekly innovative team-building activities to boost morale by 30%
OKRs to minimize employee turnover in the organization
- ObjectiveMinimize employee turnover in the organization
- KRReduce company-wide voluntary turnover rate by 10%
- Implement a comprehensive employee engagement and satisfaction program
- Improve compensation and benefits program based on industry standards
- Conduct exit interviews to understand reasons for leaving
- KRImplement an initiative to improve employee satisfaction, achieving 85% positive feedback
- Conduct a survey to identify current employee satisfaction levels
- Develop and implement strategies to address identified dissatisfaction areas
- Regularly monitor and adjust strategies based on employee feedback
- KRIncrease average employee tenure by 15% through career development initiatives
- Design a comprehensive career development program for all employees
- Implement regular mentoring and coaching sessions
- Encourage employees to attend professional development workshops
OKRs to get better engagement and employee satisfaction
- ObjectiveImprove employee engagement and satisfaction.
- KRIncrease employee satisfaction survey score by 10%.
- KRIncrease employee engagement survey score by 10%.
- KRIncrease employee referrals by 25%.
- KRIncrease employee retention rate by 5%.
OKRs to transform company with lean and agile focus
- ObjectiveTransform company with lean and agile focus
- KRIncrease customer satisfaction by delivering products and services faster through agile development
- Conduct regular customer satisfaction surveys to collect feedback and identify areas for improvement
- Set achievable and aggressive timelines for each project to ensure faster product and service delivery
- Implement agile development process to streamline product and service delivery workflows
- Invest in employee training and development to enhance skills and productivity in agile development
- KRIncrease employee engagement by implementing lean and agile practices for better collaboration
- Establish cross-functional teams to encourage collaboration and knowledge sharing among employees
- Conduct training sessions on lean and agile practices for all employees
- Implement regular feedback loops and communication channels to foster open dialogues between employees and management
- Recognize and reward employees who actively participate in lean and agile practices
- KRReduce operational waste by implementing lean principles and achieving measurable efficiency improvements
- Monitor progress regularly through key performance indicators and adjust strategies as needed
- Conduct a waste assessment to identify areas with potential for improvement
- Streamline processes by eliminating non-value added activities and optimizing workflows
- Develop a lean implementation plan with clear goals, roles, and responsibilities
- KRImprove team performance by conducting regular agile training and implementing continuous improvement practices
- Develop and implement strategies for continuous improvement based on analysis results
- Implement a system for gathering feedback and suggestions from team members
- Analyze team performance data and identify areas for improvement
- Schedule regular agile training sessions for the team
OKRs to drive employee engagement through effective Compensation & Benefits strategies
- ObjectiveDrive employee engagement through effective Compensation & Benefits strategies
- KRReduce benefits-related inquiries by 20% through improving benefits communication
- Develop clear, comprehensive benefits documentation for employees
- Create a dedicated benefits FAQ section on internal portal
- Implement regular awareness sessions regarding benefits
- KRImplement a reward system leading to 15% more positive employee feedback
- Identify what truly motivates employees for suitable rewards
- Implement and communicate the new reward system companywide
- Create a clear, attainable, reward-based performance metric
- KRIncrease participation in compensation surveys by 25%
- Provide incentives for completing the survey
- Develop engaging marketing materials to promote compensation surveys
- Simplify the process to fill out surveys
Employee Engagement 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.
Save hours with automated OKR dashboards
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 Tability to save time with automated OKR dashboards, data connectors, and actionable insights.
How to get Tability dashboards:
- 1. Create a Tability account
- 2. Use the importers to add your OKRs (works with any spreadsheet or doc)
- 3. Publish your OKR plan
That's it! Tability will instantly get access to 10+ dashboards to monitor progress, visualise trends, and identify risks early.
More Employee Engagement OKR templates
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