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tability.ioWhat are Growth 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.
OKRs are quickly gaining popularity as a goal-setting framework. But, it's not always easy to know how to write your goals, especially if it's your first time using OKRs.
We've tailored a list of OKRs examples for Growth 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.
Growth OKRs examples
You will find in the next section many different Growth 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 secure partnerships with strategic industry leaders to drive business growth
ObjectiveEstablish key partnerships to drive growth
KRIdentify and prioritize potential partners based on revenue and market share- KRTrack the success of each partnership by setting clear KPIs and regularly measuring progress
- KRDevelop a compelling pitch deck and present to at least 10 potential partners
- KRSign partnership agreements with at least 3 of the identified partners
OKRs to enhance leadership skills to drive financial growth
- ObjectiveEnhance leadership skills to drive financial growth
- KRImprove financial planning efficiency by 15 percent
Reduce unnecessary expenses by optimizing budgets- Improve data accuracy to streamline financial forecasting
- Implement automated financial planning software
- KRInstitute weekly training to increase leadership skillset by 25%
- Schedule weekly training sessions for staff
- Measure improvement in leadership skills post-training
- Identify relevant leadership training programs or workshops
- KRDecrease operational costs by 10%, increasing margins
- Consolidate functions where possible for high productivity
- Streamline supply chain to reduce inefficiencies
- Implement energy-saving measures throughout the organization
OKRs to identify high-growth potential public companies for investment
- ObjectiveIdentify high-growth potential public companies for investment
- KRInvest in top 10 high-performing companies from the analyzed list
- Allocate investment funds towards these companies
- Research and identify top 10 high-performing companies
- Analyze their financial stability and growth potential
- KRAnalyze financial reports of shortlisted companies to confirm revenue growth
- Identify and calculate each company's revenue growth
- Compare and contrast the revenue growth among companies
- Gather financial reports of selected companies
- KRResearch and shortlist 50 public companies with over 20% earnings growth
- Identify 50 public companies using market research platforms
- Shortlist those with over 20% earnings growth
- Analyze their financial records for earning growth
OKRs to enhance personal growth and wellbeing
- ObjectiveEnhance personal growth and wellbeing
- KRAttend at least 1 personal development seminar or workshop every quarter
- Research upcoming personal development seminars or workshops
- Attend the chosen personal development seminar or workshop
- Register for a chosen event
- KRRead and summarize 2 self-improvement books per month
- Select two self-improvement books to read
- Write concise summaries of each book upon completion
- Devote time daily to read these books
- KRExecute a daily morning mindfulness routine with 90% consistency
- Practice a specified mindfulness exercise
- Track daily consistency in a journal
- Set a daily morning alarm for the routine
OKRs to cultivate a culture of growth and empowerment among our teams
- ObjectiveCultivate a culture of growth and empowerment among our teams
- KRLaunch 2 additional team member-led projects
- Schedule project kick-off meetings
- Assign project leads and communicate responsibilities
- Identify resources needed for the projects
- KRIncrease employee participation in decision-making processes by 30%
- Implement a system for weekly brainstorming sessions involving all employees
- Provide training sessions on decision-making strategies
- Routinely encourage open, anonymous suggestions for improvements
- KRRaise employee satisfaction score by 20% through empowerment initiatives
- Establish regular training sessions to improve skills and self-sufficiency
- Implement a system for employees to provide feedback on company processes
- Foster a communal decision-making environment for project planning
OKRs to maximizing ecommerce growth through improved email marketing strategy
- ObjectiveMaximizing ecommerce growth through improved email marketing strategy
- KRBoost ecommerce sales generated from email referrals by 15%
- Implement personalized product recommendations in email newsletters
- Improve email subject lines to increase open rates
- Optimize email referral program with incentives
- KRIncrease open rate of email campaigns by 20%
- Test and optimize send times
- Improve subject lines to attract attention and curiosity
- Segment email lists for targeted content
- KRAchieve a click-through rate of 10% for promotional emails
- Draft engaging content that targets the customers' interests
- Implement a compelling call-to-action button
- Optimize email design for maximum readability
OKRs to accelerate user growth for SaaS product
- ObjectiveAccelerate user growth for SaaS product
- KRGrow active user base by 20%
- Enhance product features based on user feedback
- Improve user experience to increase retention rates
- Implement targeted marketing campaigns to attract new users
- KRIncrease monthly recurring revenue by 25%
- Implement a customer referral program
- Develop upselling strategies for existing customers
- Improve product or service pricing strategies
- KRDecrease user churn rate by 15%
- Implement a user feedback system to identify common issues
- Enhance product features based on user preferences
- Develop a personalized customer engagement strategy
OKRs to drive significant growth in sales volume next quarter
- ObjectiveDrive significant growth in sales volume next quarter
- KRIncrease monthly sales by a minimum of 15% each month
- Train sales team on advanced selling techniques
- Improve post-sales customer services to ensure repeat purchases
- Implement aggressive promotional campaigns targeting potential clients
- KRMinimize sales cycle length by 10%
- Train staff on efficient customer communication and sales tactics
- Implement customer relationship management software for streamlining sales processes
- Improve lead qualification practices to focus on high-conversion prospects
- KRAchieve 20% conversion rate on sales leads
- Enhance site design for optimal user experience
- Train sales team on effective closing strategies
- Implement creative and personalized email marketing campaigns
OKRs to enhance professional growth through workshops and lunch & learn sessions
- ObjectiveEnhance professional growth through workshops and lunch & learn sessions
- KRApply learned concepts from sessions and workshops to improve daily work efficiency by 10%
- Measure daily output to track efficiency improvements
- Implement newly acquired techniques into daily work routine
- Schedule regular reviews to refine and adjust new practices
- KRAttend at least 2 workshops related to my field every month
- Register for selected workshops
- Explore and list upcoming workshops in my field
- Attend and engage in the workshops
- KRParticipate in every bi-weekly lunch and learn session offered in the organization
- Actively engage in each session's discussions
- Schedule all bi-weekly lunch and learn sessions in your personal calendar
- Prioritize attendance, avoiding scheduling conflicts
OKRs to accelerate revenue growth in the APAC region
- ObjectiveAccelerate revenue growth in the APAC region
- KRDevelop and retain 15% more high-value customer contracts in the region
- Implement a robust client retention strategy
- Create personalized contract offers for these customers
- Identify potential high-value customers in the region
- KRBoost sales output by 20% through the introduction of targeted marketing campaigns
- Identify target audience for each product or service
- Implement and monitor effectiveness of campaigns
- Develop customized marketing campaigns for each audience
- KRImprove upselling rate by 30% by enhancing customer service training
- Develop strategies for encouraging customer upselling
- Implement advanced customer service training for all staff
- Monitor and provide feedback on upselling techniques
How to write your own Growth 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.
Growth 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 Growth 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
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 a proper OKR-tracking tool for it.
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 Growth OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
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