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tability.ioWhat are Strategic Outreach 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 have a collection of OKRs examples for Strategic Outreach to give you some inspiration. You can use any of the templates below as a starting point for your OKRs.
If you want to learn more about the framework, you can read our OKR guide online.
Strategic Outreach OKRs examples
You'll find below a list of Objectives and Key Results templates for Strategic Outreach. We also included strategic projects for each template to make it easier to understand the difference between key results and projects.
Hope you'll find this helpful!
OKRs to boost new businesses by converting top-tier leads through strategic outreach
ObjectiveBoost new businesses by converting top-tier leads through strategic outreach
KRIncrease lead generation by 40% through optimized marketing campaigns
Implement SEO strategies in content creation- Initiate targeted email marketing campaigns
- Optimize social media platforms for customer engagement
- KRAchieve 30% conversion rate of high-quality leads into viable business opportunities
- Implement targeted marketing strategies for high-quality leads
- Improve follow-up tactics with potential customers
- Personalize business proposals for prospective clients
- KRExpand outreach effectiveness by 50% to drive lead engagement
- Develop and implement a targeted social media marketing strategy
- Launch referral program to incentivise current customers for word-of-mouth promotion
- Increase frequency of engaging email newsletters to potential leads
OKRs to broaden supporter base, targeting businesses, churches and schools
- ObjectiveBroaden supporter base, targeting businesses, churches and schools
- KREstablish 10 new partnerships with local businesses by quarter end
- Identify potential local business partnership opportunities
- Arrange meetings to propose collaborations
- Finalize and sign partnership agreements
- KREngage 5 churches in sponsorships or fundraisers for quarterly objectives
- Identify and create a list of potential church partners
- Develop compelling sponsorship and fundraising proposals
- Arrange meetings to present proposals to church leaders
- KRImplement 3 new teaching programs in schools, reaching 500+ students
- Identify reputable teaching programs suitable for school implementation
- Monitor and evaluate the programs' effectiveness and reach after implementation
- Coordinate with schools for program integration and student engagement
OKRs to expand lour brand's presence through impactful outreach
- ObjectiveExpand lour brand's presence through impactful outreach
- KRBoost website traffic by 30% via targeted online promotional efforts
- Implement SEO strategies to enhance visibility on search engines
- Launch targeted social media advertising campaigns
- Collaborate with influencers for promotional posts
- KRIncrease social media followers by 25% through strategic engagement strategies
- Utilize paid promotions and influencer partnerships to extend reach
- Develop and implement a consistent content schedule on all platforms
- Engage directly with followers via comments, likes, and shares
- KRArrange and complete 10 strategic partnerships to boost collaborative outreach
- Identify potential partners aligned with our strategic goals
- Initiate conversations and negotiations with those entities
- Formalize partnerships through signed agreements
How to write your own Strategic Outreach 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.
Strategic Outreach 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 Strategic Outreach 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
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 Strategic Outreach OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
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