Personal OKRs For Career Growth - Part 1

LinkedIn’s 2023 Workplace Learning Report found that 89% of professionals believe career growth is a top priority, yet many struggle to make meaningful progress. If you’re feeling stuck in your career development, you’re not alone.

Work today is what experts call a ‘VUCA’ environment (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity). With it’s rapid technological changes, market shifts, or organizational restructuring, you’re trying to grow your career on constantly shifting sands.

What’s more, while it’s common to make plans during your annual review, these intentions often get lost in the day-to-day bustle of work life. Many professionals find themselves at year’s end wondering how they got there - which leads to that stuck feeling.

OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) offer a framework to align your career goals with organizational metrics and establish a systematic tracking system. This means that by your next review, you can demonstrate progress on both your personal career growth goals and the objectives your organization set for you. Plus, the Key Results section works perfectly to provide you with the accomplishments you need for your resume.

In this cast we’ll explain how to use OKRs make your vague career aspirations into concrete, measurable achievements for your resume and career growth, AND make sure you meet your organizational objectives.