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Reach the mountain’s highest point (26,781 feet).

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Scale the mountain in less than 23.5 hours from basecamp to summit.

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Reach the summit with 25% of food and water remaining.

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No one on the team experiences a major injury.

kr1

Identify 3 professional organizations focused on advancing Black and Latinx Leaders to establish key partnerships.

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As part of Zenefits launch, run EEOC survey to have diversity data by level & team. Publish Diversity Data across key leadership teams.

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Increase our Diverse slate approach for our leadership searches of Chief Revenue Officer and other Director.

kr1

Reduce Employee Turnover by 15%.

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Achieve at Least 95% Employee Satisfaction in Annual Reviews.

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Achieve a 30% Increase in Employee Participation in Leadership and Development Programs.

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50,000 new subscribers below age 60

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$1 million from recently lapsed donors coming back

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80 percent of ticket sales are full price (vs. discounted)

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Shift impact investing decisions from 80 percent headquarters to 80 percent local by end of year.

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All executives from local offices complete leadership training.

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The Board of Directors reflects the geographic diversity of the regions in which we operate.

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Regional offices lead strategy for 2024.

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20 percent increase in “lives touched.”

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Increase the number of knowledge products by 20 percent.

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Document how diversity, equity, and inclusion is current integration into their work, as well as articulating future plans.

kr1

Improve impact of our tools as measured by 15 percent increase in “lives touched” (as defined by metrics subcommittee and approved by program directors).

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Increase the number of knowledge products by 15 percent (knowledge products defined as peer-reviewed manuscripts, other written communications of ideas for general audiences, videos, blogs, and white papers).

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Increase size of the community by 15 percent.

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Scientific rigor—100 percent of projects include BEACON [a tool used to ensure scientific excellence in each project].

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X in sales per month (x percentage from to-go and carry-out)

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Labor kept below x weekly

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100% pass on CDC safety inspections

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X% decrease in morbidity rate.

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X% decrease in time from door to treatment.

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X% increase in patients being seen during viable “treatment window.”

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X% decrease in 30-day stroke patient mortality.

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Customers order more than $60 per quarter.

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Net Promoter Score over 85 in each region.

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Lower the cost of courier services below 50% per order.

kr4

Establish performance metrics of small businesses compared to individual customers.

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Be the top choice referral for the top 3 fertility clinics in my region.

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Get at least 5 referrals per quarter from partners.

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Grow number from referrals by 30% each quarter.

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Get at least 5 referrals per quarter from customers.

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Enrollment increased 100 percent by [date]

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X percent of students accepted to Ivy League every year

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100 percent students placed in college with scholarships

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Internal testing improves by X percent

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Supply Chain and shipping infrastructure 100% zero waste.

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Pay 100% carbon offset for calculated carbon dioxide emissions.

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25% of material is compostable.

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75% of material is biodegradable.

kr1

Rank filming location pages in the top 10

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10 plus backlinks to the filming locations pages

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One ultimate filming locations guide content created for the blog

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Five plus appearances and feature snippets for filming locations related keywords

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30 Quora questions answered with Giggster links to filming location pages

kr1

Increase our “$30-under-30” membership enrollment by 100%

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Land mentions on the accounts of 5 local Instagram influencers

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Get 25% response rate from a direct mail campaign to diverse ZIP codes

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Attract 75 non-members per month to live artist talks

kr1

Zero communication errors between volunteer shift changes

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Events deter no more than 5 minutes off itinerary

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Ratio of X security for every 500 attendees

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Security firm is fully briefed on LGBTQ specific issues

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X% drop in queer-specific hate crimes

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Hand out X number of educational pamphlets

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X% of participating groups are from the BIPOC and/or Trans community

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X% increase in PFLAG or GSA attendance

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Complete 3 practice pitches with 0 mistakes.

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Sizzle reel approved by 5 top literary agents or development execs.

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Friends and family give pitch materials approval of 80% or more.

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7/10 people able to apply

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1000 ms response time

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Develop a form of discipline that cultivates learning and loving opportunities rather than punishment.

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Discontinue yelling at the children.

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Observe Saturdays as a day of rest and rejuvenation.

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Grow in the Fourth of July category by X percent.

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Grow in quinceañera by Y percent.

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Grow in adult birthday by Z percent.

kr1

Reduce the average form completion time to 15 minutes (from 45 minutes today).

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Proactively reach out to enrollees before benefits expire, reducing re-enrollment rate 15%.

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Address long wait times for busses, reduce 90th percentile of lateness by 50%.

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Increase accessibility of protected bike lanes, no point will be more than .5 mi from one.

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Identify corporate and philanthropic partners that allow us to reduce senior fares by $1.50

kr4

Make our streets safer, reducing the number of thefts by half in 60 days.

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90% of veterans are within a 45-minute drive to a VA run healthcare facility or affiliated health center.

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Telemedicine option is provided to all veterans and 30% have used it once.

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Driving down appointment wait times from 10-day average to 3 days.

kr4

Streamline “second opinion” approval process, to provide a determination within 48 hours.

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30 percent of guests are return customers.

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Sell out an event or holiday with sentimental value (Valentine’s Day, NYE, Super Bowl, etc.).

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Hand out 100 "neighborhood discount" coupons each week.

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Include four "neighborhood favorites" items on the menu each season.

kr1

Identify 3 professional organizations focused on advancing Black and Latinx Leaders to establish key partnerships.

kr2

As part of Zenefits launch, run EEOC survey to have diversity data by level & team. Publish Diversity Data across key leadership teams.

kr3

Increase our Diverse slate approach for our leadership searches of Chief Revenue Officer and other Directors and above hires by 2x diverse pipeline with a focus on Black & Latinx representation.

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KR: Hit 100k followers by end of cycle.

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KR: 2.5% average engagement rate on all posts.

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KR: 15% of sales comes from Instagram.

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KR: Make a “10 top accounts you need to follow” list.

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Increase pushup amount by x every week.

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Reduce fast food consumption by x%.

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Be able to complete a 5k within x minutes.

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Lose x amount of lbs.

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Scale product and processes to support X cases/month.

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Improve funnel to file X cases/month based on all site traffic.

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X website visitors/month via technical and non-technical SEO

kr1

Understand “Total Cost to Serve” and measure everything.

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Lower variable labor costs to 3.5% of premium.

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Increase our gross margin to [XX]% by EOY 2019.

kr1

Reach top 10 average position on Google for certain keywords.

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Reach an average page speed 1.5s.

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Publish 20 pieces of content/month.

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Increase social media followers by 10x.

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Delight our broker partners with our product and service.

kr2

Increase efficiency of new broker acquisition.

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Launch a new dental benefits product.

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Ninety-five percent of City services will be delivered by their established resolution time.

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Increase the number of times city employees address a reported problem in one visit by 25%.

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Improve equity of City service delivery time by 20%

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Increase social media engagement by 10%.

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Achieve 90% survey satisfaction from constituents.

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Improve equity of Cityline use by 20%.

kr1

Reduce the general fund budget variance from 11% to 5%.

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Spend 95% of authorized capital project dollars by the end of the fiscal year.

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Spend 95% of grant dollars for grants from prior fiscal years.

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Ninety-five percent of permits and zoning approvals will be issued on-time.

kr2

Increase compliance of code violations by the comply by date from 20% to 35%.

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Improve stability in the quality of life pilot area by 20%

kr1

Grow number of monthly visitors from the local area 30% by next quarter.

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Host 2 community events focused on attracting local donors.

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Share 5 unique insights each week on Twitter.

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Start a bi-weekly newsletter that aggregates insights, includes more detailed commentary on tweet, and reaches 1,000 subscribers by next quarter.

kr3

Build complementary audiences by engaging with 10 pieces of content from other experts each month.

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Research 15 literary agents who represent books in my genre.

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Read at least one of their clients’ books every other week for query letter research.

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Query 5 literary agents by end of quarter.

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Attend one writer workshop this year and connect with 10 literary agents in-person.

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Eliminate all high-interest debt.

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Have six months' worth of expenses in savings by end of year.

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Credit score increases at least 10 points every update until 800.

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$3 million raised to support bold, multi-year, cross movement initiatives on data stewardship as an indicator of growing philanthropic support in this area.

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10 awards or fellowships for prototypes or other concrete exploration re: data stewardship.

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4 concentric “networks of practice” utilize Mozilla-housed Data x Lab.

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Make Snapchat the fastest way to communicate.

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Find best friends for all Snapchatters.

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Achieve full year profitability.

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Lead the way in augmented reality.

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100K site visitors/month via technical and non-technical SEO.

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Improve funnel to achieve 5,000 subscriptions/month based on all site traffic.

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Scale product and processes to support 5,000 subscriptions/month.

kr1

Create an account plan for each tier by January 31st.

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Generate 60 SQLs by end of Q1.

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Bring in $200,000 in bookings by end of Q1.

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Source 30 Fortune 1,000 CXO meetings by March 1st.

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25%+ conversion rate from site visitor to sales inquiry.

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75%+ conversion rate from inquiry received to trial account created.

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15%+ conversion rate from trial account created to software subscriber.

kr1

Develop an annual hiring plan by end of February.

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Onboard 2 recruiting agencies for Engineering and Sales hiring by February 15th.

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Launch new careers page with employee content to improve hiring brand.

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Restructure employee referral program to generate 10% more referrals.

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Automate the management of time off and administrative leave requests.

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100% of employee and leadership employee trainings complete by end of quarter.

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All new employees pass follow-up questions that accompany our company orientation video series.

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Secure $10M in bookings by end of Q1.

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Ensure each sales manager contributes $4M or more in bookings.

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Ensure at least 60% of sales team achieves quota.

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Deliver 40% of our overall. bookings via upsell and cross-sell.

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Attend 3 industry events by end of Q1.

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Contribute $1M in bookings by the end of Q1.

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Contribute $4M in new pipeline opportunities by end of Q1.

kr3

Keep pipeliine above 3x at all times.

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Achieve linearity targets with 20% closed by end of month and 50% closed by end of month 2.

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Create an account plan for each tier by January 31.

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Generate 60 SQLs by end of Q1.

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Source 30 Fortune 1,000 CXO meetings by March 31.

kr4

Bring in $200,000 in bookings by end of Q1.

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Passing attack amasses 300+ yards per game.

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Defense allows fewer than 17 points per game.

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Special-teams unit ranks in top 3 in punts return coverage.

kr1

Deliver functional data marts for HR and Sales by April 1.

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Complete migration to data warehouse for real-time access by April 15.

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100% of all workers trained on data visualization tools by end of Q2.

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Train ride review CTA launched by March 1.

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70% of all commuters who book through app successfully funneled to leave review.

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1,000 reviews in first week of launch.

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Respond to 80% of reviewers that leave a comment to source ideas for future updates.

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Design matches 100% of customer requirements.

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Fewer than 1 UX-related customer service inquiries per week.

kr3

Scale infrastructure to support 100,000 users by end of quarter.

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Attend 25 games to scout out potential recruits.

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Approach 30 players throughout these games.

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Contact the agents of 10 potential recruits.

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Make documentation of ethical standards 100% transparent and available to anyone.

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Deliver measurable impact within local economies by using 75% of local tradespeople and material.

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Host a monthly feedback forum for the community with a 90% approval rating.

kr1

Design and build three new features.

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Fewer than 2 bugs per feature in quality assurance testing.

kr3

Average 4 star rating in app store.

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Secure top 100 position in the health and fitness category of app store charts.

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Hire 10 APAC salespeople.

kr2

Create sales training course for product line.

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5% of new sales come from Asia-Pacific region by end of year.

kr1

Reduce the general fund budget variance from 11% to 5%.

kr2

Spend 95% of authorized capital project dollars by the end of the fiscal year.

kr3

Spend 95% of grant dollars for grants from prior fiscal years.

kr1

Increase subscription cohort for Mars travelers | 30% increase in revenue from travelers who subscribe to annual space flights.

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Best first flight experience in the market | Improve first flight NPS from 15 to 25 to encourage second and third flights.

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Improve landing experience | Decrease detractor comments for landing experience by 50% with launch of 2.0 landing gear, which will make experience faster and less turbulent.

kr1

Redesign visuals and layout of website.

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Increase loading speed by 20%.

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Reach 1 million monthly visitors.

kr4

Increase average visit times by 20%.

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The campus design enhances education opportunities throughout the building infrastructure and landscape to showcase local conservation techniques.

kr2

Achieve measurable impact within the Rwandan economy through the use of local materials and trades.

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Create a reforestation landscape that supports testing and planting of native species for researchers and students to measure and study within the unique VNP ecosystem over time.

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Document a one year cross platform vision by 1 Aug.

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Get green light from all platforms to proceed based on the vision proposal by 10th Aug.

kr3

Have 10 prioritised epics for the three platforms for next quarter by 18th June.

kr4

Increase time spent by 5% on web (as measured by A/B tests) by 23rd June.

kr1

Land Minnesota in the "Top 5" of either the Milken Institute State Technology and Science Index, the National Science Foundation Science and Engineering State Profiles, and/or Wallet Hub's list for best ecosystems for innovation.

kr2

Increase the number of innovative businesses, organizations, and entrepreneurs we reach with our programs by 25%.

kr3

Double the number of job-seekers we reach with technology training.

kr1

Complete Lynda.com web development training courses to earn two additional certifications before the end of the 1st quarter.

kr2

Attend networking events to gain three new mentors in my field this month.

kr3

Lead one project this quarter.

kr1

Go for a run 3x/week for at least 30 minutes.

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Increase distance of run by 1 mile every week.

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Increase mile speed by 5 seconds every week.

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4 previous months of meeting $66k sales/month.

kr2

Confirmed 50% revenue for next 6 months.

kr3

Long-term forecasted revenue for months 6-12 @ 25%.

kr1

Grow to Xannualrecurringrevenuebytheendofthequarterfromcurrent:X annual recurring revenue by the end of the quarter from current: Xannualrecurringrevenuebytheendofthequarterfromcurrent:Y.

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Mobile: improve sentiment to 75% from current 69%.

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Desktop: improve sentiment to 92% from current 89%.

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Finish presentation on time.

kr2

Create a sample set of quarterly Google OKRs.

kr3

Gain management agreement for a three-month OKR trial.

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Supply chain and shipping infrastructure 100% zero waste.

kr2

Pay 100% carbon offset for calculated carbon dioxide emissions.

kr3

25% of material is compostable.

kr4

75% of material is biodegradable.

kr1

Bring to market one unique technology feature that doubles retention in our top customer segment (i.e., simplify administration, reduce CPU utilization, increase security, streamline integration).

kr2

Land in the top third of the curve on the Challenger section for the Gartner Magic Quadrant.

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Meet with all 50 managers to ensure each employee has a career path program by January 10.

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Develop new program for high-performing employees by January 15.

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Create a standard performance improvement program for every department by January 20.

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Getting home for dinner by 6 pm, 20 nights a month.

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Being present by turning off the internet router to eliminate distractions.

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Finish the session on time.

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Getting a 4+ quality rating from our first draft of team OKRs.

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100% commitment to trying OKRs.

kr1

Grow unrestricted donations by 25% with a baseline of 2,700,000andatargetof2,700,000 and a target of 2,700,000andatargetof3,375,000.

kr2

Host 12 engagement events to nurture major donor and foundation prospects with a baseline of 2 and a target of 12.

kr3

Grow highly engaged subscribers by 30,000, with 2.5% becoming new or re-engaged donors with a baseline of 60,000 and a target of 90,000.

kr1

Finish development of automated e-receipt service by February.

kr2

Soft launch to Phoenix metro area by March.

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90% of top 100 customers give positive satisfaction rating.

kr2

Identify 10 areas of improvement from recently churned customers.

kr3

Exceed Net Promoter score (NPS) of over 8.0.

kr1

Increase usage of donation dashboard tool for nonprofits from 20% to 50% without decreasing performance times.

kr2

Host 30 CTOs from local non-profits for a seminar on embracing open source technologies.

kr1

Increase the average starting wage for people of color who DEED helps place in jobs by $2/hour.

kr2

Create a unique “Equity goal” for every single program across DEED, focused on reducing disparities based on either 1) race, 2) ability level, or 3) geography.

kr1

Expand distribution method of blog to RSS news aggregators like Apple News, Google News, and Flipboard.

kr2

Implement subscriber call-to-action (CTA) on landing page for new, uncookied unique visitors.

kr3

Begin 2 campaigns with prizes offered for new blog subscriptions.

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Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 42 or better.

kr2

Order Rating of 4.6/5.0 or better.

kr3

75% of customers prefer Zume to the competitor in a blind taste test.

kr1

X amount of customers chose mobile service.

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X percent satisfaction rate from customers surveyed.

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X percent of board signs off on expansion plan.

kr1

Develop and publish five benchmarks showing superior 8086 family performance.

kr2

Repackage the entire 8086 family of products.

kr3

Get 8MHz part into production.

kr4

Sample the arithmetic coprocessor no later than June 15.

kr1

Reduce wait time on company approval process by 25%.

kr2

Execs arrive to all scheduled meets and events on time 100% of the time.

kr3

Ensure executives reach inbox box zero at the end of every week.

kr4

100% of admin staff gets 'A's' on quarterly training.

kr1

Test at wind tunnels ten times.

kr2

Reduce average pit stop time by one second.

kr3

Practice pit stops one hour per day.

kr4

Reduce pit stop errors by 50%.

kr5

Increase average lap speed by 2%.

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Increase employee retention to 90%.

kr2

Reach 95% in average work satisfaction.

kr3

Increase in attendance of monthly office outings by 40%.

kr4

Employee referrals increase by 25%.

kr1

Transfer all company and client records to the cloud.

kr2

Office supplies inventory never drops below 10%.

kr3

Reduce spending on office supplies by 10%.

kr4

Zero double booked conference rooms.

kr1

Improve weekly sign-ups by 15% by July.

kr2

Launch a marketing campaign in every language by August.

kr3

Establish at least one ATM-access point across all countries by September.

kr1

Launch charity roundup opt-in option for all rides.

kr2

Publish a carbon offset report and get coverage in national newspapers.

kr3

Add gender neutral gender pronoun product feature for users.

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7/10 people able to apply.

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1000 ms response time.

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Generate $10 million in sales.

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At least 10 percent of sales must come from returning clients.

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Reach 95% customer satisfaction.

kr4

Provide monthly training for sales team.

kr1

Launch the new version of the shopping cart by June 30.

kr2

120,000 new downloads this month.

kr3

Automate the deployment of our production system to require no manual interventions and to take less than 10 minutes.

kr1

Perform A/B tests, learn, and iterate on ways to acquire new students and engage existing students.

kr2

Increase mobile monthly active users (MAU) to 150k.

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Create internal tools to track key growth metrics.

kr4

Launch features to enable instructors to create more engaging videos.

kr1

Develop final art to photo plot by April 5.

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Deliver Rev 2.3 masks to fab on April 9.

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Test tapes completed by May 15.

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Fab red tag start no later than May.

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x% of users are Arabic speakers.

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x% of users are Chinese speakers.

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x% of users are Spanish speakers.

kr1

Produce quarterly publications to highlight the organizations’ research, point of view and recommendations.

kr2

Secure 3 meetings with partners and elected officials to address key issue areas and opportunities for potential alignment.

kr3

Host 2 advocacy events this quarter to convene leaders and representatives from nonprofits, business, higher education and government institutions to learn about effective strategies for implementation.

kr1

Establish 3 funder check-ins throughout the quarter.

kr2

Develop an impact report by the end of the quarter.

kr3

Retain at least 40% of donors.

kr1

Spend 3 days a week practicing Python and SQL.

kr2

Deploy sample project to Heroku by the end of the month.

kr1

Increase click-through rates on all digital communications by 20%.

kr2

Develop an annual report by the end of Q1.

kr3

Produce 3 video spotlights of community partners.

kr1

Debut video game adaptation of original series at the 2019 E3 event.

kr2

0% of comedy specials available for radio distribution by April 15.

kr3

Reduce backend costs to be able to offer HDR streaming without raising subscription prices.

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