Happy New Year! If you’re like me and love new beginnings, you’re probably thinking about the things you’d like to accomplish in the coming year. I’m a firm believer in setting OKRs for myself (yes, I’m that person), but even before I know what an OKR was, I was still a regular goal-setter for the new year. Over time my goals have become more clearly defined and reasonable.
If you’re looking for some suggestions for the year ahead as an engineering leader, I’ll run you through mine so you can take inspiration. Mine are a mix of personal and professional goals.
As usual, it’s important for your goals to be SMART:
Specific
Measurable
Actionable
Realistic
Time-bound
The clearer your goals are, the more likely you are to achieve them (assuming you want to put in the work).
So, without further ado, here are my OKRs:
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