Key Result Areas Guide

While it’s tempting to feel like you need to build all of your team members’ KRAs, and simply tell them, “Here’s what you should do,” that rarely leads to them being fully bought in.
Here’s a more effective way to get team members aligned and bought in:

• Share your KRA as a guide so your team can see how to make one and that you have one too.
• Give each of your direct reports the editable template and ask them to fill out what they think the KRA for their role would look like.
• Regroup and compare notes in your next one-on-one with each direct report. Remember, this is a  conversation. The key to getting buy-in is allowing your team members to speak into their KRA and then refine it together. Who knows, they might surprise you and reveal something they do in their role you didn’t even know about.
• Create the final draft and sign it together as an acknowledgement that both of you are clear on the expectations for the role.
• Build KRAs into your rhythms. Occasionally use them as a checkpoint in your ongoing one-on-one meetings to see if team members are on track or if adjustments need to be made.

Now it’s time to start building those KRAs! Download our editable template and start creating clarity for you and your team.