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OKR Goal Setting 101 - Achieve more goals in 2026 than ever! (Udemy.com)

Achieve 'impossible' goals, set goals effectively, act highly motivated using OKR. Free AI powered OKR validator!

Created by: Axel Rittershaus

Last updated January 2026

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What you will learn

  • #1 OKR course on Udemy (including 41-page workbook, real examples, BEST practices) - you will know exactly how to use OKRs in your business (35,000+ attendees)
  • You confidently set and achieve your goals by writing purposeful, measurable key results (and have more success)
  • AI powered OKR validator (ChatGPT) will help you define better OKRs
  • You clearly communicate OKR-based goals and cascade them up and down the organisation
  • You avoid the 10 most common mistakes when setting and working towards goals
  • You write strong, metric-driven, motivating OKR to manage yourself and your team
  • Your remote, virtual, or hybrid team is perfectly aligned using OKRs
  • You lead your team, project, or company using Googles success principle and achieve your goals
  • You master the OKR framework and are a role model in using Objectives and Key Results

How it compares

Against the other 1,210 rated Udemy courses in Business on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 74% of them
  • Reviews10,801#68 of 1,211 by number of reviews
  • Length3.7 hourslonger than 59% of them
  • Last updatedJanuary 2026more recently than 58% of them

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Course Description

*** THE GLOBAL NUMBER 1 OKR FUNDAMENTALS COURSE WITH 40,000+ ATTENDEES ***

'It's very clear and interactive, with practical examples of OKR setting. I worked at Google, using OKRs, for 10 years, and I still learned new things with this course.', said Chris, attendee of our OKR 101 course

'I expected this to be a rather basic course, but indeed it touched up on all of the questions I still had, and gave practical implementation tips. Would highly recommend it!', Alena V.


The comprehensive 41-page workbook of our globally most popular OKR 101 course will be your guide throughout the course and your reference in your daily practice.

*** NO GOAL SETTING EXPERIENCE REQUIRED ***

Take the shortcut from 0 to OKR-Hero with this bestselling OKR course - you will set OKRs in the most effective way, lead yourself and your team based on real-world best practices, and have fun along the way.

What you should know: Our OKR-Experts answer your individual OKR-related questions!


What attendees say about the #1 most popular OKR course on Udemy: 

  • "This course is very helpful and knowledgable. I literally found all what I was looking for there and even more ? It is really AWESOME to learn from the experts. I like the examples and how the course tackle everything related to OKR such as performance management and SCRUM. Thank you and well done."

  • "The course and tips were helpful to set your goals you wanted to achieve or make a difference, it changes your mindset to improve yourself and other people around you."

  • "Claridad y enfoque. Con ejemplos prácticos en un mundo real. Presentación amena que facilita la comprensión."

  • "After reading 3 OKR's books I can tell this is a very clear, concise and direct introduction to OKRs"

  • "Muy bien abordado!!! super concreto con ejemplos muy claros."


*** GLOBAL NUMBER 1 OKR FUNDAMENTALS COURSE ***

*** 40,000+ attendees ***

More than 40,000 attendees (English, German, and Mandarin versions combined) so far, the OKR Goal Setting 101 course is a compulsory course in many small, medium, and large organisations worldwide. Benefit from the #1 OKR course worldwide focusing on practical tips you can implement immediately.


### And even experienced OKR users love the checklists, examples, and hands-on tips for making OKRs successful and sustainable! ###


After visiting this course you confidently define and thrive using OKRs and benefit from the best goal-setting process for individuals, teams, and large organizations.

If you use our

  • step-by-step guide,

  • deepen your knowledge with our real-world examples,

  • and use the downloadable documents as templates for your business, you will be the OKR pro in your organisation. Even if you have no goal setting- or OKR-experience so far.

This course is perfect for leaders, team members, and individuals.


"The course is more in-depth than John Dooer's book, 'Measure What Matters.' It has checklists and lays out plans of action, steps to follow." says one of our course participants.


In this online course you are going to learn:

  1. What are OKRs and WHY they help you to really achieve your goals

  2. What are the best practices of OKRs and how are OKRs used in different industries

  3. How can I set goals with OKR in my business life /  job 

  4. How can I lead my team, how can I lead my company with OKRs

  5. How to use OKR for goal setting on a company level as an executive

  6. How do I align department, team and individual OKR with company OKR (your path for consistent and aligned goal setting through the company)

  7. How can I use OKR s to set long term / annual and BIG goals

  8. Many practical examples for different environments: for yourself, for a small team or for a global corporate

  9. Which are the 10 biggest mistakes people make when defining goals and how can I avoid them

  10. How do I make sure to actually do the work and take the steps necessary to achieve my goals - instead of defining them and waiting for a miracle to happen (or "the right time to come")


This course is facilitated by Axel Rittershaus, Executive Coach, who supports individuals, teams, and organizations around the globe to write strong goals and benefit from the value of OKRs.

It is designed for people at all levels, from individual team members to managers, who achieve their targets (and more) by writing strong goals for themselves and cascade goals within their organization.



If you are new to OKRs:

Forget everything you heard about goal setting. Ditch SMART. 

Go for the champion and set your goals using OKR at our OKR bootcamp.

In this bestselling OKR 101 course, you'll learn everything you need to know to set goals with OKRs, incorporate them into your life, and improve your future in both business and life.

Goal setting is great, but that's only the first step. Achieving a goal is much harder and takes much longer. 

Most goal setting techniques fail completely when it comes to helping you achieve your goals.

OKRs is most likely the number one 'goal-setting-and-achieving-method' the world is talking about. Google used Objectives and Key Results (OKR) almost from day one (they started with OKR in 1999 and still use it, helping them grow their employee base from 60 to more than 160,000 in 23 years) and they still use it - from the intern to the CEO.

No matter if you work on your own, in a small team, or  a corporate environment:

OKRs are your way to more productivity and better results - no matter your business!

With OKRs you're going to achieve goals you always struggled with or never dared to approach.

In this course you'll get

  • Videos

  • Examples for personal and business OKR

  • Checklists

  • Working materials

  • Templates for your own goal setting

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Instructor Details

Axel Rittershaus

- "Great introduction to AI, Axel provided clear and concise information on the topic," Tammy B.

- "First time learning about OKRs and this course was super helpful giving me the foundation knowledge to implement this in my work life.," Billy J.

- "Great info and the narrator was great, well spoken and explained things very well.," Kevin R. 

Learn how to lead in a world where AI does half of what leadership used to mean.

In Axel Rittershaus's courses, you build the skill that matters most now. Not how to use the tools. How to make the calls that the tools cannot. You will learn to spot the decisions that are actually yours, to lead people through change without faking certainty, and to stay the person on the team whose judgment others trust when the answers stop being obvious.

More than 300,000 people have already learned from his courses, in plain language, with methods you can use the same day. No theory for its own sake. Every lesson is built to work in your next meeting, not just in your notes.

Axel knows both sides of the room. He built software and ran tech companies before he spent 17 years coaching leaders in over 20 countries, from new managers to the boards of international corporations. That is why his courses connect what AI can do with what only a human leader can.

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Reviews

4.6

10,801 ratings on Udemy

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By Ilker Akca on 8/10/2026

Kurs OKR ve KPI kavramlarını tanıtmakla kalmıyor, uygulamaya geçmek için değerli damıtılmış bilgi de içeriyor.

By Mohamed Shamekh on 6/29/2026

It teaches an interesting method to set your goals and gives lots of examples for inspiration

By David Manison on 4/22/2026

Very proffessional and well presented. It's 3.5h which felt a bit repetitive in places and probably need to skim if you only require a less in depth overview.

By Sameer Meshram on 4/15/2026

I learned how to define objectives and achieve them effectively. The examples made the concepts easy to understand, and the section on different tools provided valuable exposure.

By Junaid Akhter on 2/7/2026

Decision Making with Problem Solving and Critical Thinking

By Beka Abutidze on 1/30/2026

It is a solid course to get started with if you are just starting to explore what OKR's are for and how to integrate it in your daily work life.

By Barbara Münch on 12/3/2025

Helpful and the examples are very well chosen - some of them even apply to my current company and can be used with slight adapation.

By Samonay Scharneck on 11/17/2025

Great course! Clear explanations, practical tools, and helpful examples. I now have a strong understanding of how to implement OKRs effectively

By Sachin More on 10/23/2025

The session provided great clarity on OKRs and was highly interactive. Looking forward to attending more such sessions!

By Mike Storck on 9/28/2025

This course was the right length to give me an overview of OKRs and provide enough detail I feel comfortable enough to start the journey.

By Aris Subhan on 11/22/2020

dari sekilas penjelasan yang disampaikan, sangat menarik

By Haritz Huzainy on 11/22/2020

"We can achieve our goals by determine our objective first. And we can achieve our goals together as a team not individual. And the end of our goals are to achieve company goals as a global company that has international reputation"

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Overall Score : 92 / 100