OKRs Goal Setting 101

Course Info

Length: 1 Week

City: Dubai

Type: In Classroom

Available Dates

  • Feb-03-2025

    Dubai

  • Mar-10-2025

    Dubai

  • May-05-2025

    Dubai

  • Aug-04-2025

    Dubai

  • Oct-20-2025

    Dubai

  • Dec-15-2025

    Dubai

Dates in Other Venues

  • Dec-23-2024

    Singapore

  • Dec-30-2024

    Paris

  • Dec-30-2024

    London

  • Dec-30-2024

    Amsterdam

  • Jan-06-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Jan-06-2025

    Istanbul

  • Jan-06-2025

    Paris

  • Jan-06-2025

    Barcelona

  • Jan-06-2025

    Amsterdam

  • Jan-06-2025

    Singapore

  • Feb-03-2025

    London

  • Mar-10-2025

    London

  • Apr-07-2025

    Amsterdam

  • Apr-07-2025

    Barcelona

  • Apr-07-2025

    Paris

  • Apr-07-2025

    Istanbul

  • Apr-07-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Apr-07-2025

    Singapore

  • May-05-2025

    London

  • July-07-2025

    Paris

  • July-07-2025

    Istanbul

  • July-07-2025

    Barcelona

  • July-07-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

  • July-07-2025

    Singapore

  • July-07-2025

    Amsterdam

  • Aug-04-2025

    London

  • Oct-06-2025

    Barcelona

  • Oct-06-2025

    Singapore

  • Oct-06-2025

    Paris

  • Oct-06-2025

    Amsterdam

  • Oct-06-2025

    Istanbul

  • Oct-06-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Oct-20-2025

    London

  • Dec-15-2025

    London

Course Details

Course Outline

5 days course

Introduction to Goal Setting

  • Overview of course objectives and content
  • Understanding the importance of goal setting
  • Exploring types of goal setting approaches
  • Understanding common mistakes arise when defining goals
  • Introduction to OKRs
  • Discussing the different between OKRs and traditional goal-setting strategies

Fundamentals of OKRs

  • Defining OKRs and its key related terms
  • Exploring the history of OKRs
  • Understanding objectives and key results in OKRs
  • Understanding the benefits of implementing OKRs approach
  • Exploring types of OKRs:

  •       Challenging/ Aspirational OKRs
  •       Committed OKRs

  • Understanding the 70% challenge
  • Discussing the core elements of OKRs:

  •       Definition
  •       Implementation
  •       Continuous measurement

  • Examples of OKRs 

OKRs Goals Setting Process

  • The process of setting goals based on OKRs
  • Exploring the golden rules of defining OKRs
  • Understanding how to connect objectives to purpose and profit
  • Understanding the inputs, outputs and outcomes of results
  • Tips for quality objectives and results
  • Exercise: write your objectives & results

OKRs in Leadership & Management

  • Exploring OKRs alignment strategies
  • Discussing the benefits of using OKRs in leadership and management
  • Techniques for leading people using OKRs
  • Discussing how company OKRs are used and adopted by different departments
  • Discussing how to OKRs and SCRUM can be combined in job environment
  • Exploring the role of OKRs in managing performance

OKRs Tools & Measurement

  • Techniques for measuring OKRs
  • Understanding how and when to update OKRs
  • Exploring common mistakes in writing OKRs:

  •        OKRs is not BAU
  •        OKRs vs. KPIs
  •        Sandbagging

  • Exploring OKRs tools and software
  • Discussing the implementation of OKRs in daily tasks
  • Final project: develop final draft of OKRs
  • Presentation and feedback
  • Recap and course evaluation