New Thinkydoers today: 📘A sneak peek at my upcoming book “You Are A Strategist”


Hi Reader,

Ever been told you’re “too analytical” or that you “overcomplicate things?"

Or the flip side -- have you heard or thought: "You/I need to be more strategic."

You may also be a leader who's given that feedback... or, heard in your employee surveys that people don't know what's expected of them, or how their work aligns to your strategy.

"Does my work even matter?" is a red-flag question for leaders and staffers alike.

In today’s Thinkydoers episode, I’m sharing a live reading of the Introduction to my upcoming book “You Are A Strategist...” where I tackle these common career and workplace tensions and explore how to transform them into opportunities for growth (and strategic achievement).

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Listen now for a teaser about:

  • Why being “strategic” isn’t about being the smartest person in the room
  • How to recognize your own strategic superpowers
  • A few foundations that underly actually-useful strategic plans and effective goal-setting

👉🏼 LISTEN NOW: https://saralobkovich.com/thinkydoers-pod/you-are-a-strategist-pre-launch

You're already on the pre-launch list, so sit tight ... the manuscript just went into layout, so I'll have a release date announced soon!

No-BS OKRs + Career Fulfillment for Rebelutionary Leaders and Thinkydoers

I help changemaker leaders, teams, and other Thinkydoers understand their strengths, increase their quantifiable impact, and become fulfilled in their careers (without masking or mind-reading). My "how?" Accessible, efficient approaches to strategy creation, alignment, and operationalizing for goal achievement, with a special focus on Objectives and Key Results (OKRs). The approaches I coach and teach today build on well-honed expertise leading adult learning, instructional design, marketing, creative strategy and strategic operations at some of the world’s largest enterprises, and in public sector and political roles. In my individual coaching work via Thinkydoers, I help people who are "wired differently" (or otherwise "not from Leadership Central Casting") build authentic, rewarding careers as the leaders of change our world needs today. When not working with Red Currant Collective, my "other life" is in professional motorcycle racing. 🏍️

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