Red Currant Collective & Thinkydoers

Results-focused practices for people who want to actually do better, not just make numbers look good.

Hosted by Sara Lobkovich

I work with leaders, chiefs of staff, and other force multipliers focused on improving human experiences and outcomes, who need efficient, effective ways to quickly align and measurably improve performance.

Sara Lobkovich newsletter thumbnail asking "Are you missing progress signals?" - Driving The Work, October 24, 2025

6 DAYS AGO • 6 MIN READ

Let's talk about leading indicators but in a human way, not a wonky way.

Hi Reader, I'm the least likely person to brag. I sometimes feel like I don't even have the bragging gene. (Much to the dismay of my business advisors and marketing peeps, sometimes. 🤣) But two kinda cool things happened lately that are messing with how I see my work's "success" (and they dovetail into a few helpful takeaways for you). First: I'm pitching my book for "best book lists" to try to increase its discoverability, but my shyness and wiring haven't done my book any favors. Driving...

Guess who's speaking at the World OKR Summit? 👀

ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO • 2 MIN READ

On a blue background is the copy: Stop Confusing KPIs and Goals. Sara is standing with her arms crossed, smiling subtly at the camera, with her hair up in a messy bun.

Are you confusing OKRs and KPIs?

2 MONTHS AGO • 1 MIN READ

Copy reads: Cut through chaos with the Connected Strategic Stack and shows a small thumbnail of the Stack words and meanings.

Is July the new January for strategic force multipliers? 🤔

3 MONTHS AGO • 3 MIN READ

Copy reads: "Calling all Chiefs of Staff (with or without the title)" and a white woman with long dark blonde hair is smiling, next to a graphic of alarm clocks and light bumbs and bull horrns.

Are you a Chief of Staff (or in a CoS-like role), or, do you work with one?

4 MONTHS AGO • 1 MIN READ

A screenshot of a Forbes article in the Leadership > Careers section, with the headline: Bias Thrives in Ambiguity -- OKRs Can Change That, by Aparna Rae, Contributor. Below is a photo of Sara, sitting on a sofa by a window, smiling subtly at the camera.

Featured in Forbes 😲 and a new Thinkydoers episode: Strategy During Chaos

6 MONTHS AGO • 2 MIN READ

In front of a background image of my office, I'm sitting in a sofa looking sideways at the camera. Copy overlay reads: Pre-launch book preview read by Sara! With a copy of the book cover for "You Are A Strategist: Use No-BS OKRs to Get Big Things Done," w

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

11 MONTHS AGO • 1 MIN READ

Make 2025 your breakthrough year - Black Friday starts Monday 🎁

11 MONTHS AGO • 1 MIN READ

A woman with brown hair is sitting at a desk next to a laptop, facing the camera. Her head is flopped down on her desk. The copy reads: "When business is anything bus usual."

When it's not business as usual.

12 MONTHS AGO • 2 MIN READ

A table seen top down, covered in drawings and sketches and system pieces. People are seated around the table, and you can only see their arms. It's creative but structured.

Right hand, strategic operator, or number two? 🤔

ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO • 1 MIN READ