Thinkydoers®: OKRs, Strategy, and Leadership for Career Rebels

著者: Sara Lobkovich Red Currant Collective
  • サマリー

  • Thinkydoers®, hosted by Strategy Rebel and OKR Coach Sara Lobkovich, is a community for unconventional leaders, status-quo challengers, and workplace “square pegs.” Thinkydoers are individuals who navigate the journey from insight to idea, through the messy middle, seeking courage and confidence to bring their visions to life. Thinkydoers are a diverse group. We're disproportionately introverted and/or neurodivergent -- but not exclusively -- and regardless of personality or cognitive wiring, Thinkydoers are strategic thinkers often underserved and misunderstood in traditional business cultures. Whether you’re a leader, an aspiring leader, or a behind-the-scenes “clutch player,” Thinkydoers aims to help you find more satisfaction, less frustration, and greater flow in your work. Learn to unlock your inner strategist with No-BS OKRs. Then, explore topics way beyond goal-setting, including strategy, behavior change, cognitive health, and motivation. Our guest episodes feature a wide range of perspectives to support you in building the work/life you want most. Increase your impact, reduce overwhelm, avoid burnout, and make the unique impacts only you can bring to the world. Here, you’ll discover how to build and maintain a fulfilling career and lead transformative efforts with significant outcomes, all while putting human outcomes first.
    Copyright 2019-2024, Sara Lobkovich
    続きを読む 一部表示
activate_samplebutton_t1
エピソード
  • The Science of Play with TJ Matton
    2024/09/18
    Are you ready to rethink everything you think you know about play? Want to learn more about the science of play as a powerful tool for personal growth and well-being? This week’s guest, TJ Matton, founder and chief play officer of the Playful Revolution, joins me to dive deep into the science and practice of play (especially for those of us for whom "play" may not feel like it comes naturally. TJ shares her insights as a trauma therapist and play advocate, exploring some foundational science (and neuroscience) about play, including play as a "primal drive" and essential part of learning. This episode is part one in a two part series: today, we lay the foundation of why play is important. In next week's episode, we'll continue our conversation with practical guidance for how to incorporate play into your mindfulness practices (even if you want to run the other direction when I say "play" or "mindfulness"). For complete show notes and transcript, visit http://saralobkovich.com/thinkydoers-pod. Episode Highlights Introduction to TJ Matton: TJ’s background as a trauma therapist and her journey into the world of play.The Primal Drive of Play: Understanding play as a biological necessity, akin to hunger or thirst.Neurology of Play: How play helps develop new neural pathways and its importance across the lifespan.Types and Modes of Play: Exploring different play styles, including solo play, parallel play, and collaborative play.Balancing Novelty and Repetition: The delicate balance needed to keep play engaging and beneficial.Play and Neurodivergence: How play can be particularly beneficial for neurodivergent individuals.Play as a Social Activity: The importance of finding compatible play partners and creating safe play environments.Conflict as Play: Viewing conflict as a form of play and its role in building better relationships and systems. Episode Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Thinkydoers Podcast 00:40 Quick Promo and Upcoming Events 02:10 Exciting Episode with TJ: Play and Mindfulness 03:48 TJ's Background and Passion for Play 06:04 The Importance of Play in Our Lives 09:47 Balancing Novelty and Repetition in Play 17:44 Exploring Different Play Styles 21:19 Play as a Social and Solo Activity 29:06 Play and Vulnerability 34:37 Conclusion and Next Episode Teaser Common Questions What is the primal drive of play?: Play is a biological necessity that helps us learn and develop new neural pathways.How does play benefit neurodivergent individuals?: Play can help neurodivergent individuals engage in a way that feels authentic and liberating.What are the different types of play?: Play can be solo, parallel, or collaborative, and can involve different styles such as intellectual, kinesthetic, or storytelling play.How can play be balanced between novelty and repetition?: Play needs to be novel enough to stay engaging but repetitive enough to allow learning and mastery. Notable Quotes from TJ Matton “Play is a primal drive in the body, regulated the same way as sleep, hunger, and thirst.”“Play is how we learn everything neurologically, and that never changes.”“Conflict is a form of play and is essential for building better relationships and systems.”“Play always starts with choice and is an embodied experience of engagement and enjoyment.” TJ’s Links and Resources Playful Revolution WebsiteTJ Matton on LinkedIn Sara's Links and Resources Unblock Your Inner Strategist Community: http://findrc.co/ubyisRSVP for the YouTube or LinkedIn Guided Reset Session: YouTube | LinkedInThe No-BS OKRs Workbook, currently available as a PDF download from https://findrc.co/pdfworkbook (USD) or https://findrc.co/pdfwkbkAUD (AUD)Join the Launch Squad for Sara's Upcoming Books: You Are A Strategist and the No-BS OKRs Workbook Join Sara's Email NewsletterEmail Sara at hello@redcurrantco.com Download: No-BS OKRs In A Box one sheetVirtual OKR Consult: Start your personalized virtual OKR consultOther Free No-BS OKRs Resources: Access all free resourcesThinkydoers (not-just-an OKR podcast) Home Page
    続きを読む 一部表示
    36 分
  • Product Engineer to CEO: Sten Pittet, A Thinkydoers Career Profile
    2024/09/11
    Have you ever thought about a career in product -- whether product management, product development, or product engineering? You'll enjoy this conversation with Sten Pittet, CEO of Tability. In our last episode, Sten interviewed Thinkydoers host Sara about her journey into OKRs; today, we flipped the script for Sara to interview Sten about his fascinating journey starting in software development after uni, into product engineering in a mid-size company (that became a large company during his tenure), and then the transition into the CEO and founder seat with his latest venture, Tability. For complete show notes and transcript, visit http://saralobkovich.com/thinkydoers-pod. Episode Highlights: Sten’s journey from software development in France to becoming a CEO in Australia.Role of OKRs in shaping Sten’s approach to product management and leadership.Some of the differences between the role of product leadership in large and smalller or start-up companies.Importance of stakeholder management and involving others in decision-making.Creation and mission of Tability, inspired by practical experience with OKRs.Emphasis on creativity in software development and product engineering.Learning to involve stakeholders and build collective alignment and collaboration.Sten’s advice on focusing on people and conversations over perfection. Common Questions: What is the difference between working in product at a smaller company and being in product at a larger company? In smaller companies, you have more direct user interaction and creativity, while larger companies require more stakeholder management and strategic alignment. What are OKRs and how did they influence Sten’s work? OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) are a goal-setting framework that helped Sten and his teams stay focused and aligned. What led Sten to start Tability? His practical experience with OKRs and the desire to create a product that helps teams achieve their goals more effectively. Notable Quotes from Sten Pittet: “When a company is bigger, for you to change direction, it’s like it’s a big ship. And so if we decide to turn left, you’re moving a lot of people out of what they’re doing.” “If you try to convince a group of people, the first thing you need to do is not tell them why you think you’re right, but ask them what they think is going to go wrong.” “I think what’s good about the world is that you have like really different types of people.” “Don’t try to be perfect. One mistake that I see people doing—trying to have a perfect cascading, perfect set of forecasts, perfect everything.” “For me, OKRs and our platform, the way we see ourselves is we want to enable the right conversations.” Sten’s Links and Resources Tability WebsiteSten Pettit on LinkedIn Sara's Links and Resources The No-BS OKRs Workbook, currently available as a PDF download from https://findrc.co/pdfworkbook (USD) or https://findrc.co/pdfwkbkAUD (AUD)Join the Launch Squad for Sara's Upcoming Books: You Are A Strategist and the No-BS OKRs WorkbookJoin Sara's Email NewsletterEmail Sara at hello@redcurrantco.comDownload: No-BS OKRs In A Box one sheetVirtual OKR Consult: Start your personalized virtual OKR consultOther Free No-BS OKRs Resources: Access all free resourcesThinkydoers (not-just-an OKR podcast) Home Page
    続きを読む 一部表示
    26 分
  • OKR Expert Interview: Sten Pittet Turns the Tables on Sara To Talk No-BS OKRs
    2024/09/03
    This is a bit unconventional ... but today, the host of Thinkydoers is the guest! Please welcome Sten Pittet, Co-Founder and CEO of Tability, a collaboration platform for outcome-driven teams, as this week’s Guest Host of Thinkydoers … with OKR Coach and creator of No-BS OKRs (and Thinkydoer’s host) Sara Lobkovich in the hot seat! If you're a regular listener you might be thinking: "WTF? A platform guest?!" But hear me out. Sten is with a platform... and he's also a Thinkydoer. We've been in touch here and there for almost a year now, and when he asked during our last chat if he could interview me for a podcast episode ... I just couldn't pass up the chance to answer questions from another pro in my network. Today's episode is part one of a two-part series. Here, Sten asks me the questions he's been waiting to ask me while a recording is rolling ever since our first chat. We touch on my own journey with OKRs, including how they've shaped my career and practice, some of the challenges organizations encounter when trying to implement them, and my unique No-BS OKRs approach, which focuses in efficiency and simplicity. Sten also makes a great plug (unsolicited!) for my No-BS OKRs Workbook, which is currently available as a PDF download from https://findrc.co/pdfworkbook (USD) or https://findrc.co/pdfwkbkAUD (AUD) and will be available in print later this fall, along with my first full-length release: You Are A Strategist: Using No-BS Objectives and Key Results To Get Big Things Done. Come back next week for part two of the series, when I get to turn the tables and ask Sten about his Thinkydoer career, which took him from development into product management, and now into the CEO and founder role; and, about why and how Tability came to be. Episode Highlights Sara’s Journey with OKRs: From an individual contributor struggling with unclear expectations to an executive leader and consultant, Sara shares how setting measurable goals transformed her work satisfaction and effectiveness.Challenges with OKRs: Discussion of why OKRs can be challenging to implement, particularly when leaders do not model the practice.No-BS OKRs Approach: Sara explains her “No-BS OKRs” approach, focusing on simplicity and practicality, and the development of her No-BS OKRs Workbook.Upcoming Book: “You Are A Strategist” Sara talks about her upcoming book, which aims to help individuals discover their inner strategist and use OKRs as a tool for career success. Common Questions What are OKRs? OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) are a goal-setting framework that helps organizations align their efforts and measure progress.Why are OKRs challenging to implement? OKRs can be challenging because there is no single "standard" or set of "rules" for implementing them; and also, when leaders do not model the practice or invest time in learning the framework.What is the No-BS OKRs approach? A pragmatic approach to OKRs that focuses on simplicity, efficiency, and usefulness to facilitate learning and improvement toward higher performance.How can OKRs benefit my career? OKRs help fill information gaps so you can spend less time mind-reading and more time focused on what's most important. They also help teams align work to important goals, and provide a shared definition of success for teams to aim for. Notable Quotes “My whole life as an individual contributor was trying to learn how to read minds because I just, I don’t know if some people can figure out what’s expected or if some people are less sensitive to that. And so they just kind of work to their inner compass, but I really struggled to understand what was expected.” - Sara Lobkovich, Creator, No-BS OKRs “I fundamentally believe that every person listening to this podcast is a potential future CEO. That’s just how I approach everyone I work with.” - Sara Lobkovich, Creator, No-BS OKRs “OKRs sometimes get brought in by the people just like Agile, you know, just like Scrum. And so sometimes the methodology comes in within the organization, but a lot of times OKRs come in through the C-suite or come in through the executives with a model of ‘I want more performance from our team.’” - Sara Lobkovich, Creator, No-BS OKRs “When we have leaders that model those behaviors, that’s when implementations tend to be really successful, because then that’s when people in the organization see this is beneficial for me because it fills in my information gaps. It makes it easier for me to align my work to what’s important. I can be more successful.” - Sara Lobkovich, Creator, No-BS OKRs “I wanted [The No-BS OKRs Workbook] to be a simple, useful way for anyone, even if they’ve never heard of an OKR before, to sit down and have support and scaffolding to walk through the steps of OKR creation for the first time.” - Sara Lobkovich, Creator, No-BS OKRs “I know I am my best when I am telling the absolute truth, when I get to just call it...
    続きを読む 一部表示
    32 分

あらすじ・解説

Thinkydoers®, hosted by Strategy Rebel and OKR Coach Sara Lobkovich, is a community for unconventional leaders, status-quo challengers, and workplace “square pegs.” Thinkydoers are individuals who navigate the journey from insight to idea, through the messy middle, seeking courage and confidence to bring their visions to life. Thinkydoers are a diverse group. We're disproportionately introverted and/or neurodivergent -- but not exclusively -- and regardless of personality or cognitive wiring, Thinkydoers are strategic thinkers often underserved and misunderstood in traditional business cultures. Whether you’re a leader, an aspiring leader, or a behind-the-scenes “clutch player,” Thinkydoers aims to help you find more satisfaction, less frustration, and greater flow in your work. Learn to unlock your inner strategist with No-BS OKRs. Then, explore topics way beyond goal-setting, including strategy, behavior change, cognitive health, and motivation. Our guest episodes feature a wide range of perspectives to support you in building the work/life you want most. Increase your impact, reduce overwhelm, avoid burnout, and make the unique impacts only you can bring to the world. Here, you’ll discover how to build and maintain a fulfilling career and lead transformative efforts with significant outcomes, all while putting human outcomes first.
Copyright 2019-2024, Sara Lobkovich

Thinkydoers®: OKRs, Strategy, and Leadership for Career Rebelsに寄せられたリスナーの声

カスタマーレビュー:以下のタブを選択することで、他のサイトのレビューをご覧になれます。