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Sara Lobkovich, J.D., NBC-HWCBecause I know what you're excited to watch on a Friday night...... a vocabulary lesson on Objectives and Key Results! 🤣New, this afternoon on my YouTube channel... The Ultimate No-BS OKR Glossary!<a href="https://youtu.be/Li8C0kvLFY0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/Li8C0kvLFY0</a><a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/GoalSetting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GoalSetting</a> <a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/OKRs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OKRs</a> <a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/OKR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OKR</a> <a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/KPI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KPI</a>

Sara Lobkovich, J.D., NBC-HWC🚨 Hard truth about prioritization: If it doesn’t hurt a little, you’re not doing it right. 🚨When everything is a priority, nothing is. Too many organizations struggle with focus because they’re afraid to say no—but without true prioritization, OKRs lose their power.Maria Rowcliffe shares this and more in OKR Forecast 2025: Insights from the Experts. Don’t let your goals become meaningless. ✨✨✨🔗 Dive into the insights: <a href="https://findrc.co/4b2JJDr" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://findrc.co/4b2JJDr</a><a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/OKRs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OKRs</a> <a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/GoalSetting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GoalSetting</a> <a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/Podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Podcast</a> <a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/OKRs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OKRs</a>

Sara LobkovichI almost missed it... but I'm celebrating <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/worldbookday?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#worldbookday</a> by letting you know... my soon-to-be book is now live on goodreads.com ! If you're a goodreader, I'd be incredibly grateful if you'd add "You Are A Strategist" to your "Want to Read" shelf! This simple action helps more readers discover the book and builds momentum for the upcoming launch. And if you've got a little free time between now and about March 18th(ish) (fingers crossed!) to read a preview and share an honest review, I can send you a digital preview of the manuscript. Drop me a DM if you're interested! This book is designed for anyone who sees how things could be better but struggles to make change happen. Whether you're a frustrated changemaker, a strategic thinker who feels misunderstood, or someone looking to turn your insights into measurable impact—this book is for you. The ebook launches March 18th (I hope!), with print pre-order fast following and books in hands as soon as the test prints are approved. Your "Want to Read" clicks help more people find it! <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/YouAreAStrategist?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#YouAreAStrategist</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/BookLaunch?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BookLaunch</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/StrategicThinking?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StrategicThinking</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/OKRs?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OKRs</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ChangeLeadership?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ChangeLeadership</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/AmWriting?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AmWriting</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/AmReading?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AmReading</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Nonfiction?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nonfiction</a>

Sara Lobkovich, J.D., NBC-HWCI almost missed it... but I'm celebrating <a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/worldbookday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#worldbookday</a> by letting you know... my soon-to-be book is now live on good reads dot com!If you're a goodreader, I'd be incredibly grateful if you'd add "You Are A Strategist" to your "Want to Read" shelf. This simple action helps more readers discover the book and builds momentum for the upcoming launch. <a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/AmReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AmReading</a> <a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AmWriting</a> <a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/Bookstadon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bookstadon</a> <a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/BookLaunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BookLaunch</a> <a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/OKRs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OKRs</a> <a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/Strategy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Strategy</a>

Sara Lobkovich, J.D., NBC-HWCHave I ever told you about the time a senior leader in a large multi-national organization I was working with created a key result to fail ✨more often?✨The org was in an innovate-or-die situation, trying hard to transform from a offline, traditional model rooted in the past, into the digital and extremely-online present. They were struggling to find and build muscles to move faster, more nimbly, with less capital-P Process and friction, and more curiousity and experimentation.↴<a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/OKRs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OKRs</a>

Sara Lobkovich, J.D., NBC-HWCSince then, I've actually set key results to fail more often (and to make people mad more often, and to make more mistakes) ✨for myself.✨It's a wild thing to make a mistake and then go: "High five, self! Well done for making that mistake! Awesome job -- now what did we learn?"It might sound silly, but it feels really good. And really, truly, can change things. Quickly.↴<a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/ContinuousLearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ContinuousLearning</a> <a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/OKRs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OKRs</a> <a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/GoalSetting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GoalSetting</a> <a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/Perfectionism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Perfectionism</a>

Sara Lobkovich, J.D., NBC-HWCWant to learn more about flipping failure into learning?I share practical frameworks and real examples developed based on working with thousands of implementers across 300+ organizations globally. (And we don't stop at writing goals: my passion is facilitating behavior change for goal achievement.)No fluff, just inspiring ✨and✨ pragmatic approaches that drive real change.Follow me here, or join the pre-launch squad for my upcoming book at you are a strategist dot com !<a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/OKRs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OKRs</a> <a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/GoalSetting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GoalSetting</a>

Sara Lobkovich, J.D., NBC-HWCThat sentence opens the door for simple questions:🤔 Tell me more about [desired outcome]? 🤔 If/when that happens, what feedback do you hear? 🤔 What behaviors do you observe? 🤔 Are there any patterns to what leads up to [desired outcome] happening?The energy shifts. People start talking about what they know (instead of what can't be measured)."They call us before deciding on RFPs" "They ask our opinion on industry news" "We hear spontaneous feedback of 'that was easy!'" ↴<a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/OKRs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OKRs</a>

Sara Lobkovich, J.D., NBC-HWCIf I had a dollar for every time I heard an OKR workshop participant say:"What's actually really important is [desired outcome], but we can't measure that."Usually followed by nods, and sometimes even chuckles of agreement around the room.I always do a happy dance when I hear that sentence, since that's 🛎️🛎️🛎️ the jackpot.Why?↴<a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/OKRs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OKRs</a> <a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/SMARTGoals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SMARTGoals</a> <a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/GoalSetting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GoalSetting</a>

Sara Lobkovich, J.D., NBC-HWCWant to learn more about making the "unmeasurable" measurable?I'm a literal open book of practical frameworks and real examples from working with thousands of changemaker leaders and OKR implementers in hundreds of organizations globally. No BS, just what works.Follow me here, or join the pre-launch squad for my upcoming book at you are a strategist dot com !<a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/OKRs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OKRs</a> <a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/Strategy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Strategy</a> <a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/Leadership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Leadership</a>

Sara Lobkovich, J.D., NBC-HWCThe real magic happens when teams realize:✨ They actually have way more data than they thought ✨ Simple counting -- tallying! -- often beats complex instrumented business metrics (and you can always instrument new metrics once you experiment with them) ✨ Perfect measurement isn't required for learning and improvement↴ <a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/KPIs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KPIs</a> <a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/OKRs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OKRs</a>

Sara Lobkovich, J.D., NBC-HWCOne leader had an epiphany: "Chasing revenue at all costs breaks long-term growth and doesn't drive the right behaviors in non-sales functions."YESSSSSSSSSSS. Louder for the ones in the back, please! The most successful orgs in my practice don't use revenue as their North Star -- they focus on value enablers that naturally support growth. ↴ <a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/NorthStar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NorthStar</a> <a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/GoalSetting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GoalSetting</a> <a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/OKRs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OKRs</a>

Sara Lobkovich, J.D., NBC-HWCIn response to that question, the team surfaced deep insights (and alignment opportunities) to inform truly transformative goals.The team quickly moved from vision to creating purpose-driven objectives and actually-measurable key results (in minutes). Not just listing activities, but defining real outcomes they could track. ↴ <a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/OKRs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OKRs</a>

Sara Lobkovich, J.D., NBC-HWCIt's 7am and I'm on fire after facilitating a 5am "Intro to No-BS OKRs" workshop for a global hybrid team! No boring slide overwhelm -- after a quick intro, we dove into collaborative exercises that sparked immediate insights.In one hour, this team tackled ✨six✨ big challenges in their OKR implementation. Here's how: ↴<a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/okrs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#okrs</a> <a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/strategicplanning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#strategicplanning</a> <a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/professionaldevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#professionaldevelopment</a>

Sara Lobkovich, J.D., NBC-HWCWant to learn more about making OKRs actually work -- without the BS?I share practical frameworks and real examples developed based on working with thousands of implementers across 300+ organizations globally.No BS, just inspiring ✨and✨ pragmatic approaches that drive real change. Follow me here, or join the pre-launch squad for my upcoming book at you are a strategist dot com! 📘<a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/OKRs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OKRs</a> <a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/GoalSetting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GoalSetting</a> <a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/BookLaunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BookLaunch</a> <a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AmWriting</a> <a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/NonFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NonFiction</a> <a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/Bookstadon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bookstadon</a>

Sara Lobkovich, J.D., NBC-HWCHere's what a healthy OKR system looks like:~30% key results in the red (progress but not full achievement) ~30% in the amber (significant progress but short of our achievement threshold) ~30% in the green (surpassing our agreed "success" threshold)All red? Your metrics aren't meaningful enough for people to prioritize and focus on them. All green? That tells me you're not running enough risky experiments to learn through failure -- which means you're underperforming. ↴ <a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/OKRs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OKRs</a>

Sara Lobkovich, J.D., NBC-HWCSometimes the OKR methodology comes in within the layers of the organization, but a lot of times OKRs come in through the C-suite or through executives with a model of ‘I want more performance from our team,' instead of 'I'm going to learn and model these skills for my organization.' - Sara Lobkovich, Creator, No-BS OKRsRead more 👉 <a href="https://lttr.ai/Abk97" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://lttr.ai/Abk97</a><a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/GoalSetting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GoalSetting</a> <a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/OKRs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OKRs</a> <a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/OrganizationalGoals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OrganizationalGoals</a>

David O'BrienI hadn’t thought of this before, but this is a handy way to visualise <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/OKRs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OKRs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ServiceDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ServiceDesign</a> <a href="https://design.scotentblog.co.uk/joining-the-dots-from-intent-to-outcome/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://design.scotentblog.co.uk/joining-the-dots-from-intent-to-outcome/</a>

Sara Lobkovich, J.D., NBC-HWCWant to learn more about making OKRs actually work -- without the BS?Follow me here for practical frameworks and No-BS, pragmatic approaches that drive real change ... developed from working with OKR implementors in 300+ organizations globally.(And -- I love answering questions, so ping me anytime!)<a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/OKRs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OKRs</a> <a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/StrategyExecution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StrategyExecution</a> <a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/LeadershipDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LeadershipDevelopment</a>

Sara Lobkovich, J.D., NBC-HWCAlmost all of my engagements start with supporting OKR creation -- often with organizations that started with a DIY approach. It's pretty rare for me to (1) come into an organization after another OKR pro; or (2) to work in a hands-on way with clients during the implementation phase. <a href="https://thinkydoers.social/tags/OKRs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OKRs</a> ↴

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