Transform your vision into undeniable impact and accelerate your career growth with the practical playbook for unconventional thinkers: "You Are a Strategist" by Sara Lobkovich. You have a vision. You have the drive. Now, you need a strategy. But conventional approaches to strategy often exclude critical perspectives, overcomplicate simple concepts, and get lost in translation. And when executives and consultants swoop in with complicated frameworks and slick but hollow slide decks, it can leave people with more questions than answers. Thankfully, you already know a great strategist: you. You can bring your big, bold ideas to life—regardless of your title, role, or thinking style. This book shows you how to accelerate your professional growth and career development using efficient, inspired approaches to strategic goal setting that boost your motivation. "You Are A Strategist" is the practical playbook for anyone who wants to translate their vision into undeniable impact—including people who feel like outliers in traditional business environments because they think differently. No matter where you sit in your organization or how you're wired, this book gives you straightforward tools to: Clarify your vision and rally others to your cause by creating a one-page Connected Strategic Framework. - Build alignment without endless meetings or workplace politics. - Establish rhythms that transform your strategic thinking into measurable results. - Choose metrics with meaning, even if you don’t have perfect data today, by developing No-BS Objectives and Key Results. - Increase the likelihood of achieving your goals by applying evidence-based practices for architecting behavior change. Author Sara Lobkovich has trained over 2,000 OKR coaches across 300+ organizations globally, and she's facilitated multi-thousand person OKR roll-outs and resets, including within Fortune 500 companies. Drawing from her executive leadership experience and board-certified health coaching background, she brings a uniquely human-centered approach to strategic planning that works for everyone—including (or especially) those navigating neurodivergence in the workplace. This motivational management & leadership guide distills her insights into a step-by-step approach that strips away confusion and complexity and empowers people with clear, accessible frameworks and practices. "You Are A Strategist" is perfect for: Leaders who are looking to transform their team's approach to strategy achievement. - Mid-career professionals who see problems clearly but struggle to implement solutions. - Individual contributors who want to make a bigger impact from any seat. - Professionals who process information differently, face unclear expectations, and feel like everyone else knows something they don't about succeeding in their careers. - Anyone who struggles with OKR implementations that feel overwhelming, bureaucratic, or ineffective. This book is intended to be among the best goal setting books for professionals who think differently, offering both practical frameworks and motivational insight. Wild ideas are where lasting impact is born. Get yours the traction they deserve. Your ability to see what others miss and challenge established ways of working isn't a liability—it's your strategic advantage. And with the guidance in this book, you'll be ready to translate your unique perspective into real-world results. ⚡ A BOOKLIFE EDITOR'S PICK "Smart, practical guide for establishing and implementing organizational strategy." "The advice here is first-rate—presented with rare clarity, easily implementable step-by-step processes, and a welcome precision of language. That isn't to suggest anything here is fussy—Lobkovich convincingly argues for sharing drafts of strategy documents early, before they're too polished. She wastes few words, always zeroing in on what matters." "In inviting language that both demystifies and democratizes the very idea of 'strategy,' Lobkovich presents original tools (like the Connected Strategic One-Sheet) crafted not just to establish and communicate an organization's goals, but to align them with 'clear, visionary, directional objectives' and 'empirically measurable key results.'" Production Grades: Cover A-
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Marketing Copy A — BookLife (Publishers Weekly), Editor's Pick "A helpful guide to pursuing business goals." "According to the author, big ideas are not enough for success. One needs a well-defined vision to make those ideas a reality, as well as an organizational culture that supports them. [...] What's often missing, she says, is a 'connective tissue to tie strategy to implementation,' which she calls an 'alignment layer...between strategy and delivery'—an important insight that one doesn't see often enough in literature on the topic." "The author offers two tools that aim to solve these problems: a 'Connected Strategic One-Sheet' and a 'No-BS Objectives a