“You Are a Strategist: Use No-BS OKRs to Get Big Things Done” by Sara Lobkovich

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“You Are a Strategist” is a BookLife Reviews Editor’s Pick!

“Anyone who has ever found themselves trying to guide a recalcitrant organization toward significant change will recognize that what Lobkovich’s ‘No BS OKR’ system promises is seriously challenging.

Fortunately, each of the major steps in her process is clear, actionable, and adaptable to a wide variety of organizations.”

You Are A Strategist cuts through the confusion of traditional strategic planning and gives you practical tools that actually work for minds like yours. No more complex frameworks that leave you with more questions than answers. No more endless meetings that go nowhere. Just simple questions and pragmatic frameworks you can use to create clear expectations and connect vision to changed behavior.

What Makes This Book Different

This isn't another generic business book written for cookie-cutter corporate climbers. It's designed specifically for:

  • Thinkydoers who excel at both strategic thinking and pragmatic execution

  • Square pegs navigating round workplace cultures

  • Neurodivergent professionals who need approaches that work with their brains, not against them

  • Mid-career professionals who see problems clearly but struggle to implement solutions

  • Individual contributors who want to make bigger impact from any seat

  • Leaders ready to transform how their teams approach strategy

The Connected Strategic Stack That Changes Everything

At the heart of this book is the Connected Strategic Stack—a framework that solves the biggest problem in business: the gap between high-level strategy and what actually gets done. Most organizations jump straight from strategy to delivery, missing the crucial alignment layer that makes or breaks execution.

You'll learn to create your own Connected Strategic One-Sheet that distills your vision into something you can actually use to make decisions—not another 182-page deck that looks impressive but gathers dust.

No-BS OKRs That Drive Real Results

Forget everything you think you know about Objectives and Key Results. The No-BS OKR method strips away the bureaucracy and gets straight to what works:

  • Visionary thinking that starts with the future you want to create

  • Experimental mindset that treats goals as learning opportunities, not judgments

  • Outcome focus that breaks free from activity addiction

  • Objective measurement that tells you the truth, not what looks good

  • "Experience and insight on creating strategic alignment... What's most valuable is the experience shared on how to assess progress and adjust the approach for the outcome you need."

    - Product Manager, Amazon Reviewer

  • "A perfect companion to 'Measure What Matters'... captures the modern speed of change and the adaptation required to achieve Business Agility."

    - A. Coppedge, Amazon Reviewer

  • "The way she cuts through the BS of strategy and gets straight to what will make a real impact is incredibly helpful, both for organizations and the people working in them."

    - K. Ehrman, Amazon Reviewer

You’re always the one who sees how things could be better—in your organization, your team, or your own work.

You have the insights and ideas to make meaningful change happen. But turning those ideas into reality? That's where things get stuck.

"You Are A Strategist" is the practical playbook for people who think differently about work and want to make real change happen. This isn't another theoretical strategy book or a complicated goal-setting system. It's a clear, step-by-step guide that helps you:

  • Transform your strategic insights into clear, compelling direction others can follow

  • Create measurable goals that actually drive change (even if you don't have data today)

  • Build alignment and support for your ideas—without getting lost in politics and power discrepancies

  • Finally break free from endless planning and overworking, and start achieving real results

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“You Are a Strategist: Use No-BS OKRs to Get Big Things Done”

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