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

By: Sara Lobkovich Red Currant Collective
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  • 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
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Episodes
  • Play as Mindfulness Practice with Chief Play Officer TJ Matton

    Play as Mindfulness Practice with Chief Play Officer TJ Matton
    Sep 25 2024
    Want to incorporate more play into your world? You’re in the right place! Play isn’t just for kids. It’s a biological necessity that can transform your mental well-being and even help manage mental health symptoms like hypervigilance and anxiety.

    And we’re lucky to have play expert TJ Matton back for this second episode in our two-part series on play. If you haven’t already, listen to last week’s episode for fundamentals about the science of play; and here we get practically applied. How can you increase play in your life? Listen (or read on) for answers.

    Episode Highlights:

    • Foundations of Play: Play is essential for learning and development, helping us build new neural pathways.

    • Play as a Mindfulness Practice: Integrating play into daily life to enhance mindfulness and personal growth.

    • Managing Hypervigilance: Practical exercises to use play as a tool for managing hypervigilance.

    • Mindfulness and Emotional Reactivity: Shifting from emotional reactivity to curiosity through play.

    • Types of Play: Exploring different play patterns and how to integrate them into everyday activities.

    Common Questions:

    1. How can play help with mindfulness?

    2. What are some practical ways to integrate play into daily life?

    3. How can play be used to manage hypervigilance?

    Notable Quotes:

    • “Play is how we learn new ways of thinking, being, and operating. It’s necessary for growth and evolution.”

    • “Focusing on our enjoyment is never wasted; it’s an embodiment practice.”

    • “Hypervigilance can be a play buddy. Opt into it in safe environments to transform it from a suffering experience to an impulse for growth.”

    Guest Information:

    TJ Matton: Founder and Chief Play Officer of the Playful Revolution. You can find more information about TJ and her work at theplayfulrevolution.com and on Instagram at @theplayfulrevolution.

    Next Episode Teaser: Join us next week for a conversation with another incredible expert about stuckness and mental health. Don’t miss it!

    Special Offer: Are you feeling overwhelmed by conflicting priorities? Struggling to achieve the results you need in your organization or career? It’s time to unblock your inner strategist. Join my community membership program, designed for aspiring and practicing strategic operators who think differently. Right now, membership is $100 off for the full year, just in time to help with your Q3, Q4 transition and ramp up for 2025. Visit findrc.co/ubyis to learn more.

    Stay Connected: Thank you for joining and listening. I can’t wait to hear what resonated with you in this episode. Subscribe to our newsletter at findrc.co/newsletter to stay updated. You can find me, Sara Lobkovich, pretty much everywhere online. Feel free to contact me at sara@thinkydoers.com. If you have other Thinkydoers in your work world, please pass this episode along. We appreciate your referrals, mentions, shares, and reviews.

    Find full show notes and transcript at http://saralobkovich.com/thinkydoers-pod.
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    23 mins
  • The Science of Play with TJ Matton

    The Science of Play with TJ Matton
    Sep 18 2024
    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
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    36 mins
  • Product Engineer to CEO: Sten Pittet, A Thinkydoers Career Profile

    Product Engineer to CEO: Sten Pittet, A Thinkydoers Career Profile
    Sep 11 2024
    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
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    26 mins
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