{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68357ec21b846c88bdcd7480/68826094f6d4262b07347868?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"115: The strategy cargo net","description":"<p>Stop eating frogs.</p><p><br></p><p>A lot of people think strategy happens in boardrooms with flip charts and important people saying momentous things.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode we argue that you're doing strategy when you decide what to do with your next three hours. (It's very strategic of you to spend 22 minutes listening).</p><p><br></p><p>We introduce the strategy ladder — or is it a cargo net? — a way to think about how your influence can scale from individual hours to organisational quarters, without you needing to set up shop in a glass-walled war room.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Including-but-not-limited-to</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>Why strategy definitions are contradictory and often just marketing</li><li>Why \"strategic\" often just means \"more expensive\"</li><li>Hidden hierarchy games and what they mean for influence in the workplace</li><li>The difference between real strategy and expensive to-do lists</li><li>How to be less unstrategic with your next 1-3 hours (and why that matters)</li><li>The two scales that strategy operates on: time and people</li><li>Why you can't set SMART goals on things outside your control</li><li>Environment design vs willpower: the biscuit shelf principle</li><li>Mouse-wiggling surveillance and the intrinsic motivation alternative</li><li>Why other people don't want their behaviour changed (spoiler: it's none of your damn business)</li></ul><p><br></p><p>This one's for anyone who's tired of feeling like strategy is happening somewhere else.</p><p><br></p><p>If you've got a better metaphor than a cargo net, or great examples of Monday morning strategic thinking, drop us an email: <a href=\"mailto:tentacles@crownandreach.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">tentacles@crownandreach.com</a> (&amp; if you've tried before and got a bounce notification, please try again – we fixed it!)</p><p><br></p><p><strong>References</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>John Cutler's \"1s and 3s\" time horizons concept: <a href=\"https://cutlefish.substack.com/p/tbm-1453-1s-and-3s\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://cutlefish.substack.com/p/tbm-1453-1s-and-3s</a></li><li>Experimental History's <em>Excuse me but why are you eating so many frogs?</em> <a href=\"https://www.experimental-history.com/p/repost-excuse-me-but-why-are-you\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.experimental-history.com/p/repost-excuse-me-but-why-are-you</a></li><li>Theory X vs Theory Y management approaches: <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_X_and_Theory_Y\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_X_and_Theory_Y</a></li><li>Reddit thread about <em>Eat That Frog</em>: <a href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/productivity/comments/108tgov/eat_that_frog/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.reddit.com/r/productivity/comments/108tgov/eat_that_frog/</a></li></ul>","author_name":"Tom Kerwin"}