Strategy Meets Reality Podcast

By Mike Jones

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Episodes: 51

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Traditional strategy is broken.


The world is complex, unpredictable, and constantly shifting—yet most strategy still relies on outdated assumptions of control, certainty, and linear plans.


Strategy Meets Reality is a podcast for leaders who know that theory alone doesn’t cut it.


Hosted by Mike Jones, organisational psychologist and systems thinker, this show features honest, unfiltered conversations with leaders, strategists, and practitioners who’ve had to live with the consequences of strategy.


We go beyond frameworks to explore what it really takes to make strategy work in the real world—where trade-offs are messy, power dynamics matter, and complexity won’t go away.


No jargon. No fluff. Just real insight into how strategy and execution actually happen.


🎧 New episodes every Tuesday. Subscribe and rethink your strategy.


Episode Date
What is the Neurology of Business | Martin Pfiffner
Jun 02, 2026
From AI Hype To Competitive Advantage And Real Change | Dr Mark Bloomfield
May 12, 2026
Sensemaking Under The Confusion Tax | Richard Claydon
May 05, 2026
Why Just Broadcasting Strategy Is Sabotaging Execution | Jurriaan Kamer
Apr 28, 2026
Speed Kills In Business Strategy | Alex Vohr
Apr 21, 2026
The Confusion Tax | Stefan Norrvall
Apr 14, 2026
What is Strategy For? | Mike Jones
Apr 07, 2026
What Really Drives Strategic Decisions? | Matt Finch
Mar 31, 2026
Good Strategy Helps People Make Tough Choices Under Uncertainty | Joel Grundy
Mar 24, 2026
What If Everyone In Your Organisation Is Already Strategising? | Garin Rouch
Mar 17, 2026
Leaders Don’t Own Plans; They Own Clarity | Jayson Coil
Mar 10, 2026
From Radio Tales To Strategic Narratives | David Sloly
Mar 03, 2026
Building Futures Literacy For Smarter Strategy | Lasse Jonasson
Feb 24, 2026
Why Great Strategy Lives In Action, Not PowerPoint | Erik Schön
Feb 17, 2026
You Can’t Out-Decide A Misaligned Orientation | Sarah Kernion
Feb 10, 2026
How Mission Command Solves The Strategy–Execution Gap | Stephen Bungay
Feb 03, 2026
BS at Work with James Healy: Why Organisations Create Nonsense and How to Fix It
Dec 02, 2025
No Bulls**t Strategy with Alex Smith: Why Strategy Is a Doing Discipline, Not a Thinking Exercise
Nov 18, 2025
Freedom Within Constraints: Julian Chender on Strategy, Capabilities and Navigating Organisational Reality
Nov 11, 2025
Rethinking Value: Andy Wilkins on the Future of Health and Strategy That Learns
Nov 04, 2025
Reclaiming Strategy: Mike Jones on Perception, Structure, and the Return to Coherence
Oct 28, 2025
The Thinking Brain: Dr. Delia McCabe on Neuroplasticity, Nutrition, and the Neuroscience of Leadership
Oct 21, 2025
Against the Grain: Saul Betmead de Chasteigner on Strategy, Structure, and the Psychology of Change
Oct 07, 2025
Beehives and Viability: Mick Brian on Strategy, Feedback, and Emergent Learning
Sep 30, 2025
Beyond OKRs: Radhika Dutt on the Performance Trap and the Puzzle Mindset
Sep 23, 2025
The Illusion of Progress: Paul Sweeney on Magnetic Nonsense, Corporate Culture, and Critical Thinking
Sep 16, 2025
Antifragile by Design: Janka Krings-Klebe on Governance, Autonomy, and Building Ecosystem Organisations
Sep 09, 2025
When Strategy Meets Security: Glenn Wilson on Technical Debt, Developer Voice, and Defensive Thinking
Sep 02, 2025
Strategy Is What We Do, Not What We Have: Donald MacLean on Emergence, Emotion, and Execution
Aug 26, 2025
Wayfinding in Complexity: Elsa Henderson on Strategy, Capacity, and Practical Wisdom
Aug 19, 2025
Value as the Compass: Hunter Hastings on Systems Thinking, Autonomy, and Organising for Impact
Aug 12, 2025
Planning to Adapt: Johan Ivari on Strategy, Narrative, and the Set-Based Approach
Aug 05, 2025
Brave Builders of the Future: Louise Le Gat on Shapeshifting Leadership and Navigating System Shifts
Jul 29, 2025
Critical Thinking as a Strategic Weapon: Marcus Dimbleby on Red Teaming, Engagement, and Execution
Jul 22, 2025
Futures, Fit, and Fragility: Norman Chorn on Strategy, Scenarios, and Organising for Uncertainty
Jul 15, 2025
Reconceptualising Strategy: Ben Zweibelson on Strategy, Complexity, and Multi-Paradigm Thinking
Jul 08, 2025
Diagnosing the Real Problem: Michael Negendahl on Risk, Control, and Leading in Complexity
Jul 01, 2025
Rethinking Innovation: Paul Frobisher on Strategy, Thinking better, and Organising for Uncertainty
Jun 24, 2025
Orientation is Everything: Mark McGrath on Boyd’s OODA, Disruption, and Strategic Adaptation
Jun 17, 2025
Designing Strategy: Leanne Sobel on Fusing Design Thinking with Strategic Practice
Jun 10, 2025
No Silver Bullet: Reconnecting Strategy, Change, and Leadership with Steve Hearsum
Jun 03, 2025
Open Strategy in Practice with Julia Hautz: Turning Participation into Strategic Advantage
May 27, 2025
Futures, AI, and the Illusion of Certainty: Rethinking Strategy with Matt Mullan
May 20, 2025
Ben Ford on Why Military Thinking Still Matters: Command, Control, and Competing in Chaos
May 13, 2025
Reimagining Risk with Stefan Gershater: How to Make Risk an Enabler, Not a Hindrance
May 06, 2025
Why Management Isn’t a Dirty Word: Adam Thompson on Sequencing, Overload, and Real Execution
Apr 29, 2025
Mission Command in Reality: Don Vandergriff on Building Thinking Leaders
Apr 22, 2025
From Futures to Action: Collective Sensemaking with Eva Tomas
Apr 15, 2025
Orientation is Everything: Inside Boyd's Thinking with Chet Richards
Apr 08, 2025
Strategy as Pattern: Navigating Power, Fit, and Time
Apr 08, 2025
Beyond Structures: Building Deliberately Adaptive Organisations with Mike Burrows
Apr 07, 2025