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Strategy Meets Reality Podcast
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The world is complex, unpredictable, and constantly shifting—yet most strategy still relies on outdated assumptions of control, certainty, and linear plans.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.
Strategy Meets Reality Podcast
Latest Episodes
Antifragile by Design: Janka Krings-Klebe on Governance, Autonomy, and Building Ecosystem Organisations

When Strategy Meets Security: Glenn Wilson on Technical Debt, Developer Voice, and Defensive Thinking

Strategy Is What We Do, Not What We Have: Donald MacLean on Emergence, Emotion, and Execution

Wayfinding in Complexity: Elsa Henderson on Strategy, Capacity, and Practical Wisdom

Value as the Compass: Hunter Hastings on Systems Thinking, Autonomy, and Organising for Impact
