Enactive Strategy

Luck Hackers like Steve Jobs and Jeff Bezos didn't wait for luck to happen. Are you? Are you waiting for something to happen: ➟ Your boss recognizing your great work? ➟ The company finally realizing you should be promoted? ➟ A customer showing up to buy your wonderful product? How's that working out for you? More than likely, not well. Break free of that passive mindset and start being enactive. Put in the work to change your luck. And be smart about it. ✅ When someone else points out a problem, come up with a solution. ✅ Generate evidence that you're making an impact - then use that evidence to advocate for yourself. ✅ Find people who can help you before you need them - reach out and make friends. Luck is yours to make. What's your choice? Wait or Work? P.S. Want to know how? Follow me and sign up for my Luck Hacker newsletter here -> https://lnkd.in/gwjnhi-h

Never forget Goldilock's principle. Too much or too little of anything can disrupt your balance. And balance is where you find the sweet spot in life and in business. We need leadership and management in just the right amounts to stay in the sweet spot. Otherwise, you lose your balance and drift into places you don't want to go. As I said in yesterday's post -> https://lnkd.in/givJz6b6 you need both leadership and management. Stay balanced. _______ #leadership #management 👉 Follow me to Activate your Strategic Mind 🔔 Make sure to RING the BELL to get every post. P.S. If you like this way of thinking, check out my masterclass on 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞. Link in the featured section of my profile.

Imagination fuels effective strategy. It lets us see beyond the present to what could be. It opens doors and paths that might otherwise remain undiscovered. It's about seeing what doesn't yet exist and envisioning things as they could be. Some may say that you must rely on data. But too often, we can become prisoners of data. Trapped in a small world of possibilities. There is no data from the future, only data from the past. And the future is a place of maximum entropy - filled with infinite possibilities. But only if you're willing to open your mind and imagine what could be. Imagination isn’t about ignoring reality. It's about refusing to be held hostage by the past. It's about opening up to the infinite possibility space ahead of you. That's where you will find brilliant futures worth working for. P.S. How do you nurture your imagination? --------- I'm Alex Nesbitt. Follow to activate your strategic mind. Until next time, give yourself an advantage -> Be strategic. --------- P.P.S. If you like this way of thinking, 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 on Strategic Thinking for Advantage. Secure a seat while you can: https://lnkd.in/gJ8g4pU7

Stop planning from the ivory tower of your mind. Get out there. See the real world. Experience it. Look at the behaviors. Understand the generative conditions. This is where you will find traction and leverage. A strategy without supporting behaviors goes nowhere. And if you want to shape behavior, you need to change the conditions that generate those behaviors. This is the process of intentional enaction. It's how you bring strategy to life. Get out of your mind's ivory tower and go to the gemba (the actual place where work happens). Don't try to imagine it. Go. See. Experience. When you find what you think is reality, dig beneath the surface. Go deep to understand why behaviors happen. Only then will you be grounded in reality. That's where better strategy starts - a grounded reality. --------- I'm Alex Nesbitt. Follow to activate your strategic mind. Until next time, give yourself an advantage -> Be strategic. --------- P.S. If you like this way of thinking, 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 on Strategic Thinking for Advantage. Secure a seat while you can: https://lnkd.in/gdresYvK

Strategy doesn't just happen. It requires persistent and coherent action. When actions become persistent, these actions become habits. A new strategy needs new habits. Old habits will be threatened. They will fight for their survival - it's what many change experts call resistance. But this is not so much resistance as it is a form of addiction to old habits. Those old habits are supported by a set of existing conditions that promote them. In this sense, these habits are side effects of something deeper. You have to find the deeper condition that produces the behaviors you want to change—that condition needs to be dissolved in order to remove the energy from the old habit. For example, a major utility was suffering from persistent safety issues that stemmed from employees taking shortcuts to get the work done. They tried all kinds of checklists and attempts to force the employees to do the work right, but nothing seemed to work. The deeper condition that needed to be addressed was the hero culture that emerged during every power outage - the pressure to get the lights back was more powerful than the need for safety - and every time they got the lights back on, they were praised for their fast work. The first habit that needed to change was in the executive suite—putting safety first in ALL circumstances and having the discipline to drive that home even when the lights go out was the only way to curb reckless behavior. As you build strategy - focus on the new behaviors and supporting conditions that bring them about. Eliminate the conditions that drive undesirable behavior. Put in place conditions that drive desirable behaviors. Start small. Prioritize taking action even when you don't feel like it. Be patient and persistent. And change will take hold. --------- Curious - What's one habit you've successfully changed? --------- I'm Alex Nesbitt. Follow to activate your strategic mind. Until next time, give yourself an advantage -> Be strategic. --------- CTTO - image by Dr Faye Begeti

When strategy is missing, chaos takes over. Teams that lack strategic direction struggle to prioritize and operate in a continuous swirl of ambiguity. There's a collective sense that: ↳ Everything takes too long ↳ It's really difficult to get things done ↳ There are too many choices ↳ There's too much data and not enough insight Those conditions lead to cognitive overload, where too many possibilities create confusion and stress. It's a toxic recipe for high-pressure, low-productivity burnout. Stepping back and reestablishing your strategic mindset can make a world of difference. Here are four ways to establish your strategic mindset and lower cognitive overload: 1) 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐢𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬: Manage your time by breaking long tasks into smaller segments with shorter deadlines. This makes the work more manageable and less intimidating. 2) 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐤𝐬: Simplify difficult tasks by breaking them into smaller, more digestible parts. This makes it easier to tackle each part without feeling overwhelmed. 3) 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡: Reduce choice overload by prioritizing and highlighting a clear path forward. This helps focus your efforts on the most important decisions. 4) 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Filter out unnecessary information and prioritize what’s crucial. This helps you stay focused on what matters most. When you reestablish this strategic perspective, it calms everyone down, and you can start to make real progress. Which one is your favorite method? --------- I'm Alex Nesbitt. Follow to activate your strategic mind. PS - if you want to be perceived as more strategic, lowering cognitive overload is a key skill to learn. Until next time, give yourself an advantage -> Be strategic. --------- CTTO - image by InnerDrive