Bizzdesign: Interview with David Trafford

In this Bizzdesign podcast interview, David Trafford argues that today’s increasingly VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) world requires a different approach to developing strategy, one that is more cognisant of the exogenous and endogenous forces that are continually changing the context within which organisations operate. Only by understanding the influence of these forces can leaders make informed decisions on …

The Myth of the Hero, Individual Leader

In this podcast New Work Revolution’s Brandon Allen interviews David Trafford about the challenges facing leaders today. The conversation focuses on David’s view that the traditional model of leadership, which is based upon the individual leader, is no longer relevant in today’s increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) world, and that today’s challenges and opportunities require greater collective leadership. …

Should Strategies be Implemented or Operationalised, and what’s the Difference?

While there are many approaches to executing strategy they are all based upon two fundamentally different philosophies. One is where an organisation is ‘pushed’ to its target future. The other is where it is ‘pulled’. Which approach an organisation applies can determine how successful it is in turning strategic intent into operational reality. The ‘push’ approach is usually called implementation. …

Interview on the Beyond Default Approach to Strategy and Change

In this podcast LID Radio’s Miro Iliev asks David Trafford and Peter Boggis what motivated them to write Beyond Default and they explore some of the ideas in the book, including the main challenges that leaders face when trying to change their organisation’s trajectory to one that leads to an improved future. ML: Before we get into the meat, themes …

Interview on Beyond Default Approach to Strategic Change

In this podcast New Work Revolution’s Brandon Allen explores some of the ideas in David and Peter’s book Beyond Default, including why the majority of strategies and transformation programmes fail to achieve their target outcomes and, more importantly, what can be done to increase the chances of success. BA: Talk to me about the genesis of this book, how did …