Description

In this week’s pod, we were joined by Richard Medcalf to discuss making time for strategy.
Richard Medcalf describes himself as "what you get if you were to put a McKinsey consultant, a slightly unorthodox pastor and an entrepreneur into a blender".
He is the founder of Xquadrant and a trusted advisor to exceptional CEOs and entrepreneurs, and their leadership teams.The main topics we discussed on the podcast were as follows:

• Find your rocket fuel! Having a sense of purpose will help to drive you during your career
• Make investments to create a better future
• We live in a world of infinity – emails / books / communications. Try to beat with productivity
• Think about TIME:

• Tactics
• Influence
• Mindset
• Environment

• Check your personal values and mindset. What do you do that creates value for your stakeholders?
• Aim to create “strategic time”. Start with achievable and small blocks and see the benefit of the ability to focus on a particular project

• Making Time for Strategy: How to be less busy and more successful – Richard Medcalf: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Making-TIME-Strategy-less-successful/dp/1915036747/
• XQuadrant - Discover your strategy score: https://xquadrant.aidaform.com/makingtime

Here are links to some of the topics we discussed:
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