Podcast Description:
Join Jim Benson, Mike Burrows, and Karl Scotland as they dive into the evolving world of visual management, strategy, and organizational alignment. This episode explores why defining a clear True North is so challenging, how non-prescriptive and outcome-oriented approaches foster better engagement, and why granularity—breaking down strategy and planning into actionable, context-specific elements—matters for real progress.
Key topics include:
True North is required to have a confident, directed, team
The power of non-prescriptive, context-rich language for shared vision
How granularity in planning and strategy leads to more robust, adaptable outcomes
The importance of collaborative conversations over top-down prescriptions
Balancing freedom and constraint to enable both confidence and flexibility in teams
Visual tools like the X-Matrix and Obeya for organizing and socializing strategy
Listeners will hear practical insights on making strategy more humane, actionable, and resilient—moving beyond rigid plans to a more granular, conversational, and emergent approach to change.
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