WHERE LEADERS RETHINK HOW STRATEGY WORKS IN THE REAL WORLD
The traditional approach to strategy is broken.
In a world that won’t sit still, leaders can’t rely on outdated models built for stability and control.
Strategy Meets Reality is a podcast for leaders, strategists, and thinkers who want real insight—not theory. Hosted by organisational psychologist and systems thinker Mike Jones, each episode cuts through the noise with honest conversations from people who’ve lived the complexity, made the tough calls, and rethought what strategy means in practice.
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Latest Episode
Ep. 01 - Beyond Structure: Building Deliberately Adaptive Organisations
Guest: Mike Burrows
What does it take to build a truly adaptive organisation? In this episode, Mike Burrows challenges traditional thinking around structure and shares how relationships, purpose, and participation shape real organisational agility. We explore the Viable System Model, adaptive strategy, and the role of social capital in navigating complexity.
All Episodes
Ep. 01 Beyond Structures: Building Deliberately Adaptive Organisations with Mike Burrows
What makes an organisation truly adaptive? Mike Burrows explores the Viable System Model, social capital, and how strategy connects with delivery.
Ep. 03 Strategy as Pattern: Navigating Power, Fit, and Time with Patrick Hoverstadt
Patrick Hoverstadt explains why strategy is a pattern, not a plan—and how power, fit, and timing shape strategic moves in complexity.
Meet your Host:
Mike Jones
Mike Jones is a systems thinker, organisational psychologist, and former British Army soldier.
He’s worked as a strategy and execution advisor to senior executives across rail, tech, and government to rethink how strategy actually works in complexity.
He founded LBI Consulting and author of the upcoming book When Strategy Meets Reality.
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