S7E163: Making Time for Strategy with Richard Medcalf

<p>In this week’s pod, we were joined by Richard Medcalf to discuss making time for strategy.<br>Richard Medcalf describes himself as &quot;what you get if you were to put a McKinsey consultant, a slightly unorthodox pastor and an entrepreneur into a blender&quot;.<br>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:</p> <ul> <li>Find your rocket fuel! Having a sense of purpose will help to drive you during your career</li> <li>Make investments to create a better future</li> <li>We live in a world of infinity – emails / books / communications. Try to beat with productivity</li> <li>Think about TIME:</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Tactics</li> <li>Influence</li> <li>Mindset</li> <li>Environment</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Check your personal values and mindset. What do you do that creates value for your stakeholders?</li> <li>Aim to create “strategic time”. Start with achievable and small blocks and see the benefit of the ability to focus on a particular project</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Making Time for Strategy: How to be less busy and more successful – Richard Medcalf: <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Making-TIME-Strategy-less-successful/dp/1915036747/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Making-TIME-Strategy-less-successful/dp/1915036747/</a></li> <li>XQuadrant - Discover your strategy score: <a href="https://xquadrant.aidaform.com/makingtime" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://xquadrant.aidaform.com/makingtime</a></li> </ul> <p>Here are links to some of the topics we discussed:<br>Join us next time when we’re joined by Rupert Taylor to discuss Swimming against the tide - next-generation PMO.For more information, blogs or to support our charities visit <a href="http://www.projectchatterpodcast.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.projectchatterpodcast.com</a>If you&#39;d like to sponsor the podcast get in touch via our websit