Strategy Accelerator Newsletter

Strategy Accelerator

How the world's most successful leaders hack their luck and change the world

Mastering Strategy as a System

Friday, May 9, 2025 -- 8:30 AM Pacific Time

In this lightning lesson, I'm going to focus on building a real-world, action-driven strategy system—starting from a clean sheet. Rather than dropping a complex system on top of an organization, we'll explore how to start simple and grow sophistication over time. Click to Register

The Biggest Mistake in Strategy (And How to Fix It)

Most organizations make the same fatal mistake when it comes to strategy: 🚫 They confuse goals with strategy. I see it all the time—businesses announce big ambitions like:❌ “We want to grow 20% this year.”❌ “We will be the best in customer satisfaction.”❌ “We are going to disrupt the industry.” S...

Feb 14, 2025

8 Critical Decisions for Strategy Facilitators

Hey Luck Hackers, In today's issue, I'm sharing eight critical decisions strategy facilitators need to address before launching into a strategy development process. Facilitating a strategy process isn’t about throwing ideas on the wall and seeing what sticks. It’s about asking the right questions...

Jan 18, 2025

5 Crucial Decisions to Scale Your Business and Lead Effectively

Hey, Luck Hackers! Welcome to this issue of the Luck Hacker Newsletter. Today, I'm diving deep into five essential decisions every CEO must make to accelerate their business, unlock growth, and become a more effective leader. Running a business is complex, but success often boils down to asking a...

Jan 11, 2025

Strategy Made Simple

Hey Luck Hackers, The origins of this issue of Luck Hacker come from a comment on a post I made about the difference between the process for strategy and the content of strategy. The comment suggested providing more specific contextual advice and examples, such as writing about corporate stra...

Dec 30, 2024

Why People Do What They Do – and How to Enact New Behaviors

In this issue of Luck Hacker, I'm delving into the invisible forces that drive human behavior—and, more importantly, how to unlock lasting change. Imagine this: A manager named Sam walks into the office Monday morning, brimming with fresh insights from a leadership workshop. He envisions a new er...

Dec 09, 2024

Understanding Enactive Strategy: Moving Beyond Command and Control

One of the most common questions I receive is, “What do you actually mean by enactive strategy?” It’s a valid question, and one that requires a bit of unpacking, especially given the historical context of how we’ve approached leadership and management. The concept of enactive strategy emerges fro...

Oct 19, 2024

The Birth of Walmart: How Enactive Strategy Forged a Retail Empire

In this issue of Luck Hacker, I’m spotlighting Sam Walton, one of the most successful Luck Hackers to grace our planet. Walmart, the company he founded, is a favorite for strategy theorists who make up retrospective strategy to explain the meteoric growth of this historic company. But that’s not ...

Aug 16, 2024

Start-Up Strategy: Apple's Origin Story

In this issue of Luck Hacker, I’m spotlighting two of the most successful Luck Hackers our world has seen in recent years. My aim is to anchor Enactive Strategy in reality rather than relying on retrospective theory. Too often, strategy is fabricated after the fact—well-meaning people craft narra...

Aug 09, 2024

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