Traction Heroes
Digging in to get results with Harry Max and Jorge Arango
Episodes
Harry gives Jorge advice on how to focus on strategically important things.
Show notes:
- The ONE Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan
- unfinishe_ – Jorge's new consultancy with Greg Petroff
- The Power of a Positive No by William Ury
- The Harry Max Boot-up Protocol (How to get going in the morning) by Christina Wodtke
- Essentialism by Greg McKeown
- Impro by Keith Johnstone
Harry explains a framework for learning and change that originated in the field of NLP (Neuro-linguistic programming) — just in time for the launch of Jorge's new consultancy.
Show notes:
- unfinishe_ – Jorge Arango and Greg Petroff’s strategic AI consultancy
- Sam and Jony introduce io
- Tools for Dreamers by Robert B. Dilts, Todd Epstein, and Robert W. Dilts
- Neuro-linguistic programming
- Awaken the Giant Within by Anthony Robbins
- Gene...
On the folly of designing complex systems in one go, from the top down.
Show notes:
- Traction Heroes ep. 6: Chesterton's Fence
- Traction Heroes ep. 2: Unprecedented
- The Design Squiggle
- Systemantics by John Gall
- A New Kind of Science by Stephen Wolfram
- Wardley map
It's important to plan ahead when working on large, complex projects. Alas, some people's bias for action keeps them from undertaking what they perceive as wasteful exercise. In this episode, Harry shares an exercise that can help.
Show notes:
- Planning for Everything by Peter Morville
- How Big Things Get Done by Bent Flyvbjerg and Dan Gardner
- On Grand Strategy by John Lewis Gaddis
- Hofstadter's law
- Performing a Project P...
What keeps you from doing the things you know you need to do, when you need to do them? The answers go deeper than you think.
Show notes:
- Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
- Innovation Games by Luke Hohmann
- Nonviolent Communication Marshall Rosenberg
A discussion about the deep underlying causes of the turbulence we're experiencing, and how to think about our agency in the situation.
Show notes:
- Thinking in Systems: A Primer by Donella Meadows
- Harry’s TEDx San Antonio presentation
- Cynefin framework
- Mistakes Were Made (but Not By Me) by Carol Tavris, Elliot Aronson
- Rich Diviney
- Jocko Willink
- Leif Babin
- Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willink and Leif...
How do you act effectively in times of uncertainty? One way is by asking yourself better questions. In this conversation, Harry shares a framework to do just that.
Show notes:
- Masters of Uncertainty by Rich Diviney
- 8 1/2
- Cascading Choices Framework by Roger Martin
Implementing changes – especially irreversible and potentially catastrophic changes – requires humility and understanding. In this conversation, we discuss Chesterton's fence and the art of mindful change-making.
Show notes:
- The Thing by GK Chesterton
- Chesterton’s fence
- Seeing Like a State by James C. Scott
- Systemantics by John Gall
- Gall’s law
- Christopher Alexander
- Drift Into Failure by Sidney Dekker
Acting skillfully entails choosing the right thing to do at any given moment. But these actions must also serve higher-level goals. In this conversation, we explore the relationship between both levels of priorities.
Show notes:
- On Grand Strategy by John Lewis Gaddis
- The New How by Nilofer Merchant
- Playing to Win by A.G. Lafley and Roger Martin
- Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
- Innovation Games by Luke Hohmann
Mental models are key to thinking and acting skillfully. But the phrase "mental models" itself has several meanings. In this conversation, we explore models of mental models – and land on one with practical implications for your life.
- The Power of Impossible Thinking by Yoram (Jerry) Wind, Colin Crook and Robert Gunther
- Indi Young
- The Informed Life ep. 82: Indi Young on Time to Listen
- Mental Models by Indi Young
- Farnam Str...
Relying solely on data for decisions is limiting; integrating intuition and diverse insights enhances judgment and outcomes.
Show notes:
- Libby
- Alchemy The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business, and Life by Rory Sutherland
- The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
- Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI by Yuval Noah Harari
- How to Measure Anything by Douglas Hubbard
- Drift into Failure Fro...
Harry shares an extreme personal experience in service to exploring the question: How can we act skillfully in unfamiliar circumstances?
Show notes:
- An introduction to Ambient Music by Jon Dale
- Spinning Away by John Cale & Brian Eno
- The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff
- Steve Jobs introduces the iPhone (YouTube)
- Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind by Shunryu Suzuki
- Dunning–Kruger effect
- Robert Montoye - LinkedIn
- Ext...
Exploring the balance between self-deception and reality in goal setting and navigating chaos in professional settings.
Show Notes:
- MIT Professional Education
- Creativity, Inc. (The Expanded Edition) by Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace
- Alvin Toffler
- High Output Management by Andrew S. Grove
- John Cutler (LinkedIn)
- The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
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