Our guest for this episode is Natasha Bye, also known as the Strategy Doctor, who has made a name for herself by bringing comedy into the boardroom. So what is the link between strategy and comedy? Do you get better conversations by wrapping it into a joke? How many people does it take to fix a lightbulb in your organisation? This and more will be topic of conversation in this month's Work Punks episode.

Some useful references:
- On Natasha Bye: https://strategydoctor.co.uk/
- "The future doesn't just happen; the future results from the conversations we have today" - We think this is Ralph Stacey. But we can't find it anywhere. Please help us locate the source.

Our Punks try to get behind the root causes of why working practices seem to be broken in so many companies. Is short-termism behind it all, and if so, what is causing this behaviour in the first place? Are there examples that buck that trend and what can we learn from them? Join us for this episode and share your experiences of broken or trend-bucking organisations in the comments. As always, here are some links for further contemplation:
- Bill Anderson - the former CEO of Roche Pharmaceuticals and currently heading the working revoluation at Bayer - on how to reduce bureaucracy: https://www.garyhamel.com/video/busti...
- Clay Christensen’s view on the impact of financialisation on innovation: https://www.forbes.com/sites/steveden...

Our guest for this episode is Michael Pattinson, a 'tech enabler' formerly of Network Rail and PwC, who recently decided to go it alone in his new venture The One Hour Sprint Company. In this lively conversation we try to unpick what it takes to make a drastic career move, explore the power of meetings as key tool to change organisations, and amble past many related observations in the process.
Worthwhile references as well further reading on the topics touched upon:
- Michael Pattinson: / michael-pattinson-8713464
- Death by Meeting: A Leadership Fable About Solving the Most Painful Problem in Business, by Patrick Lencioni, published by Jossey-Bass, 2004
- Working Identity: Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career, by Herminia Ibarra, published by Harvard Business Review Press; Revised edition, 2023
- Find your Why: A practical guide for discovering purpose for you and your team, by Simon Sinek, published by Penguin Audio, 2017