Episode 16 of the Traction Heroes podcast explores the work of U.S. military strategist and teacher John Boyd. Harry brought to our conversation an excerpt from Grant Hammond’s The Mind of War, which I take to be something of a biography of Boyd’s mind.
We honed in on Boyd’s most influential idea, the OODA loop. OODA is an acronym for observe, orient, decide, and act — discrete steps in a classic cybernetic loop that’s useful for fighter pilots (the idea’s original context) and many others as well.
High performance calls for tighter loops. That, in turn, calls for experience — and experience comes from practice. High performance calls for tighter loops. That, in turn, calls for experience — and experience comes from practice. And practice takes time. Those of us who’ve been around for a while have an advantage here.
This conversation is an invitation to explore a powerful model that will help you gain traction in whatever you’re trying to do. Check it out Traction Heroes wherever you get your podcasts. (Did you know we’re also on YouTube?)