It's a new day and Ian & JP fancy a good old chat around something strategic and meaty.  So in walks Adrian Wakefield at the right time to talk about the trouble with operating models.

JP recites his weekend of mishaps and disasters (trains, trees and Only Fools & Horses), Ian has switched cycling to rowing in a shed and Adrian talks about how the pandemic has allowed him to spend more time in North Spain.

Todays episode dives deep into Business Operating Models and outlines the trouble with them, either because they are a conceptual diagram which people find it hard to consume or whether politically they realise the new designs means less power & influence in the new world.

If you want to learn more about Adrian then check out his LinkedIn profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrian-wakefield-0372a53/

• 0:00 - Intro
• 1:12 - Introducing our guest...Adrian Wakefield
• 5:00 - What have we been up to?
• 15:30 - The trouble with operating models
• 18:31 - Design principles upfront
• 21:28 - Crafting and some rules of thumb
• 27:10 - Business politics, powerbase and mindsets
• 30:39 - No great textbook or practitioner guides
• 35:18 - Shaping and then governance
• 38:47 - Start with strategy, align on value
• 43:57 - Pitching operating models to smaller enterprises
• 47:41 - The iterative operating model
• 53:55 - Pub quiz (Ian vs JP) - Question 7
• 59:20 - Word on the street - Minimum Viable Data Migration
• 1:06:13 - Last orders