the WATSON standard
Redefining Leadership • Redefining Organizations
Editor’s note:
This is a podcast for leaders who want to change their organizations without losing sight of people, purpose, or principles along the way.
Ep 01 | We’re Squading Wrong
Getting Flexible Deployments Right
Moving people to problems sounds effective… until it isn't. Carl and Megan unpack what separates flexible deployment and squading that truly works, from the kind that might just quietly demoralize your team.
Ep 02 | The Pivot Is The Point
Leading In Uncertainty
Traditional planning cycles can't keep up with AI-speed change. So what replaces them? Carl and Megan make the case for missions that are bold, never finished, and built to reward experimentation over rigid delivery.
The hosts
Leadership development and talent management executive with deep experience helping senior leaders navigate and drive systemic change at multinational organizations.
Megan Alexa Watson
“If you walk in one of these rooms or join one of these squads and it's clear that others aren't seeing 'Why are they here?' You owe it to yourself to actually share that, and to articulate that, so that there's space for your voice, but also so that the work can actually be influenced by you in a meaningful way.”
-Megan Alexa Watson
Carl B. Watson, Ph.D.
Founding principal of Madrona Strategy Works, where he advises leaders on enterprise strategy, organizational design, culture, and leadership-team effectiveness.
“Part of the problem in organizations is experiments are set up to only succeed, which means you limit dramatically the possible information that you can get out of an experiment. And that is actually tragic if the problem is really important.”
-Carl B. Watson, Ph.D.