Mark McGrath - Applying John Boyd's Strategic Thinking
The Eddy Network Podcast Episode 26
My conversation today is with Mark McGrath.
Mark is the Chief Learning Officer for AGLX, an adaptive strategy consultancy that allows organizations to be confident in complexity & turn uncertainty into a competitive advantage (www.aglx.com).
He is also the Co-Host/Co-Creator of the podcast “No Way Out,” which is dedicated to advancing and developing the theories of Colonel John Boyd (www.aglx.com/no-way-out)
Mark teaches and advises individuals, leaders and teams how to consistently thrive in volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous environments. His primary emphasis is in the areas of leadership development, strategy, decision-making, the application of economic theory to business and entrepreneurship, training and coaching.
Mark served as an officer in the United States Marine Corps and spent almost twenty years in the professional world of asset management.
He graduated from Marquette University with a Bachelor’s in History, and from the University of Detroit-Mercy with a Master’s in Economics. He lives in Columbus, Ohio.
LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/markjmcgrath1
Co-Host of the podcast “No Way Out” https://www.aglx.com/no-way-out/
This made me realise I don't know enough about Boyd. I was very struck by the comment that OODA is something we're doing all the time whether or not we're aware of it. That would mean that different paradigms and mental models are ways to bring consciousness to the parts of the loop that we would otherwise be enacting unconsciously.
I really appreciated the line of questioning and the manner in which you explored Boyd and the obviously exemplary way in which Mark has lived his life. It left me wanting to know more about him. Thank you for doing the work.