In this week episode, we have Paul de Raaij as our guest. He distils the heuristic “Strategy is iterative, not linear” from the Simon Wardley Doctrine (http://wardleypedia.org/mediawiki/index.php/Doctrine_Patterns#Strategy_is_iterative.2C_not_linear). From strategy we discuss the role of a manager in tech, and how it is changing towards a facilitator rather than a traditional pusher. Paul also gives his wish for the future of organisations.

Paul recommends the following resources:

• Reflection as a tool
• Team Topologies from Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais
• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People from Stephen Covey
• Robin van Persie life lesson to his 13-year son (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_K6Fb7C6njY) 

Paul (@pderaaij) is a believer in organisation missions, rather than IT and business alignment. He is a consultant specialised in helping organisations to change their operating model, to achieve better flow, fostering a healthy working environment. He started his career as a developer, but soon find the people and processes challenge interesting.

He is fond of music and technology, and he doesn’t miss his workouts!