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Welcome to the Wait & Speak Podcast, hosted by Dr Requier Wait. We explore what makes strategy "stick" by bridging the gap between academic rigor and operational reality.
While robust strategy formulation is the foundation, the real challenge lies in execution - where boardroom slide decks must transform into organisational behaviour. In each episode, we interrogate the ideas, choices, and practices that turn strategy into measurable impact.
Join us for conversations with global thinkers, business leaders, and C-suite operators as we distil actionable insights for the modern organisation.
Strategic Clarity. Systemic Impact. Built for leaders ready to make it stick.
Hosts:
Update frequency:
every 24 days
Average audio length:
34 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
46 episodes
since Feb. 16, 2020
episodic
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In this episode, we explore the high-stakes realm of Grand Strategy. I am joined by Professor Nick Binedell, a well-known lecturer, speaker and business advisor. In our conversation, we move beyond the surface-level noise of daily events to unpack how leaders can bridge the gap between high-level i…
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In this episode, we cut through the widespread consulting industry hyperbole - specifically the headlines claiming that AI is overnight replacing top-tier consulting firms, permanently eliminating junior roles, and rendering traditional pricing models completely irrelevant.
I am joined by Prof Joe…
This episode explores how modern organizations can reclaim the 'soul' of strategy by returning to the fundamental directive: the creation and retention of customers. I am joined by Bernard J. Jaworski, the Drucker Chair in Management and the Liberal Arts at the Drucker School.
Bernie is one of the…
This episode explores the strategic discipline required to execute a disruptive vision for the future of finance. I am joined by Connie Bloem, Co-founder and Managing Director of Mesh - a digital capital markets ecosystem pioneering the transition to 'Finance 3.0.' Since 2019, Mesh has worked to de…
This episode explores the strategic evolution of Lesaka as it transitions from its legacy roots into a unified, human-centric fintech ecosystem.
I am joined by Lincoln Mali, CEO: Southern Africa of Lesaka, to discuss the 'One Lesaka' Strategy — a mission to integrate major brands like Kazang, Conn…
This episode explores how strategy is executed inside a fast-growing challenger bank and what it takes to translate strategic intent into measurable impact at scale.
I speak with Cheslyn Jacobs, CEO of GoTyme Bank, one of South Africa’s fastest-growing digital banks. As a founding team member, Che…
In this episode, I speak with Alex M H Smith about what real strategy looks like beyond frameworks and slide decks. We discuss how leaders can recognise weak strategy, why many organisations end up competing in the same ways as everyone else, and what it takes to develop positioning that actually w…
In this episode, I speak with Professor Adrian Saville about the essence of shaping effective strategy in dynamic markets.
Adrian is Professor of Economics, Finance and Strategy at the University of Pretoria’s Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS). As Founding Director of the GIBS Centre for…
Strategy is often presented as a search for the “right” answer. But according to Prof Bob de Wit, strategic problems are not puzzles to be solved; they are paradoxes to be navigated.
In this episode, I speak with Prof de Wit about why perspective lies at the heart of strategic choice. He is one of…
In this episode, I speak with Dr Marc Sniukas, creator of the Better Strategy OS — a practical, execution-focused system that helps leadership teams design, activate, and embed strategy for real results.
We explore how leaders can navigate complexity, accelerate growth, and transform their organis…
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