No Way Out OODA Loop: Reorientation, Flow, and Adaptive Leadership with Ed Brenegar
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Jan 13, 2026 Ed Brenegar, a leadership expert and host of Circle of Impact, discusses the transition from control-driven management to adaptive leadership. He emphasizes the importance of creating cultures of curiosity and psychological safety to empower teams. The conversation dives into John Boyd's OODA Loop, decentralizing decision-making, and the dangers of media distortions that affect perceptions. Brenegar advocates for servant leadership, continuous learning, and fostering environments where diverse perspectives thrive, ultimately reshaping how organizations navigate chaos.
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Leadership Is Growing More Leaders
- Leadership means developing leadership in others rather than just managing systems and titles.
- Ed Brenegar says true leaders serve their people and measure success by the leadership they create.
Culture Enables Free Action
- Leadership culture creates conditions where frontline workers own the mission and act without permission.
- Mark contrasts adaptive teams with Wall Street's permission-driven slowness.
Decentralize Decision Authority
- Push decision authority to the lowest level so people act faster under tempo and uncertainty.
- Enable constraints and intent, then trust people to execute without asking permission.
