🧠 Great strategists don’t fight resistance — they design it out. In this episode of Mind as Strategy, we learn how to turn “no” into signal, tension into traction, and blockers into pilots that move. Drawing from the Cuban Missile Crisis, where both superpowers found a hidden off ramp without losing face, you’ll see how calm structure beats force every time.

You’ll learn:

⚙️ The 3S Model — Surface → Solve → Secure — for diagnosing and defusing pushback.

💡 The 4C Roots of Resistance — Capacity, Clarity, Control, Cost — and how to spot each one.

🛠️ Tools that resolve friction fast — Label + Loop, Option Ladder, 1–10 Scale, and the Give–Get Table.

📋 How to build a written Pilot Card with clear metrics, owners, and kill switches.

🧩 Scripts for tough rooms: procurement stalls, legal redlines, budget cuts, and skeptical execs.

🛡️ Ethical framing that keeps “no” safe and your influence intact.

✨ True resolution protects face, trades value, and ends cleanly. One gentle loop. One clear trade. One written off ramp. That’s how real strategists turn resistance into movement.