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CEOs and business leaders, management consulting senior partners, ground-breaking professors, thought-provoking writers and journalists, record-setting athletes and coaches, and award-winning actors and celebrities discuss the key issues facing the business world and broader society. Get free access to our newsletter, Monday Morning at 8 am, along with sample episodes from our training programs on www.strategytraining.com. Go to https://www.firmsconsulting.com/promo.

540: Finding Meaning at Work with Positive Psychologists, Wes Adams and Tamara Myles

53 mins; April 07, 2025

539: The 80/20 CEO on Guiding Your Business from Panic to Profit

52 mins; April 02, 2025

538: Industrial/Organizational Psychologist on Leading for Wellness

48 mins; April 01, 2025

537: Ex-Google Exec on Breaking the Unwritten Rules

50 mins; March 26, 2025

536: NYU Grossman School of Medicine's Joel Salinas on the Science and Art of Coming Together in a Conflicted World

28 mins; March 24, 2025

535: Former Time Editor on Being Richer, Wiser, and Happier

65 hours 33 mins; March 19, 2025

534: The Science of Personal Power: How to Command Influence, Overcome Doubt, and Lead with Confidence

50 mins; March 17, 2025

533: 3x Emmy Award-Winning ESPN Broadcaster on Being Audacious

49 mins; March 12, 2025

532: Positive Psychology Expert on Setting Big Goals and Creating Your Best Life

49 mins; March 10, 2025

531: Harvard Law Professor on Negotiation: Making 'Messy Conversations' Work for You

52 mins; March 05, 2025

530: Bill Gates & Steve Ballmer's Direct Advisor: Leadership, Self-Management, and Life Lessons

45 mins; March 03, 2025

529: Founder of Education Design Lab on 'Who Needs College Anymore?'

50 mins; February 26, 2025

528: Kellogg's JP Pawliw-Fry on Aggressive Learning, the Last 8%, and Training Attention

43 mins; February 24, 2025

527: Senior Researcher at Harvard Kennedy School on 'Make Work Fair'

47 mins; February 19, 2025

526: The University of Texas Professor on How to Improve Your Virtual Communication

57 mins; February 17, 2025

525: Quantifying the Real Value and Impact of Thought Leadership

52 mins; February 12, 2025

524: Harvard Law School Alum on How to Train Your Team Effectively

46 mins; February 10, 2025

523: Boston Consulting Group's Martin Reeves on 'The Imagination Machine' (Strategy Skills classics)

60 hours 1 min; February 05, 2025

522: Former Editor of the Financial Times on the Secret Story of the World's Greatest Disruptor

45 mins; February 03, 2025

521: Ex-Accenture Global CEO on Transformation: Human-Powered Leadership in a Disrupted World

52 mins; January 27, 2025

520: A Harvard Expert's Guide to Mastering Conversations

51 mins; January 22, 2025

519: Bain & Company's Partner Rob Markey on Customer Strategy, Customer Loyalty and Retention (Strategy Skills classics)

67 hours 20 mins; January 20, 2025

518: Former EY and KPMG Managing Director, Michael J. Lopez, on Strategies for Navigating Change

47 mins; January 15, 2025

517: Digital Transformation Consulting: Technology Leader Insights

8 mins; January 13, 2025

516: Professor of Psychology on Succeeding as an Immigrant

58 mins; January 08, 2025

515: McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Deloitte, PwC et al. Consulting Job Application Office Selection

16 mins; January 06, 2025

514: How to Select Consulting Specialization

9 mins; January 01, 2025

513: 9-Figure Founder and E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year on How to Be Successful

56 mins; December 30, 2024

512: How to Build Consulting Storyboards in 3 Weeks (This is How McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Deloitte Do It)

11 mins; December 25, 2024

511: Disney's Former Head of Innovation on Sparking Creativity and Making Innovation Happen

37 mins; December 23, 2024

510: P&G and Walmart: The Story Behind the Groundbreaking Relationship

58 mins; December 18, 2024

509: First Director of Culture at Pixar Animation Studios on Constructive Disruption as a Force for Innovation

47 mins; December 16, 2024

508: McKinsey's Rise to Prominence Under Marvin Bower

16 mins; December 11, 2024

507: Decoding M&A: Why 70% of Deals Fail and the Scorecard for Predicting Success

58 mins; December 09, 2024

506: Management Consulting Storyboard | Storyboarding used by McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Deloitte, PwC et al.

8 mins; December 04, 2024

505: How Leaders Can Prevent Burnout and Foster Mental Well-Being in High-Performance Cultures

52 mins; December 02, 2024

504: The CEO's Dilemma: When to Speak Out on Political and Social Issues

43 mins; November 27, 2024

503: Ex-Amazon Executive: How Leaders Win by Making Big Bets

36 mins; November 25, 2024

502: Ex McKinsey and Founder of the LIS on How Interdisciplinary Learning Shapes Tomorrow's Leaders

55 mins; November 20, 2024

501: From Harvard Engineer to Inc. 5000 CEO: David G. Ewing on How to Build a Successful Business

53 mins; November 18, 2024

500: Keith Ferrazzi on 10 Shifts from Leadership to Teamship

40 mins; November 13, 2024

499: Steps to Becoming a Fractional C-Suite Executive with Sara Daw

44 mins; November 11, 2024

498: INSEAD Professor on Rethinking Your Growth Logic with Triple Fit Strategy

50 mins; November 06, 2024

497: More Effective Leadership Through Conversations with Topaz Adizes

48 mins; November 04, 2024

496: Prize-Winning Healthcare Journalist Mark Taylor on Saving Hospitals, Lives, and Billions of Dollars

71 hours 49 mins; October 30, 2024

495: Mathematician's Proven Plan for Saving Hospitals, Lives, and Billions of Dollars, with Eugene Litvak

49 mins; October 28, 2024

494: World-Renowned Futurist, Brian Solis, on the Mindshift Tomorrow's Leaders Need Today

50 mins; October 23, 2024

493: Customer Strategy in the Age of AI with Mark Abraham, BCG's Personalization Lead

58 mins; October 21, 2024

492: The Future of AI and Personalization with David C. Edelman, HBS Lecturer and Former Fortune 50 CMO

45 mins; October 16, 2024

491: Ex Google Executive, Megan Hellerer, on Living a Fulfilled Life

55 mins; October 14, 2024

490: The Playbook for Winning the Status Game (With Alison Fragale, Distinguished Scholar of Organizational Behavior)

49 mins; October 09, 2024

489: Leadership and Self-Deception with Arbinger Managing Partner, Mitch Warner

56 mins; October 07, 2024

488: How to "Think Like Amazon" with John Rossman

45 mins; October 02, 2024

487: How publishing a book fast-tracked me to partnership (Strategy Skills classics)

26 mins; September 30, 2024

486: Promoting women into senior roles (Strategy Skills classics)

16 mins; September 25, 2024

485: HBS Professors and 'Think Big, Buy Small' Hosts Richard Ruback and Royce Yudkoff on Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition

58 mins; September 23, 2024

484: How too much debt impacts cost of capital (Strategy Skills classics)

20 mins; September 18, 2024

483: What is the role of government (Strategy Skills classics)

18 mins; September 16, 2024

482: From a $3,000 investment into nearly $1 billion in lifetime sales

40 mins; September 11, 2024

481: Former CEO of AT&T Business, Anne Chow, on How to Lead Bigger

52 mins; September 09, 2024

480: Why approve investments with negative returns? (Strategy Skills classics)

9 mins; September 04, 2024

479: Marshall Goldsmith on Democratizing Learning Using AI and Leadership With AI

52 mins; September 02, 2024

478: Math for English Majors with Ben Orlin

43 mins; August 28, 2024

477: Why Everything You Know About Public Speaking Is Wrong—And What You Should Be Doing Instead

53 mins; August 26, 2024

476: Handling client's difficult questions (Strategy Skills classics)

15 mins; August 21, 2024

475: 3.4 million followers minister on building a business and professional brand from the ground up

54 mins; August 19, 2024

474: How accurate was our financial model for the market entry strategy study? (Strategy Skills Classics)

13 mins; August 14, 2024

473: MIT Professor Deborah Ancona on How Family Ghosts End Up in the Executive Suite

50 mins; August 12, 2024

472: Top-down view of energy (Strategy Skills classics)

9 mins; August 07, 2024

471: Management consulting storyboards (Strategy Skills classics)

20 mins; August 05, 2024

470: Audemars Piguet & leadership (Strategy Skills classics)

15 mins; July 31, 2024

469: Market trends analysis (Strategy Skills classics)

13 mins; July 29, 2024

468: How to overcome career frustrations with New York University's Dr. Tessa West

64 hours 15 mins; July 24, 2024

467: How to convert insights into strategy maps (Strategy Skills classics)

24 mins; July 22, 2024

466: Former McKinsey partner on How to Turn a Profit and Improve Lives in the World's Toughest Places

50 mins; July 17, 2024

465: The Triggers Behind Customer Purchases with Founder and CEO of Triggers, Leslie Zane.

43 mins; July 15, 2024

464: Pattern Breakers: Why Some Start-Ups Change the Future with co-founder of FLOODGATE, Mike Maples, Jr

51 mins; July 10, 2024

463: How to Quickly Build a 500k+ Social Media Following with Eric Cogorno

53 mins; July 08, 2024

462: Intentionality: A Groundbreaking Guide to Breath, Consciousness, and Radical Self-Transformation by Finnian Kelly

54 mins; July 03, 2024

461: Survive, Reset, Thrive: Leading Breakthrough Growth Strategy in Volatile Times (with Ex McKinsey and LBS lecturer, Dr. Rebecca Homkes)

49 mins; July 01, 2024

460: How to Build a "People-First" Culture with Unicorn Founder and CEO of One Planet Group, Payam Zamani

49 mins; June 26, 2024

459: Professor of Finance at London Business School, Alex Edmans, on Facts, Data, and Evidence: Knowing What to Trust or Can We Really Trust Evidence?

52 mins; June 24, 2024

458: Building an AI Meeting Assistant in Silicon Valley, with Krish Ramineni, Co-Founder and CEO of Fireflies.ai

41 mins; June 19, 2024

457: Solving for Why: Strategies for creating a career of purpose and meaning with Dr. Mark G. Shrime

53 mins; June 17, 2024

456: Winning Mondays: Empowering Leaders and Teams with Paul Epstein

54 mins; June 12, 2024

455: US Open Medalist on Principles to Succeed at Any Table in Business, Sports, and Life

46 mins; June 10, 2024

454: How VC Shapes Startups with Benjamin Shestakofsky

50 mins; June 05, 2024

453: Fair Shake: Women and the Fight to Build a Just Economy

52 mins; June 03, 2024

452: Former Deloitte's Chief Learning Officer on Reevaluating Our Relationship with Change, Ashley Goodall

52 mins; May 29, 2024

451: Founder and CEO of Triggers, Leslie Zane. The Power of Instinct: The New Rules of Persuasion

48 mins; May 27, 2024

450: Stanford Professor and Venture Capital Expert, Ilya Strebulaev. The Venture Mindset: How to Make Smarter Bets and Achieve Extraordinary Growth

56 mins; May 22, 2024

449: Navigating the New Data Rules, with Cristina Alaimo

58 mins; May 20, 2024

448: Google's Martin Gonzalez and Josh Yellin on Why Startups Fail

56 mins; May 15, 2024

447: AJ Jacobs on Leadership Lessons from His Year of Living Constitutionally

50 mins; May 13, 2024

446: How to Tap the Hidden Wisdom of People Around You for Breakthroughs in Leadership and Life. Former Monitor Associate partner and Chief Learning Officer of Teach For America. Co-CEO of Transcend, Jeff Wetzler

51 mins; May 08, 2024

445: Navigating Career Transitions in a Complex World with Former Olympic Coach & Innovation Expert, Pete Steinberg

52 mins; May 06, 2024

444: Can you become immune to burnout? UPenn Burnout Expert Reveals What Stress-Resilient People Have in Common

49 mins; May 01, 2024

443: Negotiations in B2B sales and day to day leadership situations with Andres Lares

52 mins; April 24, 2024

442: Founder and CEO of High Alpha Innovation, Elliott Parker. The Illusion of Innovation

48 mins; April 22, 2024

441: How do I know what is corporate strategy (Strategy Skills classics)

5 mins; April 17, 2024

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