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The Strategy Skills Podcast: Strategy | Leadership | Critical Thinking | Problem-Solving

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.

242: Eric Pliner, A guide to difficult decision making

69 hours 47 mins; May 16, 2022

241: Alex Bäcker, The key to happiness and success

53 mins; May 11, 2022

240: Amy Herman, The artistic way of problem solving

49 mins; May 09, 2022

239: Dan Saladino, The value of food diversity

59 mins; May 04, 2022

238: Kian Gohar, How radical adaptability sustains continuous change

63 hours 40 mins; May 02, 2022

237: Ryan Jenkins & Steven Van Cohen, How to defeat loneliness through connection

51 mins; April 27, 2022

236: David Siegel, How to conquer as a new CEO

61 hours 12 mins; April 25, 2022

235: John Boudreau & Ravin Jesuthasan, Seeing through the future of work

55 mins; April 20, 2022

234: John A. List, Setting up scale: How to avoid voltage drop

60 hours 35 mins; April 18, 2022

233: Susan MacKenty Brady, Cultivating your best self through inclusivity

65 hours 44 mins; April 13, 2022

232: Dr. Natalie Petouhoff, Shaping empathy from the perspective of your employees and customers

70 hours 43 mins; April 11, 2022

231: Ravi Venkatesan, The triumph within mindset and self belief

52 mins; April 06, 2022

230: Don Schmincke, The compelling saga: How to lead an organization toward success

55 mins; April 04, 2022

229: Michael Reddington, Mindset shift: The key to effective communication

61 hours 23 mins; March 30, 2022

228: Fred Glass, Seizing opportunities: How Indianapolis kept the Colts

44 mins; March 28, 2022

227: Ben M. Bensaou, Innovation through customer collaboration

74 hours 7 mins; March 23, 2022

226: Alicia Hare, A brighter approach to leadership

58 mins; March 21, 2022

225: Mark Sirower, How to thrive and win in M&A

61 hours 48 mins; March 16, 2022

224: Patricia Stark, How to build genuine connections

60 hours 33 mins; March 14, 2022

223: How to conduct a value chain analysis (Strategy Skills classics)

8 mins; March 09, 2022

222: Stan Bernard, MD, M.B.A., How to win the game as a transcender

62 hours 49 mins; March 07, 2022

221: What the NYPD teaches us about complex corporate strategy (Strategy Skills classics)

32 mins; March 02, 2022

220: How and when a consultant must disagree (Strategy Skills classics)

13 mins; February 28, 2022

219: 5 tips to fight fatigue (Strategy Skills classics)

16 mins; February 23, 2022

218: Kindra Hall, How to control your life through storytelling

51 mins; February 21, 2022

217: Period case studies (Strategy Skills classics)

12 mins; February 16, 2022

216: The organizational design stream (Strategy Skills classics)

15 mins; February 14, 2022

215: Catherine Bell, How to awaken company's humanity

47 mins; February 09, 2022

214: Emily Bermes, How to thrive as a new generation executive

37 mins; February 07, 2022

213: Avoiding the strategy echo chamber (Strategy Skills classics)

14 mins; February 02, 2022

212: What makes it a transformation study? (Strategy Skills classics)

22 mins; January 31, 2022

211: How to complete logical case studies? (Strategy Skills classics)

10 mins; January 26, 2022

210: Three career path options for consulting partners (Strategy Skills classics)

13 mins; January 24, 2022

209: When should you not brand yourself ex McKinsey (Strategy Skills classics)

11 mins; January 19, 2022

208: Great management consultants are artists (Strategy Skills classics)

24 mins; January 17, 2022

207: Tesla's strategy. Co-hosted by Bill Matassoni (Strategy Skills classics)

34 mins; January 12, 2022

206: Can a functional partner lead the workshop over a sector partner? (Strategy Skills classics)

20 mins; January 10, 2022

205: Does the strategy workshop offer precise answers? (Strategy Skills classics)

15 mins; January 05, 2022

204: Adam Levin, How to protect yourself from cyber threats

68 hours 14 mins; January 03, 2022

203: Should I email the full deck to participants before the strategy workshop? (Strategy Skills classics)

14 mins; December 29, 2021

202: Jeff Rosenblum, What is good marketing?

58 mins; December 27, 2021

201: When consultants overbill a client (Strategy Skills classics)

45 mins; December 22, 2021

200: Jason Goldsmith, The art of self-coaching and awareness

55 mins; December 20, 2021

199: Are the analyses always the same for a strategy workshop? (Strategy Skills classics)

19 mins; December 15, 2021

198: What if the client demands more analyses? (Strategy Skills classics)

23 mins; December 13, 2021

197: What happens if the client asks for proof of the strategy? (Strategy Skills classics)

20 mins; December 08, 2021

196: Kay Formanek, Embracing diversity in the workplace

57 mins; December 06, 2021

195: How confident must I be to lead the workshop? (Strategy Skills classics)

22 mins; December 01, 2021

194: Your body image impacts your confidence, which impacts your leadership (Strategy Skills classics)

21 mins; November 29, 2021

193: Shir Nir, Lifestyle check: Improvement through self-assessment

49 mins; November 24, 2021

192: Sabrina Horn, How to lead with authenticity

57 mins; November 22, 2021

191: Carole Robin, Connecting across differences

56 mins; November 17, 2021

190: Simon Mainwaring, Lead with we workshop

61 hours 50 mins; November 17, 2021

189: Michael Sacca and Mike Belsito, Customer empathy: User persona or jobs to be done?

71 hours 7 mins; November 15, 2021

188: Simon Mainwaring, The future of collaborative leadership

68 hours 21 mins; November 10, 2021

187: Jon Picoult, Why customer experience matters

55 mins; November 08, 2021

186: Amanda Lotz, How the internet disrupted media industries

52 mins; November 03, 2021

185: Why you should read Bill Matassoni's memoir (Strategy Skills classics)

18 mins; November 01, 2021

184: Kent Taylor, The man behind the success of Texas Roadhouse (with Travis Doster)

59 mins; October 27, 2021

183: How to start shifting to the career you've always wanted - Author program Q&A 7

6 mins; October 25, 2021

182: What is corporate strategy? (Strategy Skills classics)

12 mins; October 20, 2021

181: How to handle a "horrible" client (Strategy Skills classics)

14 mins; October 18, 2021

180: Jonathan Brill, Turn uncertainty into opportunity

41 mins; October 13, 2021

179: How to write a book even if you're "too junior" - Author Program Q&A 6

10 mins; October 11, 2021

178: Should I wait to publish a solo book? Author Program Q&A 5

11 mins; October 10, 2021

178: Jonathan Brill, Turn Uncertainty in Opportunity

42 mins; October 06, 2021

177: Matt Blumberg, How to build a successful startup

44 mins; October 04, 2021

176: Kayvan Kian, Step back to move forward

43 mins; September 29, 2021

175: David Bradford, What makes a good leader in 2021

50 mins; September 27, 2021

174: Is it expensive? Author Program Q&A 4

12 mins; September 22, 2021

173: What is the ROI? Author Program Q&A 3

10 mins; September 20, 2021

172: Charlene Li, Grow your business via disruption

56 mins; September 15, 2021

171: April Rinne, Rethinking humanity's beliefs

54 mins; September 13, 2021

170: Gary Hamel, Everyone should be the manager

69 hours 34 mins; September 08, 2021

169: Tom Eisenmann, Startups and their wrong decisions

48 mins; September 06, 2021

168: Jeff Kavanaugh, Unleashing your employees

57 mins; September 01, 2021

167: Mike Zani, How data science could boost your workforce

50 mins; August 30, 2021

166: Tesla, Elon Musk, and the bet of the century. Tim Higgins (WSJ reporter)

49 mins; August 28, 2021

165: Rob Lachenauer, How family businesses span generations

56 mins; August 01, 2021

164: Josh Baron, Family business during the pandemic

63 hours 18 mins; July 31, 2021

164: Josh Baron, family businesses during the pandemic

61 hours 53 mins; July 27, 2021

163: Is it a good time now or should I wait until I become more senior? Author Program Q&A 2.

7 mins; July 24, 2021

162: Is this good for my career at this point in time? Author Program Q&A 1.

7 mins; July 22, 2021

161: How publishing a book fast-tracked me to partnership

27 mins; July 21, 2021

160: Rob Barnett, Increase your hire-ability

54 mins; July 13, 2021

159: Ash Fontana, The AI-first company

63 hours 46 mins; June 23, 2021

158: Location is leverage or proximity is leverage (Monday Morning 8 a.m. #29, part 3)

15 mins; May 26, 2021

157: Google, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and Facebook's AI advantage (Monday Morning 8 a.m. #29, part 2)

9 mins; May 25, 2021

156: 7-Eleven's inconvenient truth about convenience (Monday Morning 8 a.m. #29, part 1)

10 mins; May 24, 2021

155: Taming the beast tech has become with actionable solutions. With Cognizant's Ben Pring

61 hours 26 mins; May 20, 2021

154: Harvard's Gorick Ng on career secrets

59 mins; May 19, 2021

153: The experience economy strategy (Monday Morning 8 a.m. #28, part 2)

11 mins; May 18, 2021

152: The checkmate asset the world doesn't know China is attracting (Monday Morning 8 a.m. #28, part 1)

17 mins; May 17, 2021

151: Jonathan Byrnes, MIT. Build a targeted business that the likes of Google & Amazon can't match

73 hours 45 mins; May 15, 2021

150: A strategy expert vs. a CEO (Monday Morning 8 a.m. #27, part 3)

14 mins; May 13, 2021

149: Sanctions are like punishing your spouse by letting them date other people (Monday Morning 8 a.m. #27, part 2)

10 mins; May 12, 2021

148: Three people that influence you the most (Monday Morning 8 a.m. #27, part 1)

13 mins; May 12, 2021

147: What's going to happen seven moves down the chessboard (Monday Morning 8 a.m. #26)

21 mins; May 03, 2021

146: Interview with 5-time tech CEO Josh Linkner about building a culture of innovation

55 mins; May 02, 2021

145: When promotions end and the runway ends (Monday Morning 8 a.m. #25)

40 mins; April 28, 2021

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