This is #101 episode of the Strategy Skills podcast. In this episode we interview senior partner at McKinsey & Company Peter Dahlström on the source of competitive advantage in the digital era. Peter Dahlström leads McKinsey’s client and firm communications. As the global leader for McKinsey Digital’s B2C team, he serves leading institutions in the telecommunications, high-tech, media, and fast -moving consumer-goods industries. Peter is a co-author of FAST TIMES : How Digital Winners Set Direct...
Feb 28, 2020•58 min
An episode 100 of Strategy Skills iTunes podcast is here (Strategy Skills podcast is ranked among 5-10 top for careers in many countries worldwide). Access free training episodes here (opt-in for free to get access): https://www.firmsconsulting.com
Feb 18, 2020•9 min
An episode 99 of Strategy Skills iTunes podcast is here (Strategy Skills podcast is ranked among 5-10 top for careers in many countries worldwide). www.FIRMSconsulting.com - optin for email updates to receive access to some episodes from our advanced strategy programs. https://www.firmsconsulting.com (opt-in for free to get access to sample advanced episodes) CONNECT WITH FIRMSCONSULTING ON SOCIAL MEDIA http://bit.ly/Firmsconsultingsubscribe https://www.instagram.com/firmsconsulting/ https://www...
Feb 04, 2020•9 min
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Jan 30, 2020•11 min
An episode 96 of Strategy Skills iTunes podcast is here (Strategy Skills podcast is ranked among 5-10 top for careers in many countries worldwide). One thing you always need to present in all of your management consulting projects is a business case. If you are not presenting a business case to a client, or a benefits case, I prefer the word benefits because it makes it clear you are looking for a benefit for a client, if you are not presenting a benefits case to a client you are making it very ...
Jan 21, 2020•11 min
Listen to this thought-provoking discussion between Michael and Rob Markey, Bain and Company's partner. Rob Markey, a partner and director at Bain & Company and the founder of the firm’s Global Customer Strategy and Marketing practice. He is a co-author of The Ultimate Question 2.0 and is the host of the Net Promoter System podcast. He is based in New York. https://www.firmsconsulting.com/
Jan 14, 2020•1 hr 9 min
We have seen many value chain mapping examples. We have seen good value chain mapping, bad value chain mapping, incomplete value chain mapping. Ultimately, given the nature how value chain mapping will work, it can only do few things and it cannot do a few things. So if value chain mapping is presented to do things it cannot do it is flawed. When you do value chain analysis it is far more useful to see where profits are going to shift over time, that is one thing you have to do. Two, assign some...
Jan 07, 2020•9 min
An episode 94 of Strategy Skills iTunes podcast is here (Strategy Skills podcast is ranked among 5-10 top for careers in many countries worldwide). www.FIRMSconsulting.com - optin for email updates to receive access to some episodes from our advanced #strategy programs.
Dec 31, 2019•17 min
Every business wants to succeed like Amazon so we invited New York Times bestselling author & CEO Advisor Ram Charan to talk about How to Manage Like Amazon . From their high-velocity decision-making to their top talent hiring practices to their “Forever Day-1 Culture”, the insider secrets behind Amazon’s success are now within anyone’s grasp. Find out how Amazon does it and how you can too by listening to this fascinating conversation between Michael and Ram, whom Fortune calls “ The most influ...
Dec 11, 2019•51 min
Meet Bill Schaninger, Senior Partner at McKinsey and a global leader of their Organization Practice (based in Philadelphia). Bill focuses on driving large-scale organizational and cultural change for clients across North America, Europe, and the Middle East. An expert on the role of culture, values, talent and leadership in improving business outcomes, he helps executives enhance management effectiveness. Bill has published extensively in practitioner and academic journals, on organizational top...
Oct 25, 2019•1 hr 10 min
An episode 91 of Strategy Skills iTunes podcast is here (Strategy Skills podcast is ranked among 5-10 top for careers in many countries worldwide). www.FIRMSconsulting.com - optin for email updates to receive access to some episodes from our advanced #strategicmanagement programs.
Sep 24, 2019•6 min
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Sep 21, 2019•5 min
An episode 89 of #StrategySkills iTunes podcast is here (Strategy Skills podcast is ranked among 5-10 top for careers in many countries worldwide). www.FIRMSconsulting.com - optin for email updates to receive access to some episodes from our advanced #strategicmanagement programs....
Aug 27, 2019•10 min
An episode 88 of Strategy Skills iTunes podcast is here (Strategy Skills podcast is ranked among 5-10 top for careers in many countries worldwide). ScenarioPlanning / ScenarioAnalysis is a powerful tool in consulting. This is how to move from being a consultant to thinking and presenting like a partner. www.FIRMSconsulting.com - optin for email updates to receive access to some episodes from our advanced #strategicmanagement programs....
Aug 23, 2019•10 min
FIRMSconsulting.com - optin for email updates to receive access to some episodes from our advanced #strategicmanagement programs. "How to think about financial strategy." The next episode, number 87, of the Strategy Skills iTunes podcast is here. Strategy Skills podcast is ranked among 5-10 top for #careers in many countries worldwide.
Jul 10, 2019•11 min
"Finalize the overall storyboard for the client" is an episode 86 of the Strategy Skills iTunes podcast (Strategy Skills podcast is ranked among 5-10 top for careers in many countries worldwide).
Jul 10, 2019•22 min
How do I build the storyboard and why is it done so early? is a new strategy skills video podcast we released this week. It is one of our more in depth episodes taken as sample video from one of our strategy studies. This episode is complimentary and available on iTunes, Youtube, Spotify and many other podcast players. https://www.firmsconsulting.com...
Jun 07, 2019•21 min
How accurate was our financial model for the market entry strategy study? is the newest Strategy Skills podcast (video version). This episode is complimentary and available on iTunes, Youtube, Spotify and many other podcast players. Strategy Skills iTunes channel is ranked among top 5-10 in many countries around the world for #careers. https://www.firmsconsulting.com...
Jun 07, 2019•14 min
PLEASE KINDLY NOTE: The sound was not very clear at times but we decided to still release this free podcast so those interested can have an opportunity to hear this discussion. Every now and then, someone comes along and makes the subject of #management both fun and insightful. That’s what Bill Matassoni has done in his memoir—a combination of compelling stories and contrarian substance—that covers his forty-year career selling what he calls “ephemeral things.” In addition to the memoir, Bill pl...
May 06, 2019•25 min
"Can you swap out the partner during a strategy consulting engagement" is episode 82 of strategy skills iTunes channel. Strategy Skills iTunes channel is ranked among top 5-10 in many countries around the world for #careers. For more info on the FIRMSconsulting platform, visit us at: https://www.firmsconsulting.com
Apr 19, 2019•20 min
Today we have a treat for members who are not Insiders (Insiders have had access to this and thousands of similar videos for a long time). We released a new video episode of the Strategy Skills podcast (number 81) this week. How to convert insights into Strategy Maps is a powerful tool to create prescriptive / forecasting models to both explain and predict strategy options. This is how to move from being a consultant to thinking and presenting like a partner. It is complimentary and available on...
Mar 19, 2019•25 min
In this 80th and a new episode of the Strategy Skills complimentary podcast, an audio version we answer a listener's question, "How to handle a horrible client?" If you would like to access episodes from our strategy training programs and receive other exclusive strategy material, please sign up for FC community email updates on http://www.marketingsavestheworld.com or https://www.firmsconsulting.com...
Mar 11, 2019•16 min
Every now and then, someone comes along and makes the subject of management both fun and insightful. That’s what Bill Matassoni has done in his memoir—a combination of compelling stories and contrarian substance—that covers his forty-year career selling what he calls “ephemeral things.” In addition to the memoir, Bill plays host to a series of videos that are entertaining, irreverent, and filled with his conviction that marketing is the primary driver of progress in both commercial and social ma...
Feb 18, 2019•35 min
In this 78th and new episode of the Strategy Skills complimentary podcast, audio version we answer a question, "Should I email the full deck to participants before the strategy workshop?" If you would like to view sample strategy training episodes and receive other exclusive strategy material, please sign up for FC community email updates on http://www.marketingsavestheworld.com or https://www.firmsconsulting.com...
Dec 29, 2018•16 min
In this 77th and new episode of the Strategy Skills complimentary podcast, audio version we discuss does the strategy workshop offer precise answers. If you would like to view sample strategy training episodes and receive other exclusive strategy material, please sign up for FC community email updates on http://www.marketingsavestheworld.com or https://www.firmsconsulting.com...
Dec 17, 2018•16 min
Every now and then, someone comes along and makes the subject of management both fun and insightful. That’s what Bill Matassoni has done in his memoir—a combination of compelling stories and contrarian substance—that covers his forty-year career selling what he calls “ephemeral things.” In addition to the memoir, Bill plays host to a series of videos that are entertaining, irreverent, and filled with his conviction that marketing is the primary driver of progress in both commercial and social ma...
Dec 02, 2018•21 min
Every now and then, someone comes along and makes the subject of management both fun and insightful. That’s what Bill Matassoni has done in his memoir—a combination of compelling stories and contrarian substance—that covers his forty-year career selling what he calls “ephemeral things.” In addition to the memoir, Bill plays host to a series of videos that are entertaining, irreverent, and filled with his conviction that marketing is the primary driver of progress in both commercial and social ma...
Nov 30, 2018•47 min
In this 74th and new episode of the Strategy Skills complimentary podcast, video version, we answer: - What happens when a strategy firm overbills a client? A case study, and - In general, how to handle a difficult client situation? We hope this podcast will make at least a small difference in your career. Kris support @ firmsconsulting.com SIGN UP FOR EMAIL UPDATES HERE & RECEIVE FREE STRATEGY TRAINING STAY IN TOUCH: Facebook / Twitter / LinkedIn IF WANT TO LEARN FROM FORMER STRATEGY PARTNERS R...
Nov 18, 2018•47 min
In this 73rd and new episode of the Strategy Skills complimentary podcast, audio version, we answer: - Are the analyses always the same for a strategy workshop? In other words, what determines the analyses you should undertake for a strategy workshop - How does one set objectives for the workshop? - How many strategy workshops should be completed during an engagement? - Why are top-down analyses so important? This podcast is available on our Apps in the complimentary section where NO subscriptio...
May 20, 2018•17 min
In this 72nd and new episode of the Strategy Skills complimentary podcast, audio version, we discuss what to do if the client demands more analyses . This podcast is available on our Apps in the complimentary section where NO subscription/membership is needed. Download our Apple and Android Apps, click on browse and scroll to the "Complimentary: no subscription needed" section. You will find the podcast under the "Strategy Skills" channel. If you find FC podcasts helpful and you feel listening m...
May 15, 2018•22 min
