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

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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.

Episodes

109: Bain senior partner Sarah Elk, co-author of Doing Agile Right

Strategy Skills iTunes channel episode with Bain senior partner Sarah Elk. - Global leader of Bain's Operating Model practice - Author of Doing Agile Right - Member of Bain's global governance committee for compensation and promotion Doing Agile Right book: https://amzn.to/3fRGNw0 (paid link) " Agile has the power to transform work--but only if it's implemented the right way. For decades business leaders have been painfully aware of a huge chasm: They aspire to create nimble, flexible enterprise...

Jul 18, 20201 hr 8 min

108: McKinsey's Tim Koller, coauthor of Valuation, leader of McKinsey Corporate Finance practice

Conversation with Tim Koller, a core leader of McKinsey & Company’s Corporate Finance Practice. “WHAT is the most influential contemporary book about the world economy? An obvious choice is Capital in the Twenty­ First Century , a 696­ page analysis of inequality by Thomas Piketty, a French economist. There is another candidate: Valuation , an 825­page manual on corporate finance and shareholder value. Some 700,000 copies of it encumber the bookshelves of MBA students, investors and chief execut...

Jul 11, 20201 hr 1 min

107: Consulting workshop best practices

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Jun 09, 20209 min

106: Overall goal of every consulting interaction

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Jun 02, 20208 min

105: Advanced predictive problem solving (Turquoise Eyes: A Novel about Problem Solving & Critical Thinking)

Turquoise Eyes started off the groundbreaking new genre developed by FIRMSconsulting that combines compelling narrative while teaching problem solving and critical thinking skills. Set after a bank begins implementing a new retail banking strategy, we follow Teresa García Ramírez de Arroyo, a director-general in the Mexican government, who has received some disturbing news. A whistleblower has emailed Teresa with troubling news about a mistake in the loan default calculations and reserve ratios....

May 26, 202030 min

104: How to resign from your job the right way

How can you resign from your job with dignity, compassion, and grace, without burning any bridges with your employer? Here we share simple principles to help you leave your role in a way that leaves a positive impression with your superiors, colleagues, and organization. Do you have a story about resigning? Tell us more with a comment below. ---------- Get access to free training episodes: https://www.firmsconsulting.com/promo SUBSCRIBE TO FIRMSCONSULTING'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL NOW http://bit.ly/Firm...

May 09, 202019 min

103: The secretive world of Samsung, the South Korean tech giant. Geoffrey Cain

Strategy Skills Podcast 103: The secretive world of Samsung, the South Korean Tech Giant. With Geoffrey Cain Access advanced training episodes: http://www.firmsconsulting.com/promo An explosive expose of Samsung, one of the biggest and most secretive companies in the world, as the Korean juggernaut battles Apple and Sony to dominate the world of technology. Seen for decades in tech circles as a fast follower rather than an innovation leader, Samsung today has grown to become a market leader in t...

Apr 15, 20201 hr 31 min

102: Current crisis = golden opportunity to transform your life

Our clients are often facing crises and catastrophes somewhere in the world. From virus outbreaks to earthquakes, wildfire evacuations and more. And they write to us about their immediate plans to manage the situation. What we find is that they almost always take actions that damage their careers and hurt their lives. They let external factors, the media narrative and their social network influence them to make poor choices that handicap their lives. Often severely. They don't realize that the b...

Mar 19, 20208 min

101: Interview with McKinsey partner Peter Dahlström on the source of competitive advantage in the digital era

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, 202058 min

100: What a strategy workshop will not give you at the end

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Feb 18, 20209 min

99: The one thing every consulting case study must produce

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Feb 04, 20209 min

98: Ten warning signs for a consulting workshop

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Jan 30, 202011 min

97: The most important output in a consulting study | Management consulting project  | Benefits case

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, 202011 min

96: "Are you undervaluing your customers?" with Bain & Company's Rob Markey

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, 20201 hr 9 min

95: Value chain mapping | When value chain analysis are useful | Strategic management

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, 20209 min

93: How to Manage Like Amazon (with CEO Advisor Ram Charan)

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, 201951 min

92: Senior partner at McKinsey & a global leader of their Organization Practice

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, 20191 hr 10 min

91: How do I know what is corporate strategy

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, 20196 min

90: What makes corporate strategy different

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Sep 21, 20195 min

89: How important is corporate strategy?

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Aug 27, 201910 min

88: Scenario planning's common problems

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, 201910 min

87: How to think about financial strategy | management consulting

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, 201911 min

86: Finalize the overall storyboard for the client

"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, 201922 min

85: Management consulting storyboards

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, 201921 min

84: How accurate was our financial model for the market entry strategy study?

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, 201914 min

83: Netflix's strategy. Discussion with Bill Matassoni (former McKinsey and BCG senior partner)

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, 201925 min

82: Can you swap out the partner during a strategy consulting engagement

"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, 201920 min

81: How to convert insights into Strategy Maps

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, 201925 min

80: How to handle a "horrible" client?

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, 201916 min
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