Best Strategytraining Podcasts (2024)

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Dear Strategy 142: Practicing Diligent Follow-up 18:23

1d ago18:23

18:23

On this episode of Dear Strategy, Bob expands upon his 2 golden rules of small business success, starting with Rule #1. Tune in to hear tips on when, how, and why diligent follow-up should be practiced within your business. If you’re interested in strategy training or coaching for your business, please visit us at Strategy Generation Company.…

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672: AI’s brainstorming and problem-solving potential with Stanford University’s Jeremy Utley 51:47

2d ago51:47

51:47

Welcome to an interview with the co-author of the inspiring new Generative AI study, Jeremy Utley. This episode highlights the common mistakes and missed opportunities many corporate teams and individuals make when using AI. Too often, individuals treat AI as a mere search engine, leading to answers that fall short of actual solutions. Jeremy Utley…

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443: Negotiations in B2B sales and day to day leadership situations with Andres Lares 52:15

2d ago52:15

52:15

Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 443, featuring an interview with the co-author of Persuade: The 4-Step Process to Influence People and Decisions, Andres Lares. This book deliver a concise and insightful take on how to transform your ability to persuade others regardless of the setting. Persuade is perfect for executives, managers, entrepreneurs,…

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671: Anecdotes on Poor Networking Calls (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics) 17:27

4d ago17:27

17:27

In this podcast we have listed some of the most common and most significant networking mistakes made by candidates. Since many of these have been made by clients, we have had an opportunity to discuss the mistakes, their motivations, the fall out and their response. Therefore, we can provide a comprehensive discussion on the implications of these m…

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442: Founder and CEO of High Alpha Innovation, Elliott Parker. The Illusion of Innovation 48:59

8d ago48:59

48:59

Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 442, featuring an interview with the author of The Illusion of Innovation: Escape "Efficiency" and Unleash Radical Progress, Elliott Parker. The Illusion of Innovation tackles the problem with innovation inside big companies, having activities that feel like innovation but lead to value destruction, not progress. …

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670: Harsh Partners (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics) 24:58

9d ago24:58

24:58

Being a young business analyst or associate on the receiving end of blunt and harsh feedback from a partner is a very jarring experience. However, it is also somewhat of a compliment. I never understand this very, very important point until my mentor, a senior partner, pointed this out to me when the managing partner gave me a very time about an in…

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441: How do I know what is corporate strategy (Strategy Skills classics) 5:24

9d ago5:24

5:24

For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic where we discuss how to know what is corporate strategy. Subscribe to FIRMSconsulting's YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/Firmsconsultingsubscribe Here are some free gifts for you: Overall Approach Used in Well-Managed Strategy Studies free download: www.firmsconsulting.com/OverallApproach McKi…

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669: Using Storytelling In Cases (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics) 23:45

11d ago23:45

23:45

Storytelling is a very powerful technique to ensure someone remembers you after an interview. In fact, even when we screen people at Firmsconsulting today, we use this technique I applied as a partner. The rule is simple: if I can remember your key messages from the interview the next day, I would make you an offer. That, of course, assumes you had…

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440: What is the big picture thinking? (Strategy Skills classics) 11:58

11d ago11:58

11:58

For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic where we discuss what big picture thinking is. At least once in your life, you would have received feedback to be a more big picture thinker. The problem is that everyone will have a different definition of big picture thinking and many of the definitions are vague, counter-intuitive, or wro…

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Dear Strategy 141: The Two Golden Rules for Small Business Success 14:05

14d ago14:05

14:05

On this episode of Dear Strategy, Bob gives us his two golden rules for small business success: 1) Practicing diligent follow-up, and 2) Never treat your customers like they are a burden. If you’re interested in strategy training or coaching for your business, please visit us at Strategy Generation Company.…

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668: Digital strategy expert, Venkat Venkatraman. How Real-Time Data and AI Will Power the Industrial Future 55:24

16d ago55:24

55:24

Welcome to an interview with the coauthor of Fusion Strategy: How Real-Time Data and AI Will Power the Industrial Future, Venkat Venkatraman. In Fusion Strategy, digital strategy expert Venkat Venkatraman and world-renowned innovation guru Vijay Govindarajan offer a first-of-its-kind playbook that will help industrial companies combine what they do…

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439: How to think about financial strategy | management consulting (Strategy Skills classics) 9:37

16d ago9:37

9:37

For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic where we discuss about financial strategy. Here are some free gifts for you: Overall Approach Used in Well-Managed Strategy Studies free download: www.firmsconsulting.com/OverallApproach McKinsey & BCG winning resume free download: www.firmsconsulting.com/resumepdf Enjoying this episode? Get…

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667: Five phrases to avoid (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics) 15:16

18d ago15:16

15:16

Communication and image in a case interview is governed by both what you say and how you say. It is true that how you say something tends to carry more weight. However, in some case, certain phrases should definitely be avoided because they cause much damage it is very hard to recover from them. We discuss them in this podcast. Here are some free g…

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438: Scenario planning's common problems (Strategy Skills classics) 9:21

19d ago9:21

9:21

For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic where we discuss scenario planning's common problems. Scenario planning / Scenario Analysis is a powerful tool in consulting. This is how to move from being a consultant to thinking and presenting like a partner. Here are some free gifts for you: Overall Approach Used in Well-Managed Strateg…

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666: One of the world's leading experts on strategy and innovation, Vijay “VG” Govindarajan. How Real-Time Data and AI Will Power the Industrial Future 53:59

23d ago53:59

53:59

Welcome to an interview with the coauthor of Fusion Strategy: How Real-Time Data and AI Will Power the Industrial Future. In Fusion Strategy, world-renowned innovation guru Vijay Govindarajan and digital strategy expert Venkat Venkatraman offer a first-of-its-kind playbook that will help industrial companies combine what they do best—create physica…

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437: Google's Laura Mae Martin on How to Be Productive 54:38

23d ago54:38

54:38

Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 437, featuring an interview with the author of Uptime: A Practical Guide to Personal Productivity and Wellbeing, Laura Mae Martin. In her book, Laura shows how to thrive no matter where you’re working, giving concrete steps that help you focus on your priorities and keep good systems, routines, and tactics in plac…

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436: Selling Services to PE Firms with Aimably’s Founder and Stanford Grad, Claire Milligan 51:17

27d ago51:17

51:17

Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 436, featuring an interview with Claire Milligan, a Stanford graduate turned startup founder. Claire helps businesses grow by spending smarter and reducing their cloud costs. Her target market is PE firms. In this episode, we discuss what PE firms care about, how to approach them, the biggest challenges and potent…

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665: Never start training with McKinsey cases (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics) 14:56

25d ago14:56

14:56

This is a mistake common to most case interview candidates. They start with the McKinsey approach. This is a very, very bad idea. McKinsey cases are those were the interviewer leads the case. If you are only trained to do cases in this format, you will never learn how to lead a case. This is no small matter. The prompts and guides provided by a McK…

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Dear Strategy 140: All Bets Are NOT Off 13:46

28d ago13:46

13:46

On this episode of Dear Strategy, Bob responds to the idea that “all bets are off” when you begin executing your strategy. If you’re interested in strategy training or coaching for your business, please visit us at Strategy Generation Company.By Bob Caporale | Strategy Generation Company

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664: Chief evangelist of Canva and host of the Remarkable People podcast, Guy Kawasaki, on Lessons from the world's most remarkable people 45:34

1M ago45:34

45:34

Welcome to an interview with the author of Think Remarkable: 9 Paths to Transform Your Life and Make a Difference, Guy Kawasaki. In Think Remarkable, tech titan Guy Kawasaki teams up with Madisun Nuismer, producer of the Remarkable People podcast, to share invaluable knowledge from more than 40 years of working with game-changing organizations such…

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435: Stanford University’s Jeremy Utley. AI’s brainstorming and problem-solving potential 53:26

1M ago53:26

53:26

Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 435, where we feature an interview with the co-author of the inspiring new Generative AI study, Jeremy Utley. This episode highlights the common mistakes and missed opportunities many corporate teams and individuals make when using AI. Too often, individuals treat AI as a mere search engine, leading to answers tha…

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663: Vice President of SCADpro, Paul Stonick. The Business Value of Design and The Cost of Not Innovating 50:05

1M ago50:05

50:05

Welcome to an interview with Paul Stonick, the Vice President of SCADpro—Savannah College of Art and Design’s in-house design, research, and innovation studio—which is generating innovative designs and products for the world's most influential brands, including Google, Amazon, and Apple. From sketches to on-screen visuals, SCADpro students conceptu…

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434: Conditions for great PowerPoint slides (Strategy Skills classics) 16:07

1M ago16:07

16:07

For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic from the Corporate Strategy & Transformation study. This podcast is for those who have mastered all the basics on slide design and formatting. In this podcast, we discuss how to determine if your PowerPoint slides are influential on a study. Influential PowerPoint slides may not be the most …

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662: Ex McKinsey and LBS lecturer, Dr. Rebecca Homkes, on high growth strategy 51:40

1M ago51:40

51:40

Welcome to an interview with the author of Survive, Reset, Thrive: Leading Breakthrough Growth Strategy in Volatile Times, Dr. Rebecca Homkes. Survive, Reset, Thrive is a playbook for leaders derived from the author's first-hand experience working with executive teams across industries from software, technology, retail, fashion, and construction th…

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433: Digital strategy expert, Venkat Venkatraman. How Real-Time Data and AI Will Power the Industrial Future 57:03

1M ago57:03

57:03

Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 433, an interview with the coauthor of Fusion Strategy: How Real-Time Data and AI Will Power the Industrial Future, Venkat Venkatraman. In Fusion Strategy, digital strategy expert Venkat Venkatraman and world-renowned innovation guru Vijay Govindarajan offer a first-of-its-kind playbook that will help industrial c…

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661: Networking with more junior consultants (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics) 11:13

1M ago11:13

11:13

We use the terms junior consultants to loosely refer to anyone at the engagement manager level and below: senior associates, associates, consultants and analysts. Our history of working with so many clients indicates that the best results occur when networking directly with partners. There is no dispute on this point given the difference in our cli…

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432: One of the world's leading experts on strategy and innovation, Vijay “VG” Govindarajan. How Real-Time Data and AI Will Power the Industrial Future 55:37

1M ago55:37

55:37

Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 432, an interview with the coauthor of Fusion Strategy: How Real-Time Data and AI Will Power the Industrial Future. In Fusion Strategy, world-renowned innovation guru Vijay Govindarajan and digital strategy expert Venkat Venkatraman offer a first-of-its-kind playbook that will help industrial companies combine wha…

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660: Professor of Neuroscience, Dr. Charan Ranganath, on Memory, Neuroscience, and Discovery 51:52

2M ago51:52

51:52

Welcome to an interview with the author of Why We Remember: Unlocking Memory's Power to Hold on to What Matters, Dr. Charan Ranganath. In the book, Dr. Charan radically reframes the way we think about the everyday act of remembering. Combining accessible language with cutting-edge research, he reveals the surprising ways our brains record the past …

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431: Design the value chain you need | value chain analysis (Strategy Skills classics) 11:18

2M ago11:18

11:18

For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic where we discuss value chain analysis. Here are some free gifts for you: Overall Approach Used in Well-Managed Strategy Studies free download: www.firmsconsulting.com/OverallApproach McKinsey & BCG winning resume free download: www.firmsconsulting.com/resumepdf Enjoying this episode? Get acc…

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659: How to Network with a Senior Partner (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics) 12:58

2M ago12:58

12:58

Networking with a partner is counter-intuitive. It is much easier to network with a McKinsey / BCG partner for at least four reasons. First, partners always return emails. Second, partners are generally willing to take a call just to explore your profile. Third, partners are less hung up on things like degrees etc. since they look deeper at a profi…

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430: Chief evangelist of Canva and host of the Remarkable People podcast, Guy Kawasaki, on Lessons from the world's most remarkable people 47:11

2M ago47:11

47:11

Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 430, an interview with the author of Think Remarkable: 9 Paths to Transform Your Life and Make a Difference, Guy Kawasaki. In Think Remarkable, tech titan Guy Kawasaki teams up with Madisun Nuismer, producer of the Remarkable People podcast, to share invaluable knowledge from more than 40 years of working with gam…

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Dear Strategy 139: Exploring the Definition of Customer Value 11:32

2M ago11:32

11:32

On this episode of Dear Strategy, we discuss the definition of “value” in relation to developing strategic value propositions and implementing value-based pricing. If you’re interested in strategy training or coaching for your business, please visit us at Strategy Generation Company.By Bob Caporale | Strategy Generation Company

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658: Former President of Nike's Consumer-Direct Division and Former Executive Vice President and COO of PepsiCo Discuss Strategies from Women Who've Made It—Christiana Smith Shi and Grace Puma 49:39

2M ago49:39

49:39

Welcome to an interview with the authors of Career Forward: Strategies from Women Who've Made It, Christiana Smith Shi and Grace Puma. In this book, the authors challenge negative stereotypes about female ambition, and urge women to be bold, follow their dreams, and seize the chance to lead “big” lives. The secret is to focus on career first, job s…

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429: Benchmarking analysis (Strategy Skills classics) 16:27

2M ago16:27

16:27

For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic from the Corporate Strategy & Transformation study, where we explain how benchmarking analysis, or what is also called best practice analysis, should be used for the top-down analysis and why they are so difficult to manage in a real study. Click here to see the full study and here to see th…

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428: Vice President of SCADpro, Paul Stonick. The Business Value of Design and The Cost of Not Innovating 51:43

2M ago51:43

51:43

Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 427, an interview with Paul Stonick, the Vice President of SCADpro—Savannah College of Art and Design’s in-house design, research, and innovation studio—which is generating innovative designs and products for the world's most influential brands, including Google, Amazon, and Apple. From sketches to on-screen visua…

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