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

The podcast discusses the competitive nature of associates and business analysts in the workplace. It emphasizes finding a balance between working hard and not being excessively competitive. It highlights the inefficiency of obsessing over long hours and competition, and suggests focusing on diligent and caring work. The negative impact of working long hours is explored, encouraging a focus on quality work within regular working hours.

Learn how to understand and respect different cultures and values when working with clients. Embrace different viewpoints and manage team selection criteria. Uphold values, create a positive working environment, and take responsibility for consultants' behavior.

In this Strategy Skills classic, the podcast explores the difference between corporate strategy and other types of strategy analyses. They discuss the importance of choosing the objective function in corporate strategy. They also delve into the challenges of predicting future markets and highlight the need for adaptability. The podcast emphasizes the significance of picking the objective function and determining the market in corporate strategy. They invite listeners to join their email list for additional content.

In this podcast, the speaker discusses the challenge of communicating radical recommendations and strategies to persuade clients. They highlight the importance of effective communication and provide examples of well-structured hypotheses. The podcast emphasizes the use of hypothetical language, incorporating client feedback, and handling difficult clients. The speaker stresses the significance of partner-level oversight to avoid overwhelming consultants.

In this episode, bestselling author Rich Horwath discusses developing a strategic mindset, creating a system for competitive advantage, the importance of strategic thinking and effective leadership, connecting personal and organizational purpose, and the power of bringing value to others.

B2B Sales Expert, Rana Salman, discusses maintaining a human connection in sales, the importance of communication skills, and dealing with rejection in B2B sales. She shares tips for handling rejection, analyzing deals, and maintaining relationships with prospects.

This podcast discusses the approach and philosophy used by a leadership team in a power sector corporate strategy study. They focus on four principles of effective leadership: sincerity, flaw embracing, image disregard, and result focus. The importance of authenticity and embracing flaws in leadership is stressed. It also covers the significance of female representation and avoiding misinformation during a crisis.

The podcast discusses the importance of confidence, genuine politeness, and delivering on promises in consulting. It explores the negative impact of overconfidence and arrogance on client relationships and project outcomes.

This podcast discusses the importance of value chain analysis in business and the challenges it presents. The hosts explore the need for custom analysis to accurately measure sector size and profitability. They also provide insights into breaking down the value chain and improving immediate areas for clients.

For this episode, let's revisit one of Strategy Skills classics where we discuss corporate strategy. In this episode, we explain why conventional and step-by-step strategy analysis will always yield incorrect answers in any corporate strategy study. 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 access to sample advanced training episodes here: www.firmsconsulting.com/promo