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The Strategy Skills Podcast: Strategy | Leadership | Critical Thinking | Problem-Solving
by FirmsConsulting.com & StrategyTraining.com · English
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693: How to Build Powerful Professional Relationships That Advance Your Career with Gina London, CEO of Language of Leadership, Ltd.
How to build powerful professional relationships to advance your career, using intentional communication and strategic networking (especially on LinkedIn), plus practical scripts, timing, and…
2 Nov 2026 · 53m · 20 chapters692: Wharton School Professor Matthew Bidwell on How to Build a Successful Career from the Inside
Career success from “inside” organizations—why staying long enough to become an insider matters, what “success” really means (meaning, relationships, autonomy, low stress), and how to build networks…
14 Oct 2026 · 55m · 24 chapters688: Michael on the U.S. Green Card Ban
The episode discusses a reported U.S. government “temporary” ban on certain tech companies sponsoring foreign employees in the U.S.
12 Oct 2026 · 6m · 2 chapters687: US Open Medalist on Principles to Succeed at Any Table in Business, Sports, and Life (Strategy Skills classics)
Justin Bucke (US Open ping-pong medalist) explains leadership and strategy principles drawn from table tennis, arguing the same mental skills transfer to business, sports, and life.
30 Sep 2026 · 47m · 17 chapters686: How VC Shapes Startups with Benjamin Shestakofsky (Strategy Skills classics)
How venture capital (VC) shapes startup behavior, decision-making, and inequality, using Benjamin Shestakofsky’s ethnographic study of a venture-backed startup (“All Done”) and his book Behind the…
28 Sep 2026 · 51m · 21 chapters685: Fair Shake: Women and the Fight to Build a Just Economy (Strategy Skills classics)
The episode argues that women’s stalled wage gains and workplace disadvantages stem from a “winner-take-all” economy: CEO/finance-driven pay, short-term metrics, and rule-breaking cultures that…
16 Sep 2026 · 53m · 20 chapters684: Founder and CEO of Triggers, Leslie Zane. The Power of Instinct: The New Rules of Persuasion (Strategy Skills classics)
Leslie Zane argues that marketing growth should target the instinctive (subconscious) mind rather than the conscious mind.
9 Sep 2026 · 48m · 19 chapters683: Professor of Finance at Copenhagen Business School, Jesper Rangvid, on the End of 40 Years of Falling Interest Rates
Jesper Rangvid explains how 40 years of falling interest rates shaped housing prices, corporate investment, government debt, and today’s shift toward higher rates.
7 Sep 2026 · 51m · 23 chapters682: Founder and CEO of High Alpha Innovation, Elliott Parker. The Illusion of Innovation (Strategy Skills classics)
Elliott Parker argues that many organizations pursue “innovation” activities that look productive but don’t create real growth—an “illusion of innovation.” He links this to how large firms optimize…
2 Sep 2026 · 49m · 27 chapters681: Harvard's Cornelia Choe on How Great Leaders See Differently
Harvard leadership expert Cornelia Choe discusses “perspective blindness” and “panoramic leadership”—why leaders can be right yet still miss the full landscape during constant change, and how to…
31 Aug 2026 · 41m · 18 chapters680: Psychotherapist, Glenn Hutchinson, on Why Good People Cheat: What Infidelity Reveals About Decision-Making
Psychotherapist Glenn Hutchinson explains why “good people” cheat, arguing infidelity often stems from unconscious decision-making, not character flaws.
26 Aug 2026 · 45m · 18 chapters679: Director of the K. Lisa Yang Global Engineering and Research Center at MIT, Amos Winter on Global by Design
Amos Winter discusses “Global by Design,” arguing that the best innovations for resource-constrained communities can scale globally via “reverse innovation.” He explains how to choose “meritorious…
24 Aug 2026 · 58m · 23 chapters678: Social Organizational Psychologist, Jeremy Pollack, on Why Smart Leaders Still Fail at Conflict Resolution
Social/organizational conflict resolution—why smart leaders still fail, and how to resolve workplace and personal conflicts by addressing relational care first, then underlying psychological needs,…
19 Aug 2026 · 43m · 17 chapters677: Global by Design: Vijay Govindarajan on Building Better Innovations
Vijay Govindarajan discusses “Global by Design,” reverse innovation 2.0—how breakthrough innovations can be designed in emerging markets and then succeed in rich countries by integrating strategy…
17 Aug 2026 · 44m · 16 chapters676: The key strategy question most boards do not answer, and cannot answer
The episode argues that boards focus on whether a strategy can be implemented, but the key strategy question is what new risk is added after successful implementation.
12 Aug 2026 · 19m · 11 chapters675: Porsche to Cut 5000 More Jobs After Sales Collapse. Here's What Their Strategy Is Missing
Porsche plans to cut an additional 5,000 jobs after China sales collapse (on top of 3,900 prior cuts), and the episode argues that headcount cuts alone won’t fix the underlying issue.
10 Aug 2026 · 26m · 7 chapters674: Social Psychologist, Owen Fitzpatrick on Why the Most Dangerous Propaganda Is the Story You Tell Yourself
Social psychologist Owen Fitzpatrick explains “inner propaganda”: how the stories we tell ourselves drive emotions, decisions, and susceptibility to external propaganda.
5 Aug 2026 · 53m · 14 chapters673: Why Immigrants Outperform. 3 Traits You Can Build Without Immigrating
Why immigrants often outperform, framed as three buildable traits: radical resourcefulness, adversity-driven innovation, and comfort with uncertainty.
3 Aug 2026 · 28m · 11 chapters672: How Relying on ChatGPT or Claude Destroys Your Career
The episode argues that relying on ChatGPT or Claude to do “thinking” and writing erodes executive presence, research ability, and reputation, leading to career harm.
29 Jul 2026 · 9m · 4 chapters671: What World Cup Football Reveals About Strategy. The Fundamentals Problem
World Cup football as a lens for strategy fundamentals—how economics, player development, and mastering basic skills determine long-term success; parallels to business fundamentals and critical…
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