Dec 27, 2023
For this episode, let's revisit the 42nd podcast on the Corporate Strategy & Transformation study.
What I noticed on this, and other studies is that the associates and business analysts are very competitive, in a way that is damaging to clients, to the firm and to their own careers.
I am fine with consultants being...
Dec 25, 2023
For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic where we will talk about general professional values or etiquette that consultants should apply during an engagement. We specifically discuss things that consultants sometimes do on studies that may alienate the client. And rather than talking about every...
Dec 20, 2023
For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic where we discuss how to identify a corporate strategy.
It is actually very simple to know if a study qualifies as a corporate strategy study. Irrespective of what anyone tells you, if you go into a strategy study where the key question – or what we call an...
Dec 18, 2023
For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic where we discuss how to communicate recommendations that are radical in nature.
If the recommendations are presented too early, they are hypotheses with little data backing them and they can be easily challenged.
If the recommendations are presented at the end,...
Dec 13, 2023
Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 405, an interview with the author of Strategic, Rich Horwath. In his book, Rich delivers an incisive roadmap to help leaders at all levels think, plan, and act strategically to navigate every business challenge they face. The book offers business leaders a proven framework―the...