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

The Strategy Skills Podcast is the channel where strategy partners teach you the tools and techniques to solve mankind’s greatest problems. Learn all the skills of McKinsey and BCG consultants without having to work at a consulting firm. Our podcasts have been downloaded over 2 million times worldwide and we rank in the Top 10 career podcasts in most countries. Opt-in to our newsletter at www.firmsconsulting.com to receive free sample Insider content that we share nowhere else.

Each year we pick one consulting study and narrate the analyses, client interactions and recommendations so you can understand how the strategy is developed. Detailed videos and power-points to accompany the podcasts can be found on our website.

The podcast teaches both technical analyses and soft skills like communication. We discuss concepts to help listeners advance their strategy, operations and implementation skills, enhance their critical thinking ability and build their executive presence.
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401: How to conduct a value chain analysis (Strategy Skills classics)

Nov 29, 2023

For this episode, let's revisit one of Strategy Skills classics where we take a brief look at how to conduct a value chain analysis. 

Click here to see the full study and here to see the merger study and market entry study.

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400: What the NYPD teaches us about complex corporate strategy (Strategy Skills classics)

Nov 27, 2023

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.

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399: 5 tips to fight fatigue (Strategy Skills classics)

Nov 22, 2023

For this episode, let's revisit one of Strategy Skills classics where we shared five tips to fight fatigue.

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397: Period case studies (Strategy Skills classics)

Nov 13, 2023

For this episode, let's revisit one of Strategy Skills classics where we discuss a special type of case study called a period case study which is significantly harder to do, but incredibly useful.

Most consultants prefer case studying the latest and greatest fad, which is extremely misleading, as explained in...

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395: The organizational design stream (Strategy Skills classics)

Nov 6, 2023

For this episode, let's revisit one of Strategy Skills classics where we discuss the tough work being done by the Organizational Design team. We discuss the three tensions which drive all Organizational Design recommendations and the trade-offs required. We also spoke about the most important requirement to implement...

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