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  1. All Episodes
  2. 2023
  3. 11

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. 

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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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398: Northwestern University Professor, Lan Nguyen Chaplin — How to Disrupt a System That Was Built to Hold You Back

Nov 20, 2023

Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 398, an interview with a Professor of Integrated Marketing Communications, at Northwestern University, Lan Nguyen Chaplin. In this episode, we focused on how to disrupt a system that was built to hold you back. We also touched on to move past an embarrassing moment at work.

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398: CEO and Founder of Vanderbloemen Search Group, William Vanderbloemen — A guide to hiring the best talent

Nov 15, 2023

Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 398, an interview with the author of Be the Unicorn: 12 Data-Driven Habits that Separate the Best Leaders from the Rest, William Vanderbloemen. In his book, William reveals how job seekers, employees, hiring managers and company leaders everywhere can stand out from their peers and...

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