Oct 16
Michael Dell Put a Glass Wall Between Himself and His COO. Here's Why It Worked
Nate Bennett has spent twenty years studying the COO role. His book Riding Shotgun: The Role of the COO, co-written with Stephen Miles, is now in its third edition from Stanford Business Books. In this conversation: why the right question is what makes a great CEO and COO pair, n ... Show More
26m 31s
Oct 7
How to Scale a Service Business to 2,500 People | Jim Weiss | Strategy & Leadership Podcast
Jim Weiss built Real Chemistry from one person to 2,500 employees by refusing to do marketing work that didn't move a number the client's CEO cared about. Media impressions were never the measure. Patients on therapy, revenue and stock price were. Jim is the founder and chairman ... Show More
25m 52s
Oct 1
AI Everywhere, Strategy Nowhere (with Former Accenture Leader John Rudd)
Eighty percent of your people using Copilot does not make you an AI company. In a lot of mid-market organizations it means AI is everywhere and strategy is nowhere. John Rudd built SolutionsIQ into North America's largest Agile consultancy, sold it to Accenture, and went on to ru ... Show More
29m 20s
May 2024
445: Navigating Career Transitions in a Complex World with Former Olympic Coach & Innovation Expert, Pete Steinberg
<p dir="ltr">Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 445, featuring an interview with the author of <em>Leadership Shock: Using Authenticity to Navigate the Hidden Dangers of Career Success,</em> Pete Steinberg. <em>Leadership Shock</em> teaches readers to view leadership as an adapti ... Show More
52m 36s
Jan 2025
How to Win by Being Right and Contrarian: Lessons from Zappos to DoorDash
Alfred Lin shares strategies for navigating startup challenges, building resilient teams, and creating long-lasting value. Lin explores lessons from companies like Zappos, Airbnb, DoorDash, and Amazon, offering actionable insights on topics like hiring for potential, managing cri ... Show More
2h 16m
Nov 2023
Lessons in Innovation from a Legacy Firm
Pencil-maker Faber-Castell has been in business since 1761, but it is still innovating and adopting new technology. In this episode, Harvard Business School associate professor Ryan Raffaelli discusses his case, “Faber-Castell.” He explains how the company balances stewardship of ... Show More
17m 52s
Sep 2024
160. Rethinks: How to Communicate Your Gameplan
Why organizational strategy can be both top-down and bottom-up.As Professor Jesper Sørensen sees it, a winning strategy is the result of conversations, not commands, and that strategy can be directed from the C-suite, but it doesn’t have to be. “Lots of great strategies are disco ... Show More
24m 42s
May 2022
Turning a Problem into an Opportunity
As a business leader, how do you think about a recession, and what’s your approach? Hint: It’s not the strongest that will survive, but the ones who respond best to change. Kipp and Kieran give tangible advice on what will make or break your business in the next 24 months, compan ... Show More
20m 53s
Nov 2024
729: INSEAD Professor on Rethinking Your Growth Logic with Triple Fit Strategy (with Christoph Senn)
Welcome to an interview with the coauthor of Triple Fit Strategy: How to Build Lasting Customer Relationships and Boost Growth, Christoph Senn. In this episode, Christoph introduces us to the concept of the "Triple Fit Strategy," a groundbreaking approach to strategy and sales wi ... Show More
48m 58s
May 2024
679: Navigating Career Transitions in a Complex World with Former Olympic Coach & Innovation Expert, Pete Steinberg
Welcome to an interview with the author of Leadership Shock: Using Authenticity to Navigate the Hidden Dangers of Career Success, Pete Steinberg. Leadership Shock teaches readers to view leadership as an adaptive, continuous process rather than a fixed set of behaviors. By regula ... Show More
51 m
Adaptive strategy is an ingenious approach that has been the secret sauce behind the longevity of iconic companies. In this episode, we sit down with Peter Compo, the author of The Emergent Approach to Adaptive Strategy, Design, and Execution, who shares profound insights gained from his 25-year tenure at the global giant DuPont. Explore how DuPont, a compan ... Show More
<p dir="ltr">Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 498, an interview with the coauthor of <em>Triple Fit Strategy: How to Build Lasting Customer Relationships and Boost Growth,</em> Christoph Senn. </p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr">In this episode, Christoph introduces us to the ... Show More
