Corporate Strategy Podcast
1) 193. Stupid interview questions
We roast filler TV, then discover that “stupid” interview questions can reveal real judgment, curiosity and systems thinking. Fast riffs, real signals, and a few traps worth dodging. • filler vs subs...Show More
2) 192. The emperor has no clothes!
We start with jokes about accents and Apple’s floating fireworks, then head straight into the AI spiral: soaring RAM and GPU costs, bot-driven guest pitches, and whether today’s generative models can ...Show More
3) 190. Are we at our peak?
We trade Movember jokes and candy nostalgia for a frank look at health setbacks, rehab, and the quiet habits that restore capacity. Then we map the arc of a modern career—from early exploration to mid...Show More
4) 189. Interview with a Marine Engineer
A Danish marine engineer joins us to explain the real work behind keeping a cargo ship alive: maintenance rhythms, critical failures, and the calm discipline that keeps risk low when the sea won’t coo...Show More
5) 188. How To Write Reviews, Give Feedback, And Survive Bad Managers
We trade Halloween jokes for hard truths about performance reviews: how to log wins, avoid surprise ratings, and argue your case without burning bridges. We compare startup urgency with big-corp safet...Show More
6) 187. How To Stop Meetings From Running Your Day
We call out why meetings feel endless and show practical ways to make them shorter, clearer and tied to outcomes. Startup chaos meets enterprise structure as we share tactics for agendas, cadence, and...Show More
7) 186. Toxic Workplace Stories
We trade two true stories about toxic leadership: a public shutdown that delayed a release and a “smile less” mandate that drained talent. We break down what went wrong, how healthy leaders respond, a...Show More
8) 184. How Teams Really Work
We weigh the trade-offs between startup speed and enterprise stability, and why separation of concerns across product, marketing, sales, security, and legal protects focus and trust. The throughline: ...Show More
9) 183. How to Manage Up
Two managers trade stories and tactics for managing up—how to spot when it works, when it backfires, and how to propose solutions that win you visibility without fueling Friday fire drills. Along the ...Show More
10) 181. How to Get Promoted
We tackle the controversial claim that "if career growth matters, 100% remote is a trap," exploring whether physical presence in an office truly impacts your ability to advance professionally. Through...Show More