Corporate Strategy
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232 episodes
81. Travel Tips with Bruce and Clark
This was supposed to be a typical episode, but we ended up just doing an impromptu chat on travel. There are many facets to traveling for business, and we have learned a few tips/tricks to make it easier. Back to your regularly sug...
Not a Pod, But an Update!
We are sorry! We will coordinate better in the future.
80. Keeping Up With Tech and How to Innovate
Technology is the future but also the past. The present but also the future. How do you stay on top of something that's constantly changing? What if you don't even work in tech? We answer all these questions on today's episode and knock out pt ...
79. The Posi-pod! Topicpalooza! Featuring Alex Restrepo
This episode is MASSIVE! Alex helps us put a positive spin on the most burning corporate questions directly from the discord, including:Will families ever be able to own a house on a single salary again? How many impro...
78. How to Save the World When You're New in Town
It's always tough when you have just started and realize that things are pretty funky on the job. You have ideas on how to fix it, but should you stay quiet? Wait 90 days? Go all out? We discuss the pros, cons, and strategies for handling those...
77. You Don't Deserve a Promotion... LOL Yeah You Do!
Thanks again to Individual Contributor for submitting yet another trifecta of banger topics. We break down the act of promotion, what to do when you aren't giving 120%, and avoiding the Peter Principle. It's a jam-pact episode full of cheddar m...
76. Localized Imposter Syndrome
Sometimes loyalty can be a curse, mainly when you second guess your ability and value after spending years at a corporation now giving you the boot. In this episode, Clark and Bruce dig into ways we get into our heads and how to turn that uncer...
75. Diagnosing the People Problem
We always do our best to help others around us. That's why today I'm doing my best to evaluate and offer any advice to support Clark's current "people problem," if we can really call it that. Often people get the bad rap for process/technology ...
74. There is No Plan Exit
We love it when it happens, and we got a listener-submitted topic, and it's a tough one. What do you do when quitting your job (and finding a better one) is not an option? Micromanagers, lousy culture, herding cats, it's all on the table to fix...
73. Tools of the Trade
Today we are talking about the things we couldn't give up, the tools that make our jobs more accessible, and how much we can't survive without them. Google says they are reducing laptop refreshes to stop a firing, I say fire me before I give up...
72. Personal CACC Evaluation Time
Culture, Autonomy, Challenge, and Compensation. We took a test to evaluate three of the four and see how we are fairing at our jobs, and the numbers don't lie. Evaluating CACC is something we encourage everyone to do in their jobs, and as you w...
71. Perfecting People, Process, and Technology
PPT is an adage for companies, but Clark brings a hard-hitting topic on managing it effectively. This episode runs long and details our experience managing people, processes, and technology, how to evaluate them, and what to do when everything ...
70. Finding Fulfillment
Job fulfillment can come in many forms: netting a baller salary, finishing a massive project, and working a soul-sucking 18 hours daily. We evaluate and discuss what fulfills us and how you can find yourself on a better path to happiness both i...
69. More Interview Questions, Nice
Clark brings us possibly some of the most heinous interview questions ever asked, and we take them kinda seriously. It's another discussion filled with tips on how to be the best interviewee and when to drop that Zoom call and run for your life...
68. Halleluja Praise Corporate
Halleluja, We are in purgatory this week and are discussing everyone's favorite subject. Religion in the workplace! Is it okay? Does it elevate your work? Will it send you straight to HR hell? We answer all these questions in this week's divine...
67. ChatGPT is Coming For Your Job (lol)!
Another week, another topic about how AI will ruin our lives. Not really. We think aggressively about how ChatGPT is changing the workplace and what you should do to make your work life so much easier. Spoiler Alert: you should use it!
Order 66: Eliminate the Managers!
Somehow the Corporate Strategy podcast returned!I love democracy... and Clark loves bringing the tea about wacky managers at unexpected companies. Today we dig into dealing with people who set out to make others' lives miserable and sabotag...
65. How to Train Your Negativity: The Light at the End of the Tunnel
We tackle another listener-submitted topic around negativity, but this time it's managing the thoughts inside our minds. Find out exactly how Bruce and Clark have dealt with their negativity in the past, and QUIT YOUR JOBS! JK JK, have a transi...
64. Big Bad Decisions
Today we tackle a listener-submitted topic, dealing with when your company makes a big dumb decision and how you should, or shouldn't handle it. Useful LinksVisit our website to con...
63. Late Stage Capitalism: A Solution
Alex Restrepo rejoins us to teach us a valuable lesson about our economy and what has become of it. Spoiler Alert: it ain't great, BUT it can be fixed! Thanks again to our guest, and we hope you enjoy the special educational episode. So...
62. Year of the CACC
New year, new 'strats! We are starting strong with a re-evaluation of CACC (Culture Autonomy (or is it Accountability?) Challenge and Compensation), the way we will evaluate and measure companies and the values of the employees that work therei...
Yearly Retrospective (Listen to us talk about ourselves!)
Clark and I have begun performing yearly retrospectives, which is a great practice for all things. Spend twenty minutes with us talking about ourselves and how we can be better, and send us your thoughts and feedback, PLEASE! Love us, h...
Happy Holidays, Now Give Me More Money!
It's that time of year again, time to get real paid. Today we get festive and figure out exactly how to ask your boss for that ched you so deserve. Love us, hate us, wanna berate us? We want to know. Visit our website:
Promoting YOU! How To Move Into Your Next Big Role
Alex is back, and he brought a great topic with him. Today we help you understand precisely how to make your next big move, and the Roman army is here to help! Whether you want to go from individual contributor to management or change roles ent...