Corporate Strategy

Have you ever walked into work to find HR at your desk, and wondered if it’s time to update your resume? We've been there too. Welcome back to another episode with your hosts, Bruce and Clark, where we dissect the corporate world and offer survival tips for navigating office politics. We start off with the often intimidating arrival of Human Resources in the workplace, and why it might be a c...

Squidboi has thrown down the gauntlet, and we are parsing through this massive list of sometimes great, sometimes questionable tips for newcomers to corporate. Go with us on this journey.  Support the show Click/Tap HERE for everything Corporate Strategy Elevator Music by Julian Avila Promoted by MrSnooze Don't forget ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ it helps!      

Asking for more money isn't easy. Getting it is even harder. This episode is dedicated to all those who deserved a raise but got snubbed by the man. Get that ched y'all.  Support the show Click/Tap HERE for everything Corporate Strategy Elevator Music by Julian Avila Promoted by MrSnooze Don't forget ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ it helps!      

This week's episode focuses entirely on the idea of work. Is email work? What about sitting at your desk staring into oblivion? What about your lunch break? We answer all these questions and more on a very work-related episode.   Also, listening to this counts as work, FYI. Support the show Click/Tap HERE for everything Corporate Strategy Elevator Music by Julian Avila Promoted by MrSnooze Do...

y mor wyrds wen few do trick This week we take on a listener topic around dealing with a project that is bound by five different stakeholders, all asking for different things, all with different priorities... basically, the project from hell. I think we solved it, but you tell us. See you in the discord.   Support the show Click/Tap HERE for everything Corporate Strategy Elevator Music by Julian A...

Following up on our previous episode about the act of performing performance reviews, we act out a non-simulated performance review of the performance of this very podcast. It's not confusing at all, I swear.  Alex joins us again for another tantalizing talk all about giving feedback and receiving it appropriately when you are locked in a room with just your manager.   Support the show Click/...

Performance reviews. Support the show Click/Tap HERE for everything Corporate Strategy Elevator Music by Julian Avila Promoted by MrSnooze Don't forget ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ it helps!      

This was a spiral, a downward one. Bruce and Clark analyze and question the value of easy answers, self-help, and if we are doomed as a society. Typical corporate strats' stuff.   Support the show Click/Tap HERE for everything Corporate Strategy Elevator Music by Julian Avila Promoted by MrSnooze Don't forget ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ it helps!      

Today's topic is all about the marketing dept, specifically how to know if it's the right career path for you to walk down. I highly advocate for it, but that's just me, corporate marketing man.   Support the show Click/Tap HERE for everything Corporate Strategy Elevator Music by Julian Avila Promoted by MrSnooze Don't forget ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ it helps!      

Recruiting aint easy. Have you ever tried to interview someone like Bruce or Clark? We both talk about our current recruitment efforts and what to do when it comes to gathering good potential candidates and being good candidates.   Support the show Click/Tap HERE for everything Corporate Strategy Elevator Music by Julian Avila Promoted by MrSnooze Don't forget ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ it helps!      

There are a lot of departments with skin in the game, engineering, sales, marketing, and product management, but who is the real throat to choke when it all breaks down? Do we blame the customer? How do you build a better product when we can't identify what happens next?  It would be great if we competently answered even half of these questions, but you listen to this pod and know what you ge...

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 suggested topics next week! Support the show Click/Tap HERE for everything Corporate Strategy Elevator Music by Julian Avila Promoted by MrSnooze Don't forget ⭐⭐⭐...

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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 2 of the topic, specifically offering guidance for teams seeking to innovate.   Support the show Click/Tap HERE for everything Corporate Stra...

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 improvements to the corporate world can come down to affecting change from within as opposed to forcing better practices from outside, such as via government regulation?   Is Elon Musk...

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 good ideas when you haven't gotten a foothold at the new place.   Support the show Click/Tap HERE for everything Corporate Strategy Elevator Musi...

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 movements and bangers you won't wanna miss.   Support the show Click/Tap HERE for everything Corporate Strategy Elevator Music by Julian Avila...

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 uncertainty into strength in the interview.  RIP Waypoint Radio - FCGH Support the show Click/Tap HERE for everything Corporate Strategy Elevator Music by Julian...

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 when it fails them, and what about when companies fail people? Is their reaction to this failure problematic? We discuss all of thi...

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. It isn't easy, but Bruce and Clark tackle the challenge head-on by using CACC to help evaluate and reverse Uno the non-ideal situation into...

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 that sweet M2 Macbook upgrade, but I could be convinced to switch to  Windows XP with an excellent trackball roller mouse.  Support the show Clic...

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 will see, the reflection this exercise has generated is fascinating. This is one of the weirder eps we have done, so apologies if you are joining us for...

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 breaks.  Support the show Click/Tap HERE for everything Corporate Strategy Elevator Music by Julian Avila Promoted by MrSnooze Don't forget ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐...

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 in and out of work.  Support the show Click/Tap HERE for everything Corporate Strategy Elevator Music by Julian Avila Promoted by MrSnooze Don't forget...

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. Nice. Support the show Click/Tap HERE for everything Corporate Strategy Elevator Music by Julian Avila Promoted by MrSnooze Don't forget ⭐⭐⭐...