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Satirical self-help lovingly shared by two millennial tech industry vets. Engineering, sales, marketing, product management, and custodial services cover it all in 30 minutes or less. Coffee not provided.

  1. 16 HR AGO

    198. Questioning college and what comes next

    We skip the intro and get real about college, internships, and how to build a career in a world where AI changed the entry ladder. We share honest regrets, better playbooks for freshers, and why managers should hire for outcomes over pedigree. • how a recording glitch shifts the vibe and sparks a candid tone • reflections on ignoring goals and the cost of busy seasons • cold weather banter that turns into perspective on change • megaquake anxiety as a metaphor for rapid shifts in work • college regrets and the case for work first, education second • why internships and apprenticeships create the right why • adult learning barriers and degree bloat frustrations • AI reshaping entry-level programming and utility work • hiring for outcomes, portfolios, and referrals over degrees • building people skills through teams, clubs, and sports • learning broadly while you can, then specializing with purpose • practical guidance for freshers to find direction and community Join our Discord: go into your show notes, click the link tree, join the Discord. If you want to support the show, you can do so by buying us a coffee. If you want to get some swag, you can do that in the link tree as well. Please consider sharing corporate strategy with someone you care about, a fresher perhaps. Click/Tap HERE for everything Corporate Strategy Elevator Music by Julian Avila Promoted by MrSnooze Don't forget ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ it helps!

    48 min

  2. 2 FEB

    197. Do HR Managers work?

    We compare hands-on craft with hands-on leadership and ask whether the best managers must be able to do the job. Stories of bad HR-only management, better coaching habits, and how trust plus context beat micromanagement every time. • tradeoffs between art, craft, and making a living • repair culture vs modern tech and subscriptions • practitioner managers vs HR-only managers • why context matters in software and product work • how micromanagement kills learning and autonomy • using a 30-60-90 reset when inheriting teams • when HR models work in unions and first response • sales as a domain that demands expert lineage • interview questions to spot supportive managers • outcomes, trust, and stepping in only when needed Join our Discord: scroll to the show notes, hit the Discord button, and hop in You can be completely anonymous, lurk, or play our AI image challenge Support the show: Buy us a coffee or grab some swag Share this with coworkers, friends, family, and neighbors Click/Tap HERE for everything Corporate Strategy Elevator Music by Julian Avila Promoted by MrSnooze Don't forget ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ it helps!

    51 min

  3. 26 JAN

    196. Time

    We go from laser-beam shenanigans and comic book hot takes to a practical, no-fluff playbook for managing time at work. A simple framework, clear constraints, and better negotiations turn chaos into momentum and make you look reliably in control. • three-answer intake for new requests: yes now, yes later with a date, or no • clarifying questions that set purpose, deadline, and success • Parkinson’s Law and the cheap, good, fast trade-off • stakeholder time negotiations and priority mediation • manager alignment by sharing your active stack for reprioritization • scope to time: match quality to constraints without guilt • email triage, batch processing, and protecting deep work • reputation benefits of reliability over busyness Join the Discord via the Linktree in the show notes to vote on Bruce’s hero or villain arc and learn about our totally real time travel plan. Also: “Buy us a coffee” via the Linktree to support the show Click/Tap HERE for everything Corporate Strategy Elevator Music by Julian Avila Promoted by MrSnooze Don't forget ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ it helps!

    48 min

  4. 19 JAN

    195. New Year, new resolutions, new pod?

    We reset after a rough start, rethink resolutions, and set practical systems for goals, energy, and community. Then we lay out how Corporate Strategy will evolve with better culture habits, smarter distribution, and listener‑driven formats. • why most resolutions break and how to make them stick • accountability groups, reward ladders, and deadlines • daily walks and low‑intensity movement for clarity and health • open office hours, lunches, and lean coffee to build culture • reframing goals after setbacks and choosing to do less • what “getting packaged out” means and why it can be rational • growth plan for the pod: YouTube cuts, in‑person energy, more guests • Discord community highlights and the “Is It AI?” challenge To get to join our Discord, all you gotta do is open up your pod, check out the show notes, click on that link tree, and then click join the discord You can also support the show if you want by clicking that buy us a coffee button We’d be so appreciative if you share the pod with your friends, family, and co‑workers Click/Tap HERE for everything Corporate Strategy Elevator Music by Julian Avila Promoted by MrSnooze Don't forget ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ it helps!

    44 min

  5. 30/12/2025

    194. It could be worse

    We kick off with a playful threat to delete the archive and end up reaffirming why consistency, community, and humane work habits matter. Between holiday calendar chaos and culture clashes over PTO, we find wins in empowered teams, better tools, and a thriving Discord. • joking about nuking the archive to highlight creative burnout • whiplash from deletion talk to preserving episodes forever • holiday downtime realities and quiet office tactics • European PTO envy contrasted with U.S. grind culture • frustration with last‑minute meeting cancellations • calling out performative Slack activity around holidays • team empowerment as the manager’s real job • replacing Excel with Jira to create clarity and intake systems • celebrating consistency, guest episodes, and community growth • being easy to work with as a core career advantage • historical perspective as a lens on modern labor norms Join our Discord. It’s in your show notes. You can also buy some swag from our shop. More importantly, share the pod with your friends, family, and coworkers. We would love you forever if you did so. Click/Tap HERE for everything Corporate Strategy Elevator Music by Julian Avila Promoted by MrSnooze Don't forget ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ it helps!

    48 min

  6. 22/12/2025

    193. We could do better

    We pull apart a messy year and name the misses with humor and honesty, from starving team culture to hoarding hard projects and losing the spark that comes from celebrating wins. A working model for change emerges: adjust CAC priorities, delegate with intent, and build rituals that make effort feel worth it. • acknowledging culture debt after a year of nonstop delivery • the costs of over-shielding teams and not delegating • spotting hiring gaps when only the leader can do the work • losing joy when challenge eclipses celebration • using CAC to track shifting priorities and energy • adding small, consistent rituals to sustain connection • planning a three-part retro arc across year end • community invite to weigh in and play Is It AI Join our Discord and vote on Is It AI. It’s real easy, guys. Just scroll down. Click on the show notes. There’s a tree, a Christmas tree, also known as a link tree. You click it. You click it. That’s it. If you want to give us a Christmas miracle, you can support the show by clicking the Buy Us a Coffee link in the show notes link tree. The show is not free, does cost me specifically money to keep afloat. Share this podcast with your friends. Click/Tap HERE for everything Corporate Strategy Elevator Music by Julian Avila Promoted by MrSnooze Don't forget ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ it helps!

    36 min

  7. 15/12/2025

    192. 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 substance across anime and long-running TV • appliance question as a proxy for work style • estimation puzzles as a reasoning display • survival in a conference room as constraint testing • animal challenge mapped to role traits and nuance • encoding a phone number without digits as creative constraints • alien-on-the-team as an AI trap question • pancake stacks as risk and failure-mode thinking • motivation beyond email and noise If you heard any of those questions and had better answers than we do, post them in the corporate strategy channel of our corporate strategy discord. You can get there by checking your show notes and clicking the link tree that has all of the things. If you want to support the show, if you want to share the show, you want to check out our website, join the Discord, you can do all of it there Click/Tap HERE for everything Corporate Strategy Elevator Music by Julian Avila Promoted by MrSnooze Don't forget ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ it helps!

    28 min

  8. 08/12/2025

    191. 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 sustain their own weight. From there we tackle meaning at work, the Emperor’s New Clothes of corporate incentives, and how to find purpose by getting closer to customers. • AI guest spam and inbox fatigue • Memory crunch across RAM, GDDR, and SSD • GPU price inflation from crypto to AI demand • Sustainability and profit realities of generative AI • Internal, domain-specific AI vs public mega-models • Corporate meaning, incentives, and the Emperor’s New Clothes • Gaming’s shift to microtransactions and compulsion • Healthcare incentives, Ozempic, and quick-fix economics • A three-legged stool: employees, customers, fair return • Regaining purpose by moving closer to the customer • Community support, therapy, and practical resets Share this pod with one person you know. Join the Discord via the Linktree. Buy us a coffee to keep the pod online. “Maybe share this episode as a holiday solid.” Click/Tap HERE for everything Corporate Strategy Elevator Music by Julian Avila Promoted by MrSnooze Don't forget ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ it helps!

    56 min
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Satirical self-help lovingly shared by two millennial tech industry vets. Engineering, sales, marketing, product management, and custodial services cover it all in 30 minutes or less. Coffee not provided.

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  • Creator
    The Corporate Strategy Group
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    197
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Corporate Strategy
  • Show Website
    Corporate Strategy