Strategy: Essentials for Management, Consulting & Startups

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Welcome to Strategy: Essentials for Management, Consulting and Startup Success

Lecture 2: Course Outline, Structure and Goals

Lecture 3: Important Principles to Keep in Mind as a Strategist

Chapter 2: The Definition, Origins and History of Strategy

Lecture 1: The Definition of Strategy

Lecture 2: The First Strategists: Confucius, Chanakya and Sun Tzu

Lecture 3: Ancient Greece and the Origin of "Strategy"

Lecture 4: Carl von Clausewitz and Modern Military Strategy

Lecture 5: Strategy is a Narrative

Lecture 6: Strategy as an Algorithm

Lecture 7: Strategy is Hierarchical

Lecture 8: The Essential Levels of Strategy and Strategic Decision-Making

Chapter 3: Important and Influential Strategy Frameworks

Lecture 1: Frederick Taylor, Henry Ford and Scientific Management

Lecture 2: Harvard Business School (HBS) and Strategy

Lecture 3: Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Strategic Consulting

Lecture 4: McKinsey's Four Most Influential Strategy Frameworks

Lecture 5: JWT and Advertising Strategic Planning

Lecture 6: Game Theory and Strategy

Lecture 7: Scenario and Strategic Planning

Lecture 8: Porter's Five Forces

Chapter 4: The Building Blocks of Strategy

Lecture 1: The Building Blocks of Strategy: An Introduction

Lecture 2: Building Block #1: Problem

Lecture 3: Building Block: #2: Insight

Lecture 4: Building Block: #3: Structure

Lecture 5: Building Block #4: Plan

Lecture 6: Building Block #5: Action

Lecture 7: Building Block #6: Results, Research & Learnings

Lecture 8: Where to Go Next with the Building Blocks of Strategy

Chapter 5: Strategy: Putting it All Together

Lecture 1: Why Strategies Win

Lecture 2: Your Next Steps as a Strategist (and Final Assignment)

Lecture 3: Supplemental Written Class Version

Lecture 4: Chris's Growth Strategy Template