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Mar 2, 2026 1 hr 1 min

202. Good Books

from Corporate Strategy Hosted by The Corporate Strategy Group

We trade the live-show chaos for a clear reading list that actually changes how you work. Mindset, systems, agile reality, and the hard leap from doing the work to leading the people who do the work. • Seven Habits as a compass for priorities and people • Subtle Art for choosing problems worth caring about • Getting Things Done to clear the head and trust a system • Start With Why and Five Whys for sharp messaging and goals • Lean Startup, MVPs, and when agile works or fails • Hybrid delivery for legacy constraints and real risk • Phoenix Project lessons for visible, incremental flow • PM interview thinking: questions before solutions • Managing managers: shifting value from output to outcomes • Subverting expectations in marketing and product stories Support the show on our Patreon, join the Discord from the link in the show notes, and share the YouTube channel or leave a review. We would be so grateful if you could do any of these three things Support the show Click/Tap HERE for everything Corporate Strategy Elevator Music by Julian Avila Promoted by MrSnooze Don't forget ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ it helps!

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We trade the live-show chaos for a clear reading list that actually changes how you work. Mindset, systems, agile reality, and the hard leap from doing the work to leading the people who do the work. • Seven Habits as a compass for priorities and people • Subtle Art for choosing problems worth caring about • Getting Things Done to clear the head and trust a system • Start With Why and Five Whys for sharp messaging and goals • Lean Startup, MVPs, and when agile works or fails • Hybrid deliver...

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202. Good Books

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  1. 0:00 Live Show Wobbles And Setup
  2. 3:30 Vibe Check And Burnout Talk
  3. 8:30 Time, Priorities, And Overwhelm
  4. 13:30 Urgent vs Important And Parkinson’s Law
  5. 18:30 Book Club Idea And Reading Philosophy
  6. 23:00 Seven Habits: Mindsets That Stick
  7. 28:30 The Subtle Art: Choosing Your Problems
  8. 33:30 Getting Things Done: Systems And Inbox Zero
  9. 40:00 Start With Why And The Five Whys
  10. 46:00 Agile, Lean Startup, And MVPs
  11. 53:00 Limits Of Agile And Hybrid Models
  12. 57:00 Phoenix Project And PM Interviews

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