🎙️ MBACandidate Podcast — Strategy Safari (Chapter 2): The Planning School
🌍 As part of the MBACandidate Podcast, we continue our special mini-series exploring the ideas from Strategy Safari by Henry Mintzberg. In each episode, we break down one chapter of the book and the different schools of strategy that shape how organizations think and act. 🚀✨

📚 In Chapter 2: The Planning School, Mintzberg presents strategy as a formal and structured process, built through analysis, procedures, and detailed planning.

🔹 What is the Planning School and why did it become so influential in strategic management?
🔹 How do formal plans and strategic programs shape decision-making?
🔹 What are the strengths — and limitations — of this approach?

🔥 In this episode, we explore why this school became a cornerstone of modern strategy and what managers, entrepreneurs, and MBA students can still learn from it today.

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🎙️ MBACandidate Podcast — Strategy Safari (Chapter 1): The Design School

🌍 As part of the MBACandidate Podcast, we are launching a special mini-series exploring the ideas from Strategy Safari by Henry Mintzberg. Starting with Episode 21, each episode will cover one chapter of the book, breaking down the different schools of strategy and their impact on how organizations think and act strategically. 🚀✨

📚 In Chapter 1: The Design School, Mintzberg introduces one of the most influential perspectives in strategic management: the idea that strategy should be a deliberate process of aligning an organization’s internal strengths and weaknesses with external opportunities and threats.

🔹 What is the Design School of strategy and why has it shaped decades of strategic thinking?
🔹 How does the classic SWOT logic influence how companies design their strategies?
🔹 What are the strengths — and limitations — of this traditional approach to strategy?

🔥 In this episode, we unpack the foundations of strategic thinking and explain why this model still matters for managers, entrepreneurs, and MBA students today.

🎧 Listen now on Apple Podcast, Spotify & YouTube!

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🎙️ MBACandidate Presents: Unveiling Google by Alejandro Suárez Sánchez-Ocaña
📰 Who really controls information in the digital age? In this episode, we dive into the controversial role of Google News in the media ecosystem and how its aggregation model sparked tensions with newspapers and news agencies worldwide.

🔹 Is Google an innovator making information more accessible, or a giant exploiting the work of traditional media?
🔹 How did Google News impact advertising revenues and traffic for newspapers?
🔹 What does this battle reveal about the fine line between technological innovation and abuse of market power?

🔥 Don’t miss this episode as we uncover the legal, ethical, and economic conflicts behind Google News—and what they mean for the future of journalism.

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