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Hamilton Helmer: recommendation

5 May 2024 Lenny's Podcast Business strategy with Hamilton Helmer (author of 7 Powers)

“Read the book, and then have conversations with your colleagues about the topic because as you internalize what that means and how, have conversations with them about do we really have this kind of power?”

— Hamilton Helmer

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Hamilton Helmer
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recommendation
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5 May 2024
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Lenny's Podcast

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…What about for people that are just trying to get better at being strategic, thinking strategically something every product leader is always encouraged to do, become a better strategic thinker, build as muscle of strategy, what do you often advise to people just get better at the stuff? Obviously read your book. Read the book, and then have conversations with your colleagues about the topic because as you internalize what that means and how, have conversations with them about do we really have this kind of power? What's going on here? What's important? What isn't. Those conversations tend to allow you to get a better grip on things. I mean in the case of Netflix, Reed actually had me come in and train the top a hundred people in Netflix and strategy. We actually ran classes in the company, but that's unusual I'd say. And I didn't have the book yet. And so I think the book gets people pretty far down that path already. And you don't do that anymore, I imagine if someone wanted to do that today, not an option.…

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