The CFO Strategy Brief - CSOsandbox
Welcome to the CSOsandbox Podcast Channel
Your gateway to cutting‑edge insights at the intersection of finance, strategy, and operations. Designed for CFOs, senior corporate leaders, and strategy professionals, this podcast delivers fresh, thought‑provoking perspectives that help you navigate complexity and drive organisational success.
Every episode explores how CFOs can become strategic catalysts, aligning financial leadership with corporate vision and operational execution to unlock sustainable growth.
But the podcast is just the beginning. It’s part of a comprehensive strategy ecosystem that empowers leaders to move from insight to impact:
- Strategic research and intelligence for informed decision‑making
- Power BI‑enabled strategy monitoring and reporting via our stratāgaia Strategy Navigator app
- Executive education and facilitation to build strategic capability
- Consulting and knowledge dissemination for practical implementation
Tune in, transform your thinking, and lead with confidence.
Our strategic insights are brought to life by the stratāgaia Power BI App. Our knowledge base is hosted on the Strategic Management Institute (SMI) website: https://www.smiknowledge.com. Core concepts are drawn from the acclaimed books Corporate Strategy (Remastered) I & II (Routledge, 2020), Corporation of the Future (Routledge, 2022).
The consulting, PowerBI (stratāgaia) access and online learning program ecosystem published by PH Strategy and Leadership is accessible at https://www.phsandl.com.
Explore the podcast at https://csosandbox.buzzsprout.com, and dive deeper into our strategic tools and resources at https://www.csosandbox.com.
The CFO Strategy Brief - CSOsandbox
CFO Strategy Brief 2: Strategy, Scale & Survival in Australian Oligopolies
In Australia’s tightly held markets, competition isn’t about slashing prices, it’s about strategic orchestration. “The Duopoly Diaries” unpacks how dominant players in sectors like groceries, construction, and aviation build enduring advantage through non-price strategies: loyalty ecosystems, automation, branding, and control of scarce assets. Drawing on real-world case studies and ACCC investigations, this podcast explores how firms like Woolworths, Coles, Boral, and Qantas strengthen their market presence through alignment across market positioning, strategic assets, differentiating activities, and performance improvements. For strategists, policymakers, and curious listeners alike, this series reveals the hidden mechanics of market dominance in Australia’s most concentrated industries.
This series is designed for Chief Financial Officers and senior leaders who want to master the art of managing a strategy system—not just a plan. We explore the principles of Third Wave Strategy (www.csosandbox.com), a forward-thinking approach that transforms strategy into a continuous, enterprise-wide capability. The content is equally valuable for corporate executives, consultants, and advisors.
Why Listen?
- Learn how to build a living strategy system that adapts and regenerates.
- Discover practical tools and frameworks for managing complexity and uncertainty.
- Gain insights from research and real-world applications through our Strategic Management Institute and CSOsandbox platform.
Supporting this journey is stratāgaia (www.phsandl.com/strategicintelligence), our Power BI-based strategy app . It’s not just a dashboard—it’s a dynamic, enterprise-wide BI platform that brings strategy to life, enabling leaders to visualise, monitor, and steer strategic performance in real time.
Additional Resources
- Video Bites: Watch short, actionable insights on our https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwW1QK_4P31MtXyYGmJOyUg.
