StrategyU

MARCH 10, 2024

The mystique of strategy consulting has inspired films such as Office Space and Up In the Air and TV shows like House of Lies. While I generally agree with many of the criticisms of strategy consulting, I am more interested in demystifying what consultants do and how you can learn the same skills without having to work in the industry.

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StrategyU

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

A little context on my perspective first: In 2008, I joined McKinsey’s research center in Boston. I created Think Like a Strategy Consultant as an online course to make the tools of strategy consultants accessible to driven professionals, executives, and consultants.

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StrategyU

JULY 5, 2020

The history of strategy consulting starts with Frederick Taylor and the Scientific Management movement but took many twists and turns as it evolved into its current state, an industry looking inward and pondering where it fits in the new technology-powered business world. one that would focus on business strategy.

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StrategyU

JUNE 12, 2021

Activist investor Michael Burry ’ applied critical thinking to analyze the US housing market prior to the 2008 global financial crisis. In the 2008 election, he accurately predicted the results of 49 of 50 states and in 2012, predicted all 50 states correctly. Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving?

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