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. Satire or not, the cliches associated with consulting do have an impact on how consultants are perceived, especially when validated by news reports about rogue consultants and disclosures of consulting debacles.

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StrategyU

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Barbara Minto’s The Pyramid Principle has been one of the most influential books for business writing. It has sold millions of copies and shaped the nature of work done at the top consulting firms, especially McKinsey & Company, where she first popularized her ideas. This is what made working in consulting so different.

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StrategyU

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

This review is the second of a four-part series on Barabara Minto’s 2010 version of The Pyramid Principle. This book is one of the seminal texts in the consulting world and is increasingly popular in the broader business world. Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving?

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