Books Business Problem Solving Management 
StrategyU
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
Barbara Minto’s The Pyramid Principle has been one of the most influential books for business writing. The Pyramid Principle is a book that is equal parts wonky, technical, playful, and deep. The Pyramid Principle is a book that is equal parts wonky, technical, playful, and deep. This drove her throughout her career.
StrategyU
OCTOBER 2, 2023
It feels weird because of a tendency I call book-report thinking. The tendency to feel like you need to “prove” to managers or senior leaders that you spend a lot of time working on something. Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving? You can’t just tell them the answer briefly.
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StrategyU
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
McKinsey was one of the first firms to invest heavily in “knowledge management” in the early 2000s. Before going under the fancier sounding “knowledge,” most consulting firms had libraries with physical books and resources that were managed by professionals with a background in library science. It was really good.
StrategyU
JANUARY 27, 2021
Indro Nooyi was the CEO of Pepsi and now works with the Yale School of Management as well as working with the state of Connecticut on the Covid-19 rollout. Laszlo Bock wrote the famous book, Work Rules!, The courses I enjoyed the most (at Yale) were statistics and operations management. “I felt I had a lot to learn.
StrategyU
MARCH 10, 2024
Often hysterically funny and uncomfortably close to the truth (the consultants’ whiteboard in Office Space with the title “Planning to Plan” is a personal favorite), Hollywood’s depiction of strategy consulting relies on an out-of-date perception of management consulting that looks nothing like the reality of the present.
StrategyU
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
Consultants do use frameworks to guide their thinking, though not the laundry list you’ll see in case interview prep books. It’s not just about your direct competitors, but about the entire ecosystem your business operates in. Each brand and category is often managed as an independent business with its own P&L.
StrategyU
OCTOBER 6, 2024
Specifically, they all: #1 Have a top-management mindset #2 Obsess over process and meta-process #3 Embrace clear “standards of performance” Principle #1: Top Management Mindset – Have employees that can think “from the top “ Many people operating inside companies are laser-focused on the everyday tasks of their jobs.
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