StrategyU

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

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. McKinsey was one of the first firms to invest heavily in “knowledge management” in the early 2000s.

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StrategyU

OCTOBER 6, 2024

They might say yes initially but then I ask if they’ve read strategy reports, investor documents, done store visits (if appropriate), and done interviews to understand their clients better. We tend to glorify words like “Strategy,” but strategy isn’t that complex. If so, how much? They never thought of it.

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StrategyU

MAY 29, 2024

He detailed how he had decided in high school, after getting into Stanford, that he would work in strategy consulting. At the highest level, most cases are similar: The interviewer presents background on a “client’s” business problem or scenario (e.g., I downloaded the book in 2006 to prepare for my consulting interviews.

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StrategyU

AUGUST 19, 2024

But what is problem-solving? From a psychological perspective, it’s a cognitive process in which a person uses mental strategies to achieve a goal or find an answer to a challenging situation. Remember, effective problem-solving isn’t about having all the answers – it’s about asking the right questions.

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StrategyU

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

This book is one of the seminal texts in the consulting world and is increasingly popular in the broader business world. If you’d like to go to the previous section you can find the following links to each: Logic In Writing Logic In Thinking Logic in Problem-Solving Logic In Presentation.

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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

JULY 23, 2021

A common strategy is to start with a brand and then shift to working under your name later. In my case, I started freelancing under the name “Vivo Strategies.” At this point, I still use the Vivo Strategies for legal documents but rarely use it with anything else. Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving?

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StrategyU

JUNE 12, 2021

His ideas were brought to the forefront through his book Unsafe At Any Speed that highlighted the shortcuts car manufacturers made during the production of cars which included no seatbelts. Silver writes in his book about separating signal from noise, “The signal is the truth. Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving?

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StrategyU

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The most valuable professionals and leaders aren’t just smart – they consistently demonstrate an ability to solve complex problems. Analytical mindsets allow problem solvers to navigate through complexity and arrive at data-driven solutions as efficiently as possible. We can’t really shape things without imagination.

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