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StrategyU
NOVEMBER 18, 2021
In consulting, I worked with many companies helping them to develop strategies. Although these were often focused on different levels of the business and different topics, all of the “strategies” were similar. Bold goals might be great if you are able to meet them but if you fall short, that can really hurt your career.
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with the title “Planning to Plan” is a personal favorite), Hollywood’s depiction of strategy consulting relies on an out-of-date perception of management consulting that looks nothing like the reality of the present.
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StrategyU
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
Most knowledge professionals deal with problems that are ambiguous and part of their job is to identify the core issues. Here are a few useful things I learned about scoping in my consulting career : Find the problem behind the problem The first step of the consulting process is to define the problem.
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. Chapter 1: Frederick Taylor: “The System Must Be First”.
StrategyU
APRIL 19, 2022
The Analyst and Associate Levels: Early-Career In Strategy Consulting. In the early days, top consulting firms were led by people who had careers in other industries and specific expertise. The tenure in role is most defined at the earliest points in the career path. The Project Management and Pre-Partner Roles.
StrategyU
JANUARY 27, 2021
These firms produce many impressive alumni because they tend to recruit and attract some of the most driven young people around the world, the work is oriented towards helping senior leaders of top companies, and the fact that there is an expectation that most people who work at these firms will not spend their entire careers at them.
StrategyU
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
This is great for me, as I love that kind of book and it’s helped me reflect on my experience at McKinsey and my attempts to figure out why I was able to develop such strong capabilities there. Instead, you need to develop a better process for synthesizing and structuring information. This drove her throughout her career.
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