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A Brief History of Strategy Consulting: 100 years from Frederick Taylor to the “Next New Normal”

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While Taylor came from a family of some means, college was not the first stop in his career. In most countries, the central banks, the public health authorities, the treasuries and many other public-sector institutions now collect good data, hire Western-educated advisers, and try to implement good solutions.

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The Pyramid Principle: A Deep-Dive Book Review (Part 1: Logic In Writing)

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This drove her throughout her career. This is similar to what I experienced at McKinsey and one of the biggest ways to improve your writing or business problem solving is simply to spend way more time understanding the current state or issues than you are used to. . Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving?