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How To Give Feedback Like A McKinsey Consultant

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The feedback sandwich sounds great: Start with positive feedback, then deliver the constructive feedback, and then close with another positive comment. But if the constructive feedback isn’t valuable who cares? Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving? You just got a meal of useless information.

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The Magic Of Critical Thinking: How To Make Better Decisions

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Companies hire consulting firms because of their ability to deploy a rigorous problem-solving process to a wide range of problems. The McKinsey problem-solving approach is one example and is been copied and altered by many companies in the business world. Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving?

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The Seven Traits of Highly Effective Consulting Problem Solvers

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After spending over a decade in strategy consulting and advising hundreds of business leaders, I’ve noticed that traditional “intelligence” or subject matter expertise isn’t what sets great problem solvers apart. In other articles, I’ve covered problem-solving approaches and processes.