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The Strategy Consulting Industry: Firms, Trends & Compensation (2025)

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In 2025, the world of strategy consulting continues to evolve rapidly. Over the past decade, the strategy consulting industry has weathered several transformational wavesfrom postpandemic recoveries and digital transformation booms to increased demand for sustainability and costoptimization strategies.

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How I’d Use AI Tools (If I Still Worked In Consulting)

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I think people focus on these narratives because, well, that’s what journalists like to write about, ultimately those stories get more clicks than “AI helps creative workers save time and do more impressive work.” Bard can be used to generate creative ideas for new products, services, and business models.

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How To Give Feedback Like A McKinsey Consultant

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This leads to a lack of appreciation of other working styles and can lead to teams becoming more homogeneous and less creative. Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving? Too many times, I have seen managers default to focusing on their own neurotic pet peeves. Is the feedback timely and specific?

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Do Consulting Case Study Interviews Work? A deep dive

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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., Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving?

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How Top-Tier Consultants at McKinsey, Bain, and BCG Really Solve Problems 

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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. From an education perspective, it’s a method where students are encouraged to use critical thinking and reasoning to solve problems given in a textbook or a test.).

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Five Freelancing Skills That Matter – Lessons From A Former Strategy Consultant

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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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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.