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Getting to The “So What?” – The Most Important Question

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Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving? This course teaches you how to synthesize information into compelling insights, structure your information in ways that help you solve problems, and develop presentations that resonate at the C-Level. So remember. ” “So what?”

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Three Kinds Of Frameworks You Can Use To Communicate More Clearly

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A big mistake that people presenting information make is that they assume their audience has the same knowledge of the information as they do. We’ve all sat through these presentations. You decided to turn this into a clear visual for the audience you are presenting to. Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving?

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The Cliches of Consulting vs The Reality

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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with the title “Planning to Plan” is a personal favorite), Hollywood’s depiction of strategy consulting relies on an out-of-date perception of management consulting that looks nothing like the reality of the present.

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Consulting Pitfalls: How To Avoid “Book Report Thinking”

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When I give feedback to people on writing and presentations, I often just ask them, “What are you really trying to say?” Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving? Say, “Given the recent challenges on our major product lines, this analysis will show the two major pressures that have put pressure on profitability.”

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Exploring Consulting Frameworks: The Experience Curve

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Cumulative experience does not guarantee that costs will decline but simply presents management with an opportunity to exploit. If they are, then there is a clear problem. Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving?

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Why Strategy is Simple and How Developing A Strategic Perspective Can Accelerate Your Career

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Most people don’t realize that you can find the strategy documents of most public companies by going to their investor relations page and then looking for recent presentations that they have made at conferences. In these presentations, you will find frameworks that outline a high-level vision of the company.

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Eight common challenges of boutique consulting firms

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Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving? This course teaches you how to synthesize information into compelling insights, structure your information in ways that help you solve problems, and develop presentations that resonate at the C-Level.