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Long-form essays, field notes, and frameworks from the FIRMSconsulting team — published weekly.
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Ex Google Executive, Megan Hellerer, on Living a Fulfilled Life
Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 491, an interview with the author Directional Living: A Transformational Guide to Fulfillment in Work and Life, Megan Hellerer. In this episode, Megan shares her experience as an executive at Google and how she realized the misalignment in her career path, which led to physical and mental health issues.…
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Finding a business partner: co-founder
This is the moment you step out from behind the corporate veil, find the partner who will help you Build Something Extraordinary Imagine this… You’re standing at the precipice of a new life. After years of climbing the corporate ladder, working 12+ hour days, being constantly on call, and barely having enough time to be…
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251 Case Interview Quizzes: Test Your Readiness for McKinsey, BCG, Bain et al. (432 PAGES)
A portion of the StrategyTraining.com community is currently preparing for the next case interviews window. To help you, we have released the third and final part of the new book, 251 Case Interview Quizzes: Test Your Readiness for McKinsey, BCG, Bain et al. (432 PAGES), exclusively available in the Strategy Control Room, Advanced Level. *** How do…
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Transitioning to Your First Paying Client
This is how the transition to self-employment needs to happen … With Paying Clients in Hand Imagine this moment… You’re flying over the Andes, en route to Santiago and beyond, when an unexpected LinkedIn message pings in. Someone found your chapter in a book you co-published with us, and they want more. They’re asking to follow…
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You can be more successful than all of them
Have you ever felt invisible in your workplace? I just shared a video with my thoughts on how to deal with people who discriminate against you and how to still be much more successful than all of them. I recommend watching the video. I think in this particular case, you will get more out of a video (vs. from…
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Why We Often Punish Our Greatest Supporter in Life (Part II)
Do you risk your relationship with the only family member who has always been on your side to… Make a Stand for Your Truth The second and final part of the new Legacy program, Why We Often Punish Our Greatest Supporter in Life, has been released, exclusively available to Legacy members on StrategyTraining.com. Imagine this… you’re…
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The Hidden Cost of Choices
“To choose is to renounce.” — André Gide Every time we decide to focus on something, we make a choice to ignore everything else. In management consulting, when you decide to get yourself onto a 3rd banking project that year, you know you are starting to go down the financial services specialization path. You effectively…
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[The ENTIRE study is now released] Corporate Strategy for Asset/Wealth Management
We have just released Executive Update 3 of the Corporate Strategy for Asset/Wealth Management Study in the Strategy Control Room, Advanced Level. The ENTIRE study is now released. *** Every so often, we release a study that is so powerful, so fundamental, that if you take the time to read it multiple times and really…
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Team First. Mission First
The question is: Will You Rise to the Occasion? In this new Legacy program, we cover a critical mindset shift required to be considered CEO material within your organization. It’s based on the work Michael and I have been doing with clients worldwide at a senior level, and even at not-so-senior levels, and across cultures. — Imagine…
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The Great Trauma We Never Expect, That Often Hits Us
You can’t change other people, You Can Only Change Your Reaction to Other People In this new Legacy program, we cover probably one of the most important insights. It’s based on the work Michael and I have been doing with clients worldwide at a senior level, and even at not-so-senior levels, and across cultures. It’s…
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[New Episodes] The MasterPlan Advanced
The MasterPlan Advanced New Episodes We just released new episodes of The MasterPlan Advanced, bringing the total to 26 episodes. Over the past seven years, we have introduced three transformative programs within The MasterPlan series. Core Programs The MasterPlan (available to Insiders and Legacy members) Implementing the MasterPlan (available to Insiders and Legacy members) A MidLife Strategy Update (exclusive to…
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The MasterPlan. Next Level
We have released the first eight chapters of our new members-only book, “The MasterPlan. Next Level,” available exclusively through the Strategy Control Room (Advanced Level). “Build an investment portfolio that supports your unique goals and purpose in life.” Our entire life is a race to put in place the financial foundation for our retirement. It…