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Long-form essays, field notes, and frameworks from the FIRMSconsulting team — published weekly.
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Business Ethics Principles
Business Ethics Principles Strong business ethics principles are vital to ensure a successful long-term career. One single thing that you can do that will make you stand out in life and in business is to cultivate very strong fundamental values and make it define who you are. In practice, strong business ethics principles are not common…
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What a Strategy Workshop Will Not Give You at the End
What a Strategy Workshop Will Not Give You at the End In today’s article I want to cover what I believe is a major misunderstanding about general strategy workshops and visioning workshops. We have called the strategy workshop a visioning workshop in this study. It is a common term used in corporate strategy studies and…
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Corporate Strategy Development
Corporate Strategy Development What is a corporate strategy? Is corporate strategy different from the business unit strategy? Is the process a corporate strategy development process is the same for a business unit? Corporate strategy is the most challenging of all strategy engagements since engagements lack an objective function, are less quantitative than one would assume,…
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Business Consulting Services: What is your point of differentiation?
Business Consulting Services: What is your point of differentiation? Hi everyone, and welcome to the next episode of our management consulting iTunes channel where we discuss the business of running and growing a consulting firm. The title of this episode is, “Business Consulting Services: What is your point of differentiation?” So, for those of you listening…
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Consulting case study: the one thing every consulting case study must produce
Consulting Case Study: The One Thing Every Consulting Case Study Must Produce A case study is one of the most common tools used anywhere a major decision has to be made, whether it’s within a large company, or it’s for a consulting firm advising a company. This common tool is so often used but people don’t…
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strategic planning workshop: 10 warning signs
Strategic Planning Workshop: 10 Warning Signs Today I am going to focus on some of the important lessons from the corporate strategy and transformation study as it pertains to the visioning aka strategic planning workshop. In particular, I am going to talk about the 10 warning signs that a strategic planning workshop, or any consulting workshop,…
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Consulting interview preparation should start with these 3 skills
Consulting Interview Preparation Should Start with These 3 Skills Firmsconsulting placed well over 1,000 clients into McKinsey, BCG, and Bain via one-on-one coaching, and MANY more via our online Premium membership program. To RAISE our placement rate, we have developed some advanced consulting interview preparation techniques. Candidates that follow them will have the best chance…
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The Audacity of Hope
Most of us, myself included, don’t have the capacity to read all the books we want and should read. So to help the Firmsconsulting community not miss out on important learnings we come across, we will periodically share lessons from important, influential and insightful books. After all, one insight can change the trajectory of your…
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3 ways to stay motivated while starting a career from nothing
It’s very easy to feel inspired when you have a nice job and are sitting in an air conditioned room viewing motivational stories on the TV, online or in magazines. Yet, what if your environment is challenging. It’s very difficult to be inspired, to stay motivated, to see your potentially bright future when you are…
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Using McKinsey & BCG Skills
Using McKinsey & BCG Skills Hi everyone and welcome to another episode of Fridays with Firmsconsulting. Today’s episode is dedicated to those learning strategy, operations and implementation skills: our Executive Program members. And, if you don’t already know about it, the Executive Program teaches members the key skills of McKinsey, BCG and other…
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SMS approach: effective way to obtain feedback and stay on track
SMS approach stands for stop doing, do more of and start doing. It is an effective way to solicit feedback as you develop your career, grow your business or start a family. It is simple and effective way to very succinctly and in no vague terms keep up with your stakeholders’ opinions, concerns and needs,…
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Broadcaster management: new media strategy is needed
Broadcaster Management: New Media Strategy is Needed Summary: If you work for a state broadcaster your organization needs a new media strategy. The age of homogenous state broadcaster living off a guaranteed television license is not only over, but the license itself has stymied productivity, innovation, and creativity. A media strategy of locking in a…