Category: Management Consulting
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Implementation, Strategy, and Operations Consulting
This article explains the differences between strategy, operations and implementation consulting, and which firms are good at which type of consulting.
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Internal Strategy Units Rarely Create Strategy Consultants
Internal strategy units at banks tend to be attractive alternatives to McKinsey and BCG. This article argues they are not and the accompanying podcast discusses the practical problems a typical analyst would face in the unit.
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Lessons from the Failure of a Consulting Partner
The career implications on a McKinsey or BCG partner when rumors about a client’s reaction to the study does not sync with reality.
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Chief Strategy Officer: Promotion or Demotion?
Becoming chief strategy officer in a company can be a demotion. There are unique times when it is a promotion.
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IT Strategy vs. Corporate Strategy: Microsoft
Developing an IT strategy is different from developing a corporate strategy for a technology company. They require very different skills.
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Competition in the workplace: competing with a high-performing consultant
Competition in the workplace is the reality at any high performing organization, be it McKinsey, Amazon or Google. When you are on a team with a high-performing consultant who outshines you, you need to commit to getting an edge. This article offers 13 insights.
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Consulting Storyboard for Strategy Engagements
What is a storyboard, where it fits within a strategy engagement and why the elite strategy firms develop a storyboard at the early stages of a study.
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HBR vs. News in the Battle to Improve Reasoning
Reading HBR to develop a critical thinking ability is a flawed approach. We explore why this is the case and what you should do instead.
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Using Decision Tree Consulting to Build MECE Hypotheses
To ensure your hypotheses are MECE, follow this hypotheses-with-decision-trees approach to structure your case during an interview or consulting study.