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The Cliches of Consulting vs The Reality

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The mystique of strategy consulting has inspired films such as Office Space and Up In the Air and TV shows like House of Lies. While I generally agree with many of the criticisms of strategy consulting, I am more interested in demystifying what consultants do and how you can learn the same skills without having to work in the industry.

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The Pyramid Principle: A Deep-Dive Book Review (Part 1: Logic In Writing)

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This review is the first of four on her latest edition, republished in 2010. I will cover each of the four sections of her book: Logic In Writing Logic In Thinking (coming soon) Logic in Problem-Solving (coming soon) Logic In Presentation (coming soon). The (CLIENT) strategy team has around ## highly capable team members.

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The Pyramid Principle: Book Summary & Review (Part 2: Logic In Thinking)

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This review is the second of a four-part series on Barabara Minto’s 2010 version of The Pyramid Principle. This book is one of the seminal texts in the consulting world and is increasingly popular in the broader business world. For example, let’s say you are assessing a business.