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MAY 29, 2024

At the highest level, most cases are similar: The interviewer presents background on a “client’s” business problem or scenario (e.g., Who wouldn’t want to test a candidate’s problem-solving abilities (rather than hear about them in the traditional behavioral interview)? Those case prep books I mentioned?

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JANUARY 27, 2021

Laszlo Bock wrote the famous book, Work Rules!, ” It enabled him to develop a clear-thinking perspective to truly understand the very essence of a problem.” Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving? Laszlo Bock, Former CHRO, Google (McKinsey). “I felt I had a lot to learn.

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JULY 23, 2021

When I first started freelancing I developed a simple page of the possible ways of working with me. In addition to this, I also developed a list of types of projects I wanted to work on. It’s best if you develop these frameworks together but they can often start as a simple list of items.

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MARCH 10, 2024

That quote, to me, embodies the cynical perception held by some critics that a management consultant is someone who (borrowing from the sub-title of Martin Kihn’s book that was the basis of House of Lies”) “steals your watch and then tells you the time.” Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving?

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AUGUST 19, 2024

And on two levels: Problem-solving process: how you solve problems Meta-process: how you talk about how you do #1 The best consulting firms are obsessed with both of these things. In many companies, the time spent on developing problem-solving skills and fundamentals is surprisingly small.

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JULY 5, 2020

So in the last 1800s, Frederick Taylor and several others in the US started exploring new ways to think about running a business. Instead of shop floor experience, McKinsey was a Professor who had taught at schools like Columbia University and The University of Chicago, had obtained his CPA and also wrote a book titled Budgetary Control.

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OCTOBER 6, 2024

Elizabeth Haas Edersheim, one of McKinsey’s first female partners, wrote about McKinsey’s philosophy in her book McKinsey’s Marvin Bower : We started out in 1939 billing on a per-diem basis. Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving? That was common among accountants and other consulting firms.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Barbara Minto’s The Pyramid Principle has been one of the most influential books for business writing. The Pyramid Principle is a book that is equal parts wonky, technical, playful, and deep. The Pyramid Principle is a book that is equal parts wonky, technical, playful, and deep. This drove her throughout her career.

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OCTOBER 29, 2024

Analytical mindsets allow problem solvers to navigate through complexity and arrive at data-driven solutions as efficiently as possible. This seemingly simple idea not only doubled their revenue in their target market but led to the development of a professional photography program that became a key differentiator for their platform.

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