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

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This book is one of the seminal texts in the consulting world and is increasingly popular in the broader business world. If you’d like to go to the previous section you can find the following links to each: Logic In Writing Logic In Thinking Logic in Problem-Solving Logic In Presentation.

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Consulting Pitfalls: How To Avoid “Book Report Thinking”

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It feels weird because of a tendency I call book-report thinking. The tendency to feel like you need to “prove” to managers or senior leaders that you spend a lot of time working on something. Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving? You can’t just tell them the answer briefly.

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Why McKinsey Will Win In The Age of AI

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McKinsey was one of the first firms to invest heavily in “knowledge management” in the early 2000s. Before going under the fancier sounding “knowledge,” most consulting firms had libraries with physical books and resources that were managed by professionals with a background in library science. It was really good.

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The Cliches of Consulting vs The Reality

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Often hysterically funny and uncomfortably close to the truth (the consultants’ whiteboard in Office Space with the title “Planning to Plan” is a personal favorite), Hollywood’s depiction of strategy consulting relies on an out-of-date perception of management consulting that looks nothing like the reality of the present.

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John Legend Made Slides? What Famous Alums Learned In Consulting

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Indro Nooyi was the CEO of Pepsi and now works with the Yale School of Management as well as working with the state of Connecticut on the Covid-19 rollout. Laszlo Bock wrote the famous book, Work Rules!, The courses I enjoyed the most (at Yale) were statistics and operations management. “I felt I had a lot to learn.

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Do Consulting Case Study Interviews Work? A deep dive

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Who wouldn’t want to test a candidate’s problem-solving abilities (rather than hear about them in the traditional behavioral interview)? The Most Famous Case Practice Book Marc Cosentino has the best business plan for books: write one that almost everyone who wants to work in consulting has to buy.

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Five Powerful Consulting Frameworks: MECE, 7S, Porter’s Five Forces, BCG Growth-Share & Ansoff

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Consultants do use frameworks to guide their thinking, though not the laundry list you’ll see in case interview prep books. It’s not just about your direct competitors, but about the entire ecosystem your business operates in. Each brand and category is often managed as an independent business with its own P&L.