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Problem-Solving Tools to Help Your Business Increase Productivity

Wrike

It’s proof that sometimes the best business problem-solving tools really are the simplest. . Problem: You know your team isn’t using hours effectively. Problem: Team communication is all over the place. Anybody who’s worked on a team will tell you that communication is often one of the biggest hurdles.

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Why Strategy is Simple and How Developing A Strategic Perspective Can Accelerate Your Career

StrategyU

Most people don’t realize that you can find the strategy documents of most public companies by going to their investor relations page and then looking for recent presentations that they have made at conferences. These kinds of things are also included in most companies’ annual reports or 10-K documents.

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Five Steps to Make a Presentation Using Strategy Consulting Principles

StrategyU

Strategy consulting isnt just about analyzing data and advising clientsits also about communicating complex ideas in a clear, persuasive, and compelling manner. In addition to this high level objective, its helpful to identify which kind of document you want to create. Each slide should communicate one key insight with supporting data.

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How To Give Feedback Like A McKinsey Consultant

StrategyU

This can lead to frustration and wasted effort on trivial matters (I once had a manager who made me capitalize a word that really shouldn’t have been capitalized on every document). It could help you appear more confident if you worked on communicating with more energy.” #5 Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving?

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How To Build A Culture Of Excellence In A Consulting Firm

StrategyU

They might say yes initially but then I ask if they’ve read strategy reports, investor documents, done store visits (if appropriate), and done interviews to understand their clients better. You can find it in corporate strategy documents, earnings call transcripts, press, and public interviews. If so, how much?

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How Top-Tier Consultants at McKinsey, Bain, and BCG Really Solve Problems 

StrategyU

What I got wrong about problem-solving What are the most important skills you need to be successful? Communication? Effective communication tops a lot of lists (it is even the answer I got when I asked ChatGPT this very question). How are we planning on formatting various documents? Working well with others?

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What Consultants Actually Do?

StrategyU

Client Communication: Consultants engage frequently with client teams by presenting findings, facilitating workshops, and training staff to adopt new practices. These frameworks not only guide the analytical process but also influence how consultants build their presentations to clearly communicate findings.