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Obsessing On Process & Meta-Process: The Secret of High-Performing Consulting Firms

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This can take the form of a team charter, a problem definition worksheet, or even a set of key questions to ask at each project stage. Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving? But they don’t just exist on the page, they are active. If you’d like to work with us, please see more here.

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Issue Trees – What Are They and How Do You Use Them?

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I like the definition that McKinsey Mind uses for issue trees: The issue tree, a species of logic tree in which each branch of the tree is an issue or question, bridges the gap between structure and hypothesis. Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving? Learn more here.

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Famous Consulting Frameworks: The Rule of Three and Four – Bruce Henderson (1976)

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This is definitely the case for Amazon. Maybe the definition of a laptop also includes other devices? Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving? They are known for being willing to lose money for a long time in an industry or on a specific product in order to capture market share over the long term.

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Why McKinsey Will Win In The Age of AI

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At the margins I think it will definitely reduce demand, but mostly for the kind of high-effort give-me-a-bunch-of-young-bodies kind of work that big companies sometimes use consulting for. A lot of people look at consulting from the outside and think something like AI will hurt demand for consulting.

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Eight common challenges of boutique consulting firms

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This was definitely one of the segments that have found value in my work but a second segment that surprised me has been small and medium-sized consulting firms ranging anywhere from 5 people to 200. Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving?

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The Ultimate Guide To Becoming A Freelance Consultant: 25 Things I’ve Learned

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Setup a website and an e-mail : Setting up a website is optional, but an e-mail is definitely required. It’s hard to set up an independent gig before you leave your full-time job so there is definitely uncertainty in taking the leap. I am using Quickbooks self-employed bundle. discount/affiliate link or non-affiliate link ) 6.

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Do Consulting Case Study Interviews Work? A deep dive

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Not to mention the high-ticket coaching packages that many students definitely will buy. Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving? But now, to be competitive, candidates feel they have to buy courses or read guides for McKinsey, Bain, BCG, and probably other firms too. Most people leave consulting.