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How To Beat The McKinsey Solve Game

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It tests your strategic thinking and ability to manage complex, interconnected variables. #2 Stay calm under pressure : PSG is designed to test how you perform in hard conditions as a consultant does. During the game, you’ll be faced with complex problems that need to be solved quickly. More on this below.

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

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Framework #2: The McKinsey 7-S Framework Aligns Your Organization for Success Imagine you’re trying to improve your company’s or team’s performance, but you’re not sure where to start. The more you use them, the more natural they’ll become, and the sharper your strategic thinking will get.

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A Brief History of Strategy Consulting: 100 years from Frederick Taylor to the “Next New Normal”

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With innovations on strategic thinking and Bain’s new long-term consulting partnership approach, the top three consulting firms were set to take advantage of the unprecedented globalization that kicked off in the 1970s. Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving? Chapter 7 (1970s?—?Present):