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Five Steps to Make a Presentation Using Strategy Consulting Principles

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Whether youre pitching to senior executives or presenting your latest research findings, the principles used by top consulting firms can transform your presentation into a powerful storytelling tool. Start With a Clear Objective The first step is to define the purpose of your presentation.

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Mini-Course Lesson 2: Using MECE in Your Work

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One of the most important ideas in consulting problem solving is MECE. By grouping ideas, simplifying them, and ensuring that you are fully presenting them (through MECE) they will be much more memorable. If you’ve been around current or former strategy consultants, you probably heard someone say this.

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Three Kinds Of Frameworks You Can Use To Communicate More Clearly

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A big mistake that people presenting information make is that they assume their audience has the same knowledge of the information as they do. We’ve all sat through these presentations. You decided to turn this into a clear visual for the audience you are presenting to. Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving?

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How To Beat The McKinsey Solve Game

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It’s not just any test; it’s a game designed to challenge your thinking, and your problem-solving abilities, right from the start—every click you make counts on how you will be perceived. What is the McKinsey Problem Solve Game? Typically, each candidate will be presented to two games. What are the PSG mini-games?

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

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Problem-solving” is one of the most overused and least understood phrases in the business world. When many people talk about solving problems, they are rarely talking about a problem-solving process. What I got wrong about problem-solving What are the most important skills you need to be successful?

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Exploring Consulting Frameworks: The Experience Curve

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Cumulative experience does not guarantee that costs will decline but simply presents management with an opportunity to exploit. If they are, then there is a clear problem. Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving?

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

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How Issue Trees Are Linked With Problem Solving. At StrategyU we are fans of the SCQA process to define problems and develop hypotheses. This approach enables us to have a rigorous problem-solving approach to business problems instead of starting with the solution in mind from the beginning.