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The Strategy Consulting Industry: Firms, Trends & Compensation (2025)

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In 2025, the world of strategy consulting continues to evolve rapidly. Over the past decade, the strategy consulting industry has weathered several transformational wavesfrom postpandemic recoveries and digital transformation booms to increased demand for sustainability and costoptimization strategies.

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Five Steps to Make a Presentation Using Strategy Consulting Principles

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Strategy consulting isnt just about analyzing data and advising clientsits also about communicating complex ideas in a clear, persuasive, and compelling manner. In strategy consulting, clarity of purpose is paramount. Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving?

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Five Freelancing Skills That Matter – Lessons From A Former Strategy Consultant

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A common strategy is to start with a brand and then shift to working under your name later. In my case, I started freelancing under the name “Vivo Strategies.” At this point, I still use the Vivo Strategies for legal documents but rarely use it with anything else. The right answer is somewhere in the middle.

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

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The history of strategy consulting starts with Frederick Taylor and the Scientific Management movement but took many twists and turns as it evolved into its current state, an industry looking inward and pondering where it fits in the new technology-powered business world. one that would focus on business strategy.

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How To Beat The McKinsey Solve Game

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Each mini-game within the Problem Solve Game presents you with complex, real-world scenarios that consultants might encounter in their work. But it’s not just about reaching the correct solution—how you approach the problem, the strategy you use, and the decisions you make along the way are just as important.

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

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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. Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving?

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What Consultants Actually Do?

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Consultants are brought in to diagnose problems, identify opportunities, and recommend actionable solutions. These are presented in well-structured slide decks that outline the situation, findings, and proposed solutions. This requires careful planning, progress tracking, and sometimes adjusting strategies as new data emerges.