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How To Beat The McKinsey Solve Game

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The challenges require you to think quickly, strategize, and make decisions under pressure. 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. Let’s dive into these games. What are the PSG mini-games?

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

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Ansoff’s matrix for growth strategy). Some are so embedded into the way of thinking, that consultants don’t even think of them as frameworks or talk about them explicitly – they are just second nature. For example, let’s say you decide to shift your strategy from being a cost leader to a premium brand.