StrategyU

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

Consulting is a term thats tossed around in boardrooms, business school campuses, and everyday conversation. Yet, what do consultants actually do? Despite common stereotypes and vague assumptions, the consulting profession is multifaceted and demanding. Consulting can be divided into several kinds of work.

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StrategyU

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

In 2025, the world of strategy consulting continues to evolve rapidly. Driven by technological disruption, shifting market dynamics, and changing client needs, top consulting firms are reinventing the way they work and compete. Business Insider ).

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StrategyU

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

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. The Pyramid Principle The Pyramid Principle is vital for developing persuasive presentations.

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Career Advancement

DECEMBER 14, 2020

By developing the right mix of skills, you’ll have the confidence and assertiveness to thrive in a changing organizational environment. Study a particular subfield within your area of knowledge in order to develop specialized knowledge that will make you highly marketable in that realm. Six Essential Skills for Future Leaders.

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International Coach Academy

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Applying the Grow Coaching Model to Executive Function Coaching in the Corporate World I am developing a coaching practice that will draw on my workplace for clients. I work in a large consultancy that has its own coaching program, and my goal is to join that as an ICA graduate and make up my hours for ICF accreditation.

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International Coach Academy

AUGUST 15, 2023

Seek advice or guidance: Consulting with experts or seeking advice from mentors or trusted advisors can help you gain clarity on a specific issue or challenge. Develop an action plan: Based on your analysis, develop an action plan to address the areas of confusion and work towards achieving greater clarity.

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StrategyU

AUGUST 19, 2024

“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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StrategyU

MARCH 31, 2022

The Experience Curve is one of the most famous frameworks in consulting. It was developed in the 1960s by Boston Consulting Group (BCG), one of the biggest consulting companies in the world at the time. In other words, your business will experience a lower unit cost as you develop experience or expertise in your niche.

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International Coach Academy

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

I discovered that I am at my most passionate, engaged, and energized when helping develop and reach their goals. The coaching model that resonates with me is a blended approach of coach-consultant and coach-trainer. The leader can then, in turn, coach their employees in a similar way to help them develop this attribute.

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International Coach Academy

JUNE 2, 2024

Leader as a Coach The role of a leader or manager was in the past very much dominated by a “command and control” management style, in which the goal was to “direct and develop employees who understood how the business worked and was able to reproduce its previous successes”.

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StrategyU

JANUARY 20, 2025

Minto was the first female consultant at McKinsey and developed these ideas to help consultants communicate complex ideas clearly. But there is some nuance In consulting it is common wisdom to “start with the top.” If youre ready to go deeper, consider enrolling in Think Like a Strategy Consultant.

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Career Advancement

MAY 25, 2021

By developing the right mix of skills, you’ll have the confidence and assertiveness to thrive in a changing organizational environment. Study a particular subfield within your area of knowledge in order to develop specialized knowledge that will make you highly marketable in that realm. Six Essential Skills for Future Leaders.

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StrategyU

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

When interviewing for my first job in consulting, I spent a lot of my time practicing applying business frameworks to hypothetical case interview questions. Though I’m not convinced that the case interview is the best method , I do know that simply regurgitating frameworks is not enough to get a job in consulting.

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StrategyU

MAY 29, 2024

I was taking part in the Basic Consulting Readiness training and talking to my new friend Josh. He detailed how he had decided in high school, after getting into Stanford, that he would work in strategy consulting. I downloaded the book in 2006 to prepare for my consulting interviews.

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International Coach Academy

MARCH 3, 2022

The Learning Pit, Zone of Proximal Development and how to use feedback appropriately to scaffold growth and movement towards reaching one’s potential. To do this, a coach must use their emotional intelligence to ascertain the client’s Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD). A Research Paper By Jessica Hull, Empowerment Coach, AUSTRALIA.

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StrategyU

JANUARY 27, 2021

The alumni of top consulting firms are part of all types of organizations around the world. Consulting firms like McKinsey, Bain, and BCG can claim world leaders, public company CEOs, heads of non-profits, entrepreneurs and even musicians. Boston Consulting Group. Most Famous & Infamous Alumni. McKinsey & Company.

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International Coach Academy

JULY 14, 2024

A Research Paper By Lina Wong, Life Coach, HONG KONG The Leader as a Coach: Support and Guidance Once upon a time, most people began successful careers by developing expertise in a technical, functional, or professional domain. Doing your job well meant having the right answers. This conception of coaching represents an evolution.

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StrategyU

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The easiest way to develop a strong rapport with colleagues is to get to know them. Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving? I created Think Like a Strategy Consultant as an online course to make the tools of strategy consultants accessible to driven professionals, executives, and consultants.

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International Coach Academy

JUNE 28, 2023

Organizational health as defined by McKinsey & Company, a renowned global business consulting firm, is the organization’s ability to align around a common vision, execute against that vision effectively, and renew itself through innovation and creative thinking. What Is Organization Health?

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StrategyU

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

You can check out the social media examples and others Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving? I created Think Like a Strategy Consultant as an online course to make the tools of strategy consultants accessible to driven professionals, executives, and consultants.

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StrategyU

MARCH 10, 2024

The mystique of strategy consulting has inspired films such as Office Space and Up In the Air and TV shows like House of Lies. Satire or not, the cliches associated with consulting do have an impact on how consultants are perceived, especially when validated by news reports about rogue consultants and disclosures of consulting debacles.

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Harvard Professional Development

MAY 11, 2022

Executive Coach, Leadership & Management Consultant, Resources for Leading. How would you summarize your experience at Harvard Professional Development Programs? I work in both management consulting and executive coaching. Denver, Colorado. The three programs were all very different but all excellent.

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International Coach Academy

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

In the process of training and practicing as a peer coach in ICA , I noticed that these two approaches to problem-solving have a number of similar qualities, although, of course, they are not identical and interchangeable. Scrum is often part of Agile software development. The same significance it takes for the Scrum Master.

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The Coaching Blog

JULY 28, 2024

While many people study NLP and Time Line Therapy® techniques for their own personal growth and development, they are also of the utmost value to the professional. Negotiations and problem solving sessions are enhanced to create solution-oriented, win-win approaches. Are you bothered by Negative Emotions?

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StrategyU

AUGUST 22, 2023

To demonstrate this, I asked Bard , googles AI chat tool, the following question: “What are three ways someone might use a tool like Bard that would help them work like a strategy consultant?” This information can then be analyzed to identify trends, patterns, and insights that would be helpful to a strategy consultant.

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International Coach Academy

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The Value of Not Being an Expert In “How Not to Be An Expert”, Cailin Minor shares their experience with Cognitive CoachingSM, a tool used for teachers that makes the argument that coach consulting doesn’t allow the ones you are working with to access their own internal abilities to reflect, or solve their own problems.

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StrategyU

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Think about a problem that you are facing today. “I But if you told a consultant about the problem, they would likely ask you a bunch of questions before saying that. This is a very different problem that needs to be addressed very differently (and reducing your caffeine intake won’t help!).

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StrategyU

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

In consulting, I worked with many companies helping them to develop strategies. I think that is a mistake and I want to show you that not only is strategy simpler than you think but developing your own strategic perspective can help accelerate your career and help you work on more interesting projects.

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StrategyU

APRIL 19, 2022

What’s the difference between an “associate consultant,” “business analyst,” or “associate”? In terms of responsibilities and time in role, the roles at the top three consulting firms (McKinsey, Bain, and BCG) are very similar. When Do Most Consultants Leave Consulting?

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StrategyU

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

You’ve set your sights on joining one of the world’s most prestigious consulting firms, where every move you make in the application process counts. 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.

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StrategyU

OCTOBER 6, 2024

But I didn’t appreciate how rare that was until working at consulting firms where I found it incredibly hard to do that same level of work. From working with many different organizations as a consultant, I’ve started to notice that the companies that are able to build a culture of excellence all have a few things in common.

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StrategyU

JUNE 28, 2022

In 1976 the founder of Boston Consulting Group, Bruce Henderson published a strategy memo with a bold claim : “ a stable competitive market never has more than three significant competitors, the largest of which has no more than four times the market share of the smallest.”. Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving?

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StrategyU

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

I started StrategyU with the intention of teaching knowledge workers the tools, frameworks, mindsets, and approaches that I learned in strategy consulting. While the first two are riding the wave of the digital economy, the latter is a sector that’s always had lots of consultants involved in its work, something I expect to continue. #2

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StrategyU

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

In 2012, I was first exposed to the world of freelance strategy consultants while working for a-connect. After having a couple more jobs which I continued to learn, develop confidence in my skills and gain more clarity over the type of work I wanted to do, I decided it was time to make the leap.

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StrategyU

JULY 7, 2021

Issue trees are a useful approach to breaking down a problem statement into component parts that can more easily be acted upon. In consulting teams, it’s often done in the first couple of weeks of a project. How Issue Trees Are Linked With Problem Solving. What are the different ways we can increase revenue.

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StrategyU

OCTOBER 2, 2023

In consulting, I was taught to start with the answer. Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving? I created Think Like a Strategy Consultant as an online course to make the tools of strategy consultants accessible to driven professionals, executives, and consultants. Or can you?!!

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StrategyU

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

In consulting, you use frameworks all the time. Consulting projects at big firms typically collect enormous amounts of information. Consulting firms get made fun of for turning these into hundred-page decks. Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving? 2 Simplifying Ideas & Sharing The Takeaways.

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