The Secret of Success Is… Attendance
There’s a quote I heard decades ago: “80 percent of success is just showing up.” When I first heard that quote, it seemed overly simplistic
February 24, 2021
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McKinsey, Opioids, & Ethics
A couple of weeks ago, McKinsey settled a major lawsuit regarding the firm’s work with the manufacturer of OxyContin — one of the key drugs
February 10, 2021
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GameStop, Robinhood, & Reddit
In U.S. business news, the story of the week is day traders on the Robinhood stock trading app organizing stock trades via Reddit, a social
February 4, 2021
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Facts, Opinions, and Conclusions
The other day, someone in my Inner Circle mentorship program asked me the following: “Victor, how do you manage your information intake to avoid the
January 26, 2021
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Amanda Gorman — 22-Year-Old Poet
In watching the recent U.S. presidential inauguration, I couldn’t help but notice 22-year-old poet Amanda Gorman. I think her poem recitation and public speaking performance
January 24, 2021
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The Importance of Perspective
When McKinsey client CEOs are asked why they value McKinsey, the word “perspective” comes up a lot. While I remember hearing those words regularly as
December 21, 2020
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Practicing Quantitative Questions
Below is a list of tips and recommended resources to assist in practicing quantitative case interview questions. Standardized Testing Practice
Tolerating the Truth
You have an enormous advantage in life when you have the capacity to tolerate the truth. Anyone can tolerate the
Sharpen Your Axe
In the United States, there’s a historical quote attributed to President Abraham Lincoln that says: “Give me six hours to
Winner of Sweet Estimation Contest
While celebrating the U.S. holiday Halloween, I announced an estimation question contest. As you might recall, I posed the following
Why Good Strategic Planning Sucks
Strategic planning involves making decisions to allocate time, money and focus in the present to achieve an outcome in the
How to Speak the CEO Code
CEOs speak a particular language. The language is not English, Spanish, Mandarin, or Hindi. It’s a metalanguage that lays on
McKinsey Offer from Confidence
Success Story: I’m writing to thank you for helping me get an offer from McKinsey, the only firm I had
Another BCG Success Story
Success Story: I am writing to you in response to our last conversation when I told you I was being
McKinsey Delivery Centre India
Question: – Got interview call from Mckinsey for their new service line called Mckinsey Delivery Centre. This appears to be
Strategy: Why Most Companies (and People) Stink At It
What do McKinsey, BCG, and Bain all have in common? Other than being the employer of choice for hundreds of