How to Motivate Others
When you’re managing a team, one of the big challenges is learning how to motivate the people you manage. While not everyone can be motivated,
July 15, 2023
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How to Become a VP or C-Level Executive
The key to getting (and keeping) a VP or C-Level job is to demonstrate the required leadership and people management skills before and after you
July 10, 2023
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MECE Framework / Principle – What does it mean? Why do consultants find it useful?
MECE = Mutually Exclusive Collectively Exhaustive MECE stands for Mutually Exclusive Collectively Exhaustive. The MECE Principle is a framework used by management consulting firms to group data into categories that following
May 27, 2023
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Big 4 Consulting vs. MBB
Working in the consulting division of a Big 4 Accounting firm differs from working at one of the MBB (McKinsey, Bain, or Boston Consulting Group)
May 27, 2023
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Big 4 Accounting Firm vs McKinsey, Bain and BCG
Below is a field report from a reader of mine who recently started working at the Boston Consulting Group after a year working in the
May 27, 2023
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Management Consulting
Management consulting is an industry that offers assistance with this kind of high-level decision-making and problem-solving. Management Consultants help businesses make strategic decisions that directly
May 26, 2023
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Do you Play to Win or to Not Lose?
I find strategy concepts that I would typically use in the business realm are often surprisingly useful when moved to
The Blame-Oriented Corporate Culture
Something just went wrong; really wrong. What’s the first instinct you and others have? In many company cultures (and in
Succeeding at the Edge of Discomfort
When you look at the top performers in every domain, all of them share one thing in common. They live
The Emergent Career Strategy – Practical Considerations
I recently wrote an article about the difference between Planned vs. Emergent Career Strategies. The career plan is one you
Conflicts of Interest
In a world of competing agendas, it’s inevitable that you will have a conflict of interest with a client, colleague,
The Critical Path
In the world of project management, there exists a useful concept knows as the “critical path” for a project. A
Managing Career Risk
Ever since working at McKinsey, I’ve been fascinated by the financial services industry. In every other industry, you know what
Managing your Weaknesses
When it comes to managing your career, you need to be aware of your own weaknesses. A weakness that’s known
See, Think, Do
Several years ago, one of my clients taught me a great framework to describe how to be influential with others
How McKinsey Partners Solve “Cases”
There’s a joke within McKinsey on how to solve a case. Here’s the case: A client is considering entering XYZ