Early on in the McKinsey case interview process, candidates will take part in an evaluation called “Solve,” the McKinsey digital assessment game (formerly called the
Many of my students strive for perfection. In theory, there’s nothing wrong with this PURSUIT. However, in practice, many people associate validity and self worth
When I was at Stanford, I took a sociology class focused on the topic of status. It was fascinating. The big lesson learned from that
When you first learn a craft, it’s useful to learn the rules. As you master the rules, it’s useful to break the rules. The difference
Fault = You created a problem due to an error you made. Responsibility = It’s your job to fix the problem. For most individual contributor
Your IQ score (intelligence score) predicts two things very well. The first prediction is heavily empirically supported. The second prediction comes solely from my personal
In a world of competing agendas, it’s inevitable that you will have a conflict of interest with a client, colleague,
When a medical student becomes a doctor, he or she is asked to take the Hippocratic Oath. The oath comes
One of the most useful management tools is the feedback loop. Feedback involves some mechanism that provides you with data
Here in the United States, we have an idiomatic expression that says to avoid “shooting yourself in the foot.” If
Today, I want to introduce you to a concept called “breakage.” Before I explain the concept, I want you to
One way to project situational gravitas is to establish your credibility early in a relationship. This is especially the case
Imposter syndrome occurs when the skills required for your job exceed your inaccurate self-perception of your abilities and worthiness of
In the world of project management, there exists a useful concept knows as the “critical path” for a project. A
Ever since working at McKinsey, I’ve been fascinated by the financial services industry. In every other industry, you know what
Many of my students have been told that they need to have “confidence” and “fake it until you make it.”
