Why Brilliant Ideas Aren’t Enough Copy
Two people are in the same meeting. Both express the same idea. One gets ignored, while the other is acknowledged as being insightful. Why does
June 18, 2021
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MECE (Mutually Exclusive Collectively Exhaustive)
MECE is a principle used by management consulting firms to describe a way of organizing information. The MECE principle suggests that to understand and fix
June 11, 2021
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Management Consulting Salary (Comprehensive Guide for 2021)
Management consultant salaries in the United States will vary by position and experience. Starting from the base, fresh graduates (from undergrad institutions) earn an average
June 9, 2021
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The Right Way vs. Just One Way
One of the reasons I enjoy traveling internationally is to see how other people do things. This was also one of the reasons I wanted
June 7, 2021
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Case Interview Frameworks
Case Interview Frameworks If you’ve done any research on case interview frameworks, you’ll find that my approach is a bit different than what you might
June 6, 2021
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Top Consulting Firms
What are the Top Consulting Firms? While it sometimes seems that everyone wants to get into the top 3 strategy consulting firms McKinsey, Boston Consulting
June 2, 2021
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Immunity from Disappointment
The other day, someone asked me about how to be more emotionally resilient in the face of obstacles and failures.
Psychological Resilience
In difficult times, it helps enormously to have psychological resilience against unexpected obstacles, stressors, and uncertainty. If today’s world doesn’t
The Uncertainty Arbitrage
There is a simple principle the underlies the relationship between client and consulting firm. It is something I call the uncertainty arbitrage.
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
How to Deal with a Credit Hog
Following is an email I received from an F1Y who has encountered what I see as a big problem in
How to Become a U.S. Congressman (or Woman)
Today, I’m going to cover something different. I’m to going to explain how to be one of the 500 most
How to Stop Having Stupid Useless Meetings
One of the biggest jokes about working in industry is how many stupid useless meetings one “must” attend. Whether you
How to Tell Someone They’re Totally Wrong
In a recent article, I wrote about an interesting application of the 80/20 rule as it applies to musical songwriting. I
When & Why “A” Players Get Fired
The majority of the time, it pays to be an “A” player — a superstar achiever — in your company.
The Mental Role Model
I spend the bulk of my time in my career either learning, teaching, or troubleshooting. I just got off the