838: Sanity Checking Estimations in Cases (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

838: Sanity Checking Estimations in Cases (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

Many candidates forget to sanity-check their calculations in a case. That is a bad idea. Without a sanity-check there is no way to meaningfully assess the accuracy of your answer. More important, how you perform the sanity check is the key. All sanity-checks must involve the reduction of the answer to a number that you can intuitively compare to your own experiences. Unless you do this, you can never defend your answer.

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593: The future of AI (with Former Microsoft executive & CEO of Snowflake, Bob Muglia)

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592: How to transform anxiety into power (with Harvard's Dr. Luana Marques)

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Welcome to an interview with the author of Bold Move: A 3-Step Plan to Transform Anxiety into Power. Bold Move is Dr. Luana Marques' unique, tried and tested method to get you out of your rut and give...

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591: The Imagination Machine (with Martin Reeves (Boston Consulting Group))

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Welcome to an interview with the Chairman of the BCG Henderson Institute, BCG's think tank for new ideas in management and strategy. Martin has authored numerous books, including Your Strategy Needs a...

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590: How to read your competitors (with Ex McKinsey expert on war games, John Horn)

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Welcome to an interview with the author of Inside the Competitor's Mindset, John Horn, where he shares proven techniques to help businesses think like the competition and understand why they act the w...

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589: What makes a good life? (with Yale's Ryan McAnnally-Linz)

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Welcome to an interview with Ryan McAnnally-Linz, coauthor of Life Worth Living: A Guide to What Matters Most. This book provides readers with jumping-off points, road maps, and habits of reflection f...

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588: How to treat your case partner well (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

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For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we speak about how to treat your case partner. Your case practice partner is the most important ally you have as ...

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587: How to build a resilient and lasting business (with Sandeep Chennakeshu)

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Welcome to an interview with Sandeep Chennakeshu, the author of Your Company Is Your Castle: Proven Methods for Building a Resilient Business, where he describes how to assess and systematically build...

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586: Productivity is core operations (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

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