273: Changing a Consulting Firm
This podcast is a response to the email below. The client wanted to know how to change a consulting firm so that her firm could compete against McKinsey.
15 Jul 201517min
272: Am I a dumb black kid?
This podcast is a controversial and thoughtful response to a letter from a reader who overheard his career counselor describing him as a "dumb black kid" who "has no future in business."
9 Jul 201525min
271: Value Modelling: fad or fashion?
In this podcast we look at the rise of value modelling as a shiny new management technique in 2003 and its implosion in 2009. Value modelling is a lot like other big trends like the balance scorecard,...
3 Jul 201519min
270: Strategy Insight Ratio
Young consultants make some very common mistakes when they start out, and I explain how to use the strategy insight ratio to correct these problems.
27 Jun 201510min
269: Misunderstanding "Being Analytic"
Aspiring and some young consultants tend to have a narrow outside-in view of management consulting. They make significant assumptions about why and how strategy studies are done, and try to replicate ...
21 Jun 201511min
268: What Michael Jordan Can Teach You About Strategy
Aspiring NBA stars make a classic mistake when trying to watch, analyze and replicate the reasons why someone like Michael Jordan was so successful. In this podcast I explain why aspiring management c...
15 Jun 201516min
267: Strategy Training Changes at Firmsconsulting
[Update June 11] The 1st strategy training map is live! All 16 steps of strategy planning and 200+ critical points are complimentary to all our members!
9 Jun 201521min
266: Case Studies in Strategy Projects
It is fair to say that being assigned to develop the case studies to help a team on the strategy study is considered a dead-end role for most consultants. An associate or analyst would much rather wan...
3 Jun 201520min
