424: The importance of communication

The CEO of LAB asked us to provide some perspective on three questions. (1) Should LAB, a bank, make coding a mandatory skill-set for new hires? (2) How should LAB position itself against other develo...

25 Sep 201517min

This podcast explains the member changes we will soon make to the Firmsconsulting website. We are rolling out a new way to track contributions from members and reward members for their contributions a...

19 Sep 20158min

This slightly humorous podcast draws an analogy to Nigerian gangsters (or is it "gangstas") in a famous sci-fi movie and software counterfeiters to explain the problems tier-2 firms create in their ob...

13 Sep 20158min

This podcast explains the common mistake all rivals, tier-2 firms, to McKinsey and BCG make: they value the wrong skills BCG has. This podcast explains the 4 capabilities a firm must have and how to ...

7 Sep 201514min

Many of us rely on titles to determine if we becoming leaders in a consulting firm. This podcast provides a more important of definition of consulting leadership: who does the consulting firm turn to ...

1 Sep 201513min

Those of you who follow my podcasts would know that I place an incredible amount of emphasis on not just being good at structuring issues and analyses, but also the way you manage people: consulting E...

26 Aug 201515min

What happens if you are doing a smaller study, but you identify an opportunity to sell-on a larger, more lucrative and glamorous strategy study? In this podcast I explain how the opportunity for sell...

20 Aug 201515min

Readers in other sectors like financial services, energy, retail, automotive etc., make a massive mistake when looking at the technology strategy study training we have up on the site. They assume t...

14 Aug 20154min