247: Big Changes to Firmsconsulting Website
Between 17 January 2013 and 30 January 2013 we will be rolling out some significant and exciting changes to the website. Many of these changes coincide with the premier of Season Two of the Consulting Offer, and are useful because they make the material easier to watch, interact with and learn from. We will also be making changes to the way club members and clients access the material. We spent a long time thinking about these changes and while they will impact many members, remain completely aligned with our core values of treating all clients fairly.
17 Mar 201513min
245: Q&A With Alice Qinhua Zhou, McKinsey New York City
Alice Qinhua Zhou holds a candid interview with Michael where she answers a wide variety of questions clients posted on social media and emailed in, about her involvement in The Consulting Offer Season 2. Alice talks about managing her confidence through the interviews, why she chose NYC, picking an academic career over management consulting, finding and taking tough feedback from mentors, Season 1, her advice for viewers and much more.
5 Mar 201536min
244: The Consulting Offer 2 Closed List Dinner
We discuss the steps taken to make this session as realistic as possible. From the selection of the meals, the use of surprises like the waitress to test behaviour, Kevin's style of changing the flow of the conversation and the method through which candidates tried to build a connection with Kevin, and vice-versa.
27 Feb 20159min
243: The What, Why, How, When and Where of TCO II
The Consulting Offer II (TCO II) records the entire interview process from networking, through to the closed-list dinner, PEI, group interviews and all interview rounds, including extensive debrief interviews with a former McKinsey partner and real candidates who went on to successfully interview.
21 Feb 201523min
242: Don't Always Leave Infosys For An MBA
MBA programs around the world encourage experienced technology employees to forgo salary, experience and promotion in the hope of obtaining an MBA and the path to a consulting or banking career. However, this rarely if ever works. Sometimes, it causes more problems not to mention the addition of mountains of debt. In this podcast we discuss the options available to technology employees and when an executive MBA program is actually a better option than a full-time MBA.
15 Feb 201522min
241: Behind-The-Scenes of a Strategy Study
In this detailed strategy specific podcast I discuss a railway privatization and commercialization engagement I co-managed earlier in my tenure as a corporate strategy principal. I outline how we reorganized the client, exited non-core businesses, improved inefficiencies and prepared the client to compete in a deregulating market.
9 Feb 20151h 15min
240: Events Shaping Consulting Leadership
In podcasts 237 and 238, I discuss a fairly muscular and risky set of strategies I used to increase my leadership standing in the firm and challenge mentors whom I believed were damaging the firm's values. My style of interaction was developed due an early engagement in my career which directly impacted the way I managed all future interactions. I unpack this engagement and explain how it impacted me, allowing you to determine how your own early experiences are shaping your own leadership style.
3 Feb 201526min
239: Image Management as an Older Consultant
Having mentored a large number of older consulting hires, all were older than myself, this podcast distinguishes between older hires with working experience and those without working experience. Depending on the category you fall into, peers will view your profile, strengths and image very differently. In fact, your career strategy will be different. In other words, no two older candidates are the same.
28 Jan 201528min
