237: Taking Leadership as an Associate
It is a myth to assume that you are automatically awarded leadership roles as a bright associate or consultant. Competition for these roles are fierce, assuming you get it, and being "awarded" a role ...
15 Jan 201520min
236: What is a Good Consulting Mentee?
What can Darth Vader from Star Wars and monkeys in Africa teach you about effective mentoring? This podcast touches on those things which define a good mentee both in management consulting and for cli...
9 Jan 201524min
235: How Age Impacts Consultants and Applicants
Having spent a large part of my consulting career in my twenties, since I joined the Firm just shy of my 22 birthday, I personally know what it was like to successfully manage a young image. I was gen...
3 Jan 201527min
234: The Role of Your Significant Other
One oversight we have corrected as we have learned more about our clients, is to understand the role their significant others play in their lives and decisions. We tend to assume that the advice we pr...
28 Des 201430min
233: Racial Prejudices in Management Consulting
The issue of gender disparities and the increasing African-American ratios in management consulting firms have rightly become important issues. Yet, the latter is a frighteningly narrow interpretation...
22 Des 201447min
232: McKinsey Paris: Debrief Call After Sasha's Offer
Our client, Sasha recently received an offer from McKinsey Paris for the Operations Practice. This is the third podcast of a series of three interviews with him.
16 Des 201446min
231: McKinsey Paris: Second Coaching of Sasha
Our client, Sasha recently received an offer from McKinsey Paris for the Operations Practice. This is the second podcast of a series of three interviews with him.
10 Des 201444min
230: McKinsey Paris: First Coaching of Sasha
Our client, Sasha recently received an offer from McKinsey Paris for the Operations Practice. This is the first podcast of a series of three interviews with him.
4 Des 201446min
