607: Power to the Middle, Reimagining the Roles of a Mid Level Manager, The Key to the Future of Work (with McKinsey's Emily Field)
Welcome to an interview with the author of Power to the Middle: Why Managers Hold the Keys to the Future of Work, Emily Field. In this book, McKinsey thought leaders Bill Schaninger, Bryan Hancock, an...
30 Aug 202357min
606: The Perfection Trap: Embracing the Power of Good Enough (with world leading expert on perfectionism, Thomas Curran)
Welcome to an interview with the author of The Perfection Trap: Embracing the Power of Good Enough, Thomas Curran. In his book, Thomas calls for both introspection and broader, societal change. He sho...
28 Aug 202342min
605: Building Trust With Consulting Clients, Testing Trust Deficit Within Your Team, Sharpening Trust as a Skill, The Most Effective Levers You Can Pull To Build Trust (with Former McKinsey Consultant Darryl Stickel)
Welcome to an interview with the author of Building Trust: Exceptional Leadership in an Uncertain World, Darryl Stickel. In his book, Darryl outlines his groundbreaking Trust Unlimited blueprint for b...
23 Aug 202350min
604: Environmentally sustainable growth (with Columbia University's Steven Cohen)
Welcome to an interview with the author of Environmentally Sustainable Growth: A Pragmatic Approach, Steven Cohen. In this book, Steven explores the causes of environmental degradation and examines wh...
21 Aug 202347min
603: Philosopher Ivo Brughmans — Paradoxical Leadership, Management Consulting, Polarities, Dilemmas, The Metaphor of the Bus, Being Driven from Inside
Welcome to an interview with the author of Paradoxical Leadership: How to Make Complexity an Advantage, Ivo Brughmans. Paradoxical Leadership reveals how to transform divisive dilemmas into creative s...
16 Aug 202357min
602: Former Bain & Company Director Michael Farmer — Differences Between McKinsey, Bain and BCG, Strategy Consulting, Helping Ad Agencies and Their Clients Navigate the Changes in the Media Landscape, Transformation of a Creative Ad Agency (Huge)
Welcome to an interview with the author of Madison Avenue Makeover: The Transformation of Huge and the Redefinition of the Ad Agency Business, Michael Farmer. He also wrote the award-winning Madison A...
14 Aug 20231h 1min
601: Winning in the age of digital and AI (with McKinsey senior partner, Kate Smaje)
Welcome to an interview with the author of REWIRED: The McKinsey Guide to Outcompeting in the Age of Digital and AI, Kate Smaje. The book REWIRED delivers a road-tested, how-to manual that Mckinsey co...
9 Aug 202346min
600: Watching cases vs. listening to cases (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)
For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we speak about learning cases through listening and watching. When learning cases, it is far more effective to wa...
7 Aug 20235min
