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 want to be leading the corporate strategy analyses, business case or even the business unit analyses versus studying how other companies have tackled the same problem as the client.
3 Juni 201520min
265: Client Lessons: Stanford Masters Student
This podcast was prepared for clients in our case coaching program. Each week I will consolidate the main questions and challenges clients are facing in the program and use these podcasts to communicate suggestions and advice to your unique preparation needs.
28 Maj 201521min
264: From Siberia's winter plains to an elite university
The Firmsconsulting Emerging Fellows program is a program we run whereby we find and mentor promising young students from impoverished parts of the world. Working with them over several years, we guide them into elite schools and eventually into McKinsey or BCG.
22 Maj 201529min
263: How to read to improve reasoning
We have a section on the website where I list all of the articles I read on a daily basis: What Firmsconsulting is reading. The thinking was that readers could replicate the reading of a former strategy partner at an elite firm by reading what I read.
16 Maj 201513min
262: BCG / McKinsey to Private Equity: 4 Client Experiences
If you wanted to move from BCG / McKinsey to private equity, how do you make the career change?
10 Maj 201527min
261: McKinsey US No, McKinsey Moscow Yes, Wants US
This very insightful and unusual podcast discusses the unique situation 5 of our clients face.
4 Maj 201515min
260: Billable Hours Are Not Bad
This podcast addresses a major misunderstanding about billable hours. The concept is not bad at all, but works only in certain circumstances. This podcast carefully explains those circumstances, and crucially examines how billable hours hurts consulting assignments. It has nothing to do with the focus on profits, but rather who has the focus on profits.
28 Apr 201512min
259: What Happened to Irina?
In September 2013 we published the inspiring story of Irina who worked her way from a Ukraine vocational school into McKinsey. This podcast tracks her progress since joining McKinsey and explains the mistakes she made which ultimately led to her leaving McKinsey.
22 Apr 201518min
