54: Summer Reading Books
These are the 4 books we recommend for summer reading. Two, are among the most important books for management consulting that we recommend for all management consultants. "McKinsey's Marvin Bower" is ...
29 Jan 20127min
53: Some Consultants mislead
This podcast discusses one of the most common problems for candidates. When consultants are indifferent, unwilling to give bad news or insufficiently informed, they can provide misleading information ...
23 Jan 201219min
52: Proving our techniques on dialogue
Last week we attended a graduation dinner for a candidate, who insisted we prove to her that it is possible to speak authoritatively on any subject and with zero preparation. She introduced us to a do...
17 Jan 201218min
51: Networking Mistakes
Tackles some the recent problems we have seen with candidates. We have tried to stay away from conventional advice and address issues not commonly discussed. Since this is largely based on the tactics...
11 Jan 201219min
50: Analyst-Partner mistakes
This long podcast (60 minutes) examines the common mistakes consultants make at each level of their career. I have gone into some detail to explain my own mistakes, and that of former and current coll...
5 Jan 201259min
49: Join Accenture etc?
We get this question more times than you can imagine. We also get a chorus of Accenture people telling us we are wrong, and they are "eating McKinsey's lunch." I think the question posed is incorrect ...
30 Dec 201113min
48: BCG And Clients
Not all BCG engagements begin via a call from the CEO or Chairman of the board. Many do, but life is not that simple. Some, unusually, begin with a call from a middle-manager who does not speak Englis...
24 Dec 201140min
47: Greg Smith's Goldman Op-Ed
I have had many people emailing me the Goldman Sachs letter to tell me that, "Michael, this is exactly what you teach us." It is not. I fundamentally disagree with what Greg Smith did. It goes against...
18 Dec 201129min
