177: Partnership
In this podcast we introduce one of our most popular books, Partnership. This is a memoir written by partner who served in that position at 2 of the big-3 firms.
20 Jan 201413min
176: Introduction to Our Culture and Values
This detailed podcast introduces Firmsconsulting and our distinctive heritage which is best exemplified by these three quotes: "Business properly conducted could be as high a calling as anything." Mar...
14 Jan 201431min
175: Peter on McKinsey Middle East With a PhD
Peter is a PhD candidate from the USA who joined McKinsey Middle East a year ago. The striking thing about Peter is his level of confidence and the fact that he does not sound like a PhD. He is a cand...
8 Jan 201445min
174: Edward on Networking with BCG Partners
Edward is one of the most effective networking clients in our program. Although a relatively-older candidate from a non-target school, he was able to meticulously follow our advice on networking to ev...
2 Jan 201457min
173: Sanda on Joining McKinsey BCG et al
Sanda is a brilliant commerce graduate from South-East Asia. She is the first person in her entire family to attend university. She taught herself English at university by watching "Friends" and "The ...
27 Dec 201340min
172: CEOs Who Love Consultants At Their Peril
One of the great myths among aspiring consultants, is that strategy consultants go in and basically take over and run the entire strategy and direction of a company. That does happen at times, but is ...
21 Dec 201322min
171: Structure Fails At 60% McKinsey Cases
At least 90% of aspiring management consultants assume that all McKinsey et al cases MUST be solved with frameworks. That is a dangerous myth. At least 60% of all McKinsey full cases (we are not refer...
15 Dec 201312min
170: Baker + Rhodes Scholars
This podcast describes the journeys of two people and where they ended up in life. The first is one of Harvard's most distinguished MBA graduates ever who was not even invited to a McKinsey internship...
9 Dec 201316min
