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
258: Using TCO 1 and 2
This is a short podcast offering subscribers advice on how to best use the enormous amount of information in both seasons. In particular, the podcast offers some important reminders and explains how the watch cases will allow you to write the strategy MBA exam at any major business school.
16 Apr 20156min
257: The Trap Of Being Too Logical
In Season 2 of The Consulting Offer, you will regularly see Alice breaking down the case problem into the correct logical components. She is impressive at doing this. However, you will also see Kevin pushing her to offer more. This podcast explains what Kevin was looking for. In other words, being logical in a case interview is insufficient to impress a partner in the final round interviews.
10 Apr 20159min
256: 2nd and 3rd Order Insights
We insist candidates read extensively to improve their business judgement. However, we find candidates really struggle to demonstrate they have indeed read the article, and more importantly, have improved their thinking in some way as a result of reading the article. This counter-intuitive piece demonstrates how to generate 2nd, 3rd and 4th order insights when communicating with partners.
4 Apr 201511min
255: Superior Merger and Acquisition Case Method
Candidates approach Merger and Acquisition cases with a very generic framework where Merger and Acquisition and JV's tend to be lumped together. This podcast demonstrates the power of effectively framing the case problem and introduces candidates to a very elegant / effective technique to develop strategies to capture the profits from a market. In fact, this technique demonstrates why an Merger and Acquisition is the absolute last resort to enter a market.
29 Mars 201515min
