Jul 15

870: Strategy Insight Ratio (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

Young consultants make some very common mistakes when they start out, and I explain how to use the strategy insight ratio to correct these problems. Here are some free gifts for you: Overall Approach Used in Well-Managed Strategy Studies free download: www.firmsconsulting.com/Ove ... Show More

10m 31s

Jul 13

869: Misunderstanding "Being Analytic" (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

Aspiring and some young consultants tend to have a narrow outside-in view of management consulting. They make significant assumptions about why and how strategy studies are done, and try to replicate this assumed behavior. They think "being analytic" means analyzing things before ... Show More

10m 47s

Jul 6

868: How to Network with a Senior Partner (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

Networking with a partner is counter-intuitive. It is much easier to network with a McKinsey / BCG partner for at least four reasons. First, partners always return emails. Second, partners are generally willing to take a call just to explore your profile. Third, partners are less ... Show More

12m 58s

Jan 2024

412: Overall goal of every consulting interaction (Strategy Skills classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic where we discuss the overall goal of every consulting interaction. Here are some free gifts for you: Overall Approach Used in Well-Managed Strategy Studies free download: < ... Show More

8m 7s

Oct 2023

385: When should you not brand yourself ex McKinsey (Strategy Skills classics)

For this episode, let's revisit one of the classics by Strategy Skills where we talk about one of the issues that we deal with at Firmsconsulting and which many ex employees of major consulting firms (e.g. ex McKinsey and ex BCG consultants) encounter as they embark on buildin ... Show More

11m 33s

Jan 2024

416: Consulting workshop best practices (Strategy Skills classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic where we discuss consulting workshop best practices. Subscribe to FIRMSconsulting's YouTube channel: <a href= "http://bit.ly/Firmsconsultingsubscribe" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">http://bit.ly/Firmsconsul ... Show More

9m 59s

Jul 2025

573: How and when a consultant must disagree (Strategy Skills classics)

For this episode, let's revisit one of Strategy Skills classics, where we discuss when a consultant must dissent and how it should be done. Here are some free gifts for you: Overall Approach Used in Well-Managed Strategy Studies free download: www.firmsconsulting.com/OverallAppro ... Show More

14m 5s

Oct 2023

391: How to complete logical case studies? (Strategy Skills classics)

For this episode, let's revisit one of the classics by Strategy Skills where we discuss how to complete logical case studies. Here are some free gifts for you: Overall Approach Used in Well-Managed Strategy Studies free downlo ... Show More

10m 25s

Jul 2025

568: The one thing every consulting case study must produce (Strategy Skills classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic where we discuss one important thing every consulting case study must produce. Subscribe to FIRMSconsulting's YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/Firmsconsultingsubscribe Here are some free gifts for you: Overall Approach Used ... Show More

8m 52s

Jul 2023

366: What if the client demands more analyses? (Strategy Skills classics)

For this episode, let's revisit one of the classics by Strategy Skills, where we cover a topic about what to do if the client demands more analyses. Here are some free gifts for you: Overall Approach Used in Well-Managed Strat ... Show More

23m 36s

Apr 2024

439: How to think about financial strategy | management consulting (Strategy Skills classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic where we discuss about financial strategy. Here are some free gifts for you: Overall Approach Used in Well-Managed Strategy Studies free ... Show More

9m 37s

Jan 2024

419: The one thing every consulting case study must produce (Strategy Skills classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic where we discuss one important thing every consulting case study must produce. Subscribe to FIRMSconsulting's YouTube channel: <a href= "http://bit.ly/Firmsconsultingsubscribe" target="_blank" rel= "noopener" ... Show More

8m 33s

Dec 2023

408: Professional values on studies (Strategy Skills classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic where we will talk about general professional values or etiquette that consultants should apply during an engagement. We specifically discuss things that consultants sometimes do on studies that may alienate the client. ... Show More

16m 2s

813: What is to be a management consulta...