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May 2011
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10: The Strategy Study

StrategyTraining.com & FirmsConsulting.com
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McKinsey, BCG et al engagements are very different from the stories typically depicted on blogs etc. Too often the writer seems intent on explain how long the hours are and the need to do analyses. That is part of the picture but far from the entire story. Many of these stories are also written bottom-up with an associate or analyst seeing things from their ... Show More
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