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May 2012
19m 42s

72: Consulting Lifestyle Challenges

StrategyTraining.com & FirmsConsulting.com
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This podcast unpacks the typical lifestyle of a consultant. It touches on some elements for associates and business analysts, though delves more on the issues and challenges addressed by partners at BCG and McKinsey. Nonetheless, it is a good idea to understand how consulting lifestyle trends change one progresses further and further up the organization. Thi ... Show More
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