Sep 2

877: Changing practice styles manages uncertainty (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we speak about our practice styles. Over the course of the case interview training program, it becomes very important for us to change our coaching style. First, candidates become used to solvi ... Show More

5m 32s

Aug 17

876: The Lesson in Choosing to Resign (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

When I was an associate and had just joined the firm from a boutique firm, many of my colleagues from the boutique firm were also looking for new roles. Some of them were outstanding and others were terrible. Shortly after I joined the firm it was announced that some of the terri ... Show More

12m 9s

Aug 10

875: Using Storytelling in Cases (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

Storytelling is a very powerful technique to ensure someone remembers you after an interview. In fact, even when we screen people at Firmsconsulting today, we use this technique I applied as a partner. The rule is simple: if I can remember your key messages from the interview the ... Show More

23m 45s

Mar 2022

221: What the NYPD teaches us about complex corporate strategy (Strategy Skills classics)

For this episode, let's revisit one of Strategy Skills classics where we discuss corporate strategy. In this episode, we explain why conventional and step-by-step strategy analysis will always yield the incorrect answers in any corporate strategy study. <span data-prese ... Show More

32m 38s

Nov 2023

400: What the NYPD teaches us about complex corporate strategy (Strategy Skills classics)

For this episode, let's revisit one of Strategy Skills classics where we discuss corporate strategy. In this episode, we explain why conventional and step-by-step strategy analysis will always yield incorrect answers in any corporate strategy study. He ... Show More

32m 38s

Jan 2022

210: Three career path options for consulting partners (Strategy Skills classics)

For this episode, let's revisit one of the classics by Strategy Skills where we discuss the 3 career path options that consultants face once they become partners. We discuss each career path and what it means for a consultant's career. These are differences that are crucial to ... Show More

13m 35s

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

Dec 2024

507: Decoding M&A: Why 70% of Deals Fail and the Scorecard for Predicting Success

Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 507, an interview with the authors of The M&A Failure Trap: Why Most Mergers and Acquisitions Fail and How the Few Succeed, Baruch Lev and Feng Gu. In this episode, Baruch Lev and Feng Gu ... Show More

58m 16s

May 2024

The Four Lies Holding Your Business Back | Ep 140

Get the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: Leila's Letters

19m 30s

Jul 2022

258: Being competitive the right way (Strategy Skills classics)

For this episode, let's revisit the 42nd podcast on the Corporate Strategy & Transformation study. What I noticed on this, and other studies is that the associates and business analysts are very competitive, in a way that is damaging to clients, to the firm and to their own caree ... Show More

14m 10s

Oct 2022

287: Value chain mapping (Strategy Skills classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic where we discuss value chain mapping. We have seen many value chain mapping examples. We have seen good value chain mapping, bad value chain mapping, and incomplete value chain mapping. Ultimately, given the nature of how ... Show More

8m 42s

Feb 2024

423: Value chain mapping (Strategy Skills classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic where we discuss value chain mapping. We have seen many value chain mapping examples. We have seen good value chain mapping, bad value chain mapping, and incomplete value chain mapping. Ultimately, given the nature of how ... Show More

8m 42s

Sep 2025

S20E2: 4 Framework Mistakes That Wreck Case Interviews

Send us Fan MailBuilding a strong case framework is the foundation of consulting interview success. But most candidates sabotage themselves with simple, avoidable mistakes. In this episode of Strategy Simplified, Jenny Rae breaks down the 4 most common framework errors and shows ... Show More

8m 4s

282: Why Tier-2 firms will never catch B...