Jun 8, 2022
For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic where we discuss how to identify a corporate strategy.
It is actually very simple to know if a study qualifies as a corporate strategy study. Irrespective of what anyone tells you, if you go into a strategy study where the key question – or what we call an...
Jun 6, 2022
For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic where we explain what it means to be a conceptual thinker and how to demonstrate this skill.
If you work at any major consulting firm – and especially if you want to be promoted – you must prove you are a conceptual thinker. The only problem is that it is...
Jun 1, 2022
For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic where we discuss how to communicate recommendations that are radical in nature.
If the recommendations are presented too early, they are hypotheses with little data backing them and they can be easily challenged.
If the recommendations are presented at the end,...
May 30, 2022
For this episode, let's revisit one of Strategy Skills classics where we spoke about the approach and philosophy used by the study leadership team in a power sector corporate strategy study as they guide and mentor corporate leaders at the client.
We discuss the four pillars on which our leadership philosophy is built...
May 25, 2022
For this episode, let's revisit one of Strategy Skills classics where we discuss something that affects every consultant in the world: the issue of confidence – or even arrogance – and its role in getting results on a consulting engagement.
We discuss the role that confidence plays in your career and look at what...