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Singapore & COVID-19

Singapore & COVID-19 There’s a piece in Nikkei Asia about Singapore’s response to COVID-19. They’ve made it harder for foreigners to obtain work visas, which is a natural response. Sin

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Singapore & COVID-19 There’s a piece in Nikkei Asia about Singapore’s response to COVID-

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MBA Programs

MBA Programs The Financial Times had a story about the recent rankings of MBA programs. Let’s look at what these rankings mean from a strategy, productivity and national pride perspective. While

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MBA Programs The Financial Times had a story about the recent rankings of MBA programs. Let’s

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Career and Pregnancy

Career and Pregnancy Here is some advice about leadership. I recently spoke to a female client in a coaching program who is pregnant. So, obviously, I told her congratulations, but her reaction was un

Monday Morning 8am

Career and Pregnancy Here is some advice about leadership. I recently spoke to a female client in a

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Trend Analysis

Trend Analysis This is advice I give to one-on-one case coaching clients, and you can see them on our website—people like Peter, Richard, Tatiana, Amrit and Andrew. The first thing I tell people whe

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Trend Analysis This is advice I give to one-on-one case coaching clients, and you can see them on ou

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China

China China has halted the $37 billion floatation of the ANT group, citing major issues around compliance and governance. China is also in the news because it might block the $40 billion Nvidia semi

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China China has halted the $37 billion floatation of the ANT group, citing major issues around comp

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Improved Productivity

Improved Productivity Nikkei Asia reported that Bangladesh’s output per citizen is now equal to the output per citizen in neighboring India. In other words there is an improved productivity. For�

Management Consulting

Improved Productivity Nikkei Asia reported that Bangladesh’s output per citizen is now equal to

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Changing Business Models

Changing Business Models Lets talk about the pain of changing business models. There are a lot of articles about companies that are going through painful changes. Volkswagen has announced a multi-bi

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Changing Business Models Lets talk about the pain of changing business models. There are a lot of ar

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Productivity + Proposals (Monday Morning 8am #4)

Hello everyone! This is Monday Morning 8 a.m., a weekly newsletter where we distill the insights from all of the distractions, articles, and emails that you receive in your inbox every day. In this

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Hello everyone! This is Monday Morning 8 a.m., a weekly newsletter where we distill the insights

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MM8am Not all risk is

Hello, everyone! This is Monday Morning 8 a.m., a weekly newsletter where we distill the insights from all of the distractions, articles, and emails that you receive in your inbox every day. In this w

Monday Morning 8am

Hello, everyone! This is Monday Morning 8 a.m., a weekly newsletter where we distill the insights fr

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MM8am What is Netflix’s real strategy?

Hi, everyone. This is Monday Morning 8 a.m., a newsletter that goes out—as you guessed it—every Monday. You can listen to the audio version of this Monday Morning 8 a.m. episode by sea

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MM8am Pandemics, Growth, Valuation, Technology Companies

Hi, everyone. This is “Monday Morning 8 a.m. #1: Technology Companies, Pandemics, Growth, Valuation,” a newsletter that goes out—as you guessed it—every Monday. You can listen to th

Monday Morning 8am

Hi, everyone. This is “Monday Morning 8 a.m. #1: Technology Companies, Pandemics, Growth, V

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Strategy Training

We have numerous strategy studies on our website, both the video explanations and the editable slides. This is an overview of one such study. We teach from first-principles only. While you will see fr

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What is Analytical Problem Solving?

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Differences between Strategy, Operations & Implementation

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How to Build MECE Hypotheses Using a Decision Tree

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Kris Safarova’s Biography

As Presiding Partner Kris works with only the most eminent BCG, McKinsey et al ex-partners to produce strategy, operations, implementation and case interview media that does not exist anywhere else. S

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As Presiding Partner Kris works with only the most eminent BCG, McKinsey et al ex-partners to produc

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5 Career Success Strategies When You Start From Nothing

5 Career Success Strategies When You Start From Nothing There are 5 career success strategies you need to follow when you are building your career and life from nothing. Follow them consistently and y

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5 Career Success Strategies When You Start From Nothing There are 5 career success strategies you ne

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25 best strategy books to help you excel at business strategy

25 Best Strategy Books to Help You Excel at Business Strategy This is a curated list of the best strategy books that I, and other partners you know from the FIRMSconsulting training programs, think ar

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25 Best Strategy Books to Help You Excel at Business Strategy This is a curated list of the best str

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Presentation Skills: Stand Up and Present with Confidence

Presentation Skills: Stand Up and Present with Confidence Effective presentation skills are vital for most business roles. Many people never master presentation skills. Therefore, you can really set

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Presentation Skills: Stand Up and Present with Confidence Effective presentation skills are vital f

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Starting a strategy consulting firm (ex-McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Deloitte, etc.)

Starting a strategy consulting firm (ex-McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Deloitte, etc.) Hi everyone and welcome to another episode of the management consulting podcast series where we discuss the business of run

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Time Sensitive. Turquoise Eyes: A Novel about Problem Solving & Critical Thinking

Turquoise Eyes: A Novel about Problem Solving & Critical Thinking Our brand new book, Turquoise Eyes: A Novel about Problem Solving & Critical Thinking, is available on Amazon. To celebrate t

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Turquoise Eyes: A Novel about Problem Solving & Critical Thinking Our brand new book, Turquoise

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Personal Brand – 6 Steps to Build a Strong Personal Brand in the Workplace in 2020

Personal Brand – 6 Steps to Build a Strong Personal Brand in the Workplace in 2020 Your personal style in the workplace significantly influences the perception that people have of you. Moreove

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Personal Brand – 6 Steps to Build a Strong Personal Brand in the Workplace in 2020 Your person

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Business Acumen – Step-by-Step Guide to Improve It

Business Acumen – Step-by-Step Guide to Improve It What is business judgement or business acumen? What is good, or bad, business acumen? Is business acumen the same for marketing, digital and IT, s

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Business Acumen – Step-by-Step Guide to Improve It What is business judgement or business acumen?

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10 Powerful Insights to Help You Succeed as a Small Business Consultant

10 Powerful Insights to Help You Succeed as a Small Business Consultant In the previous article “Freelance Consulting Online: a Step-By-Step Guide” we shared enough information for you to

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Freelance Consulting Online: a Beginner’s Guide

Freelance Consulting Online: a Beginner’s Guide The dizzying speed of disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic is leaving many people jobless or with a fear of losing their job, with few prospect

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Freelance Consulting Online: a Beginner’s Guide The dizzying speed of disruption due to the CO

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Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: a Detailed Guide

Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: a Detailed Guide Have you ever felt that you achieved your successes by luck, timing or due to other external events, instead of your effort, character, talent, and abili

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Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: a Detailed Guide Have you ever felt that you achieved your successes b

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How to motivate yourself

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How to motivate yourself Summary: At a time when the path to professional success is not only more

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Analysis and insights alone don’t make a leader.

Leaders implement their ideas and bank the benefits. Leaders get results.

Singapore & COVID-19

Singapore & COVID-19 There’s a piece in Nikkei Asia about Singapore’s response to COVID-19. They’ve made it harder for foreigners to obtain work visas, which is a natural response. Sin

Singapore & COVID-19 There’s a piece in Nikkei Asia about Singapore’s response to COVID-

MBA Programs

MBA Programs The Financial Times had a story about the recent rankings of MBA programs. Let’s look at what these rankings mean from a strategy, productivity and national pride perspective. While

MBA Programs The Financial Times had a story about the recent rankings of MBA programs. Let’s

Career and Pregnancy

Career and Pregnancy Here is some advice about leadership. I recently spoke to a female client in a coaching program who is pregnant. So, obviously, I told her congratulations, but her reaction was un

Career and Pregnancy Here is some advice about leadership. I recently spoke to a female client in a

Trend Analysis

Trend Analysis This is advice I give to one-on-one case coaching clients, and you can see them on our website—people like Peter, Richard, Tatiana, Amrit and Andrew. The first thing I tell people whe

Trend Analysis This is advice I give to one-on-one case coaching clients, and you can see them on ou

China

China China has halted the $37 billion floatation of the ANT group, citing major issues around compliance and governance. China is also in the news because it might block the $40 billion Nvidia semi

China China has halted the $37 billion floatation of the ANT group, citing major issues around comp

Improved Productivity

Improved Productivity Nikkei Asia reported that Bangladesh’s output per citizen is now equal to the output per citizen in neighboring India. In other words there is an improved productivity. For�

Improved Productivity Nikkei Asia reported that Bangladesh’s output per citizen is now equal to

Changing Business Models

Changing Business Models Lets talk about the pain of changing business models. There are a lot of articles about companies that are going through painful changes. Volkswagen has announced a multi-bi

Changing Business Models Lets talk about the pain of changing business models. There are a lot of ar

Productivity + Proposals (Monday Morning 8am #4)

Hello everyone! This is Monday Morning 8 a.m., a weekly newsletter where we distill the insights from all of the distractions, articles, and emails that you receive in your inbox every day. In this

Hello everyone! This is Monday Morning 8 a.m., a weekly newsletter where we distill the insights

MM8am Not all risk is

Hello, everyone! This is Monday Morning 8 a.m., a weekly newsletter where we distill the insights from all of the distractions, articles, and emails that you receive in your inbox every day. In this w

Hello, everyone! This is Monday Morning 8 a.m., a weekly newsletter where we distill the insights fr

MM8am What is Netflix’s real strategy?

Hi, everyone. This is Monday Morning 8 a.m., a newsletter that goes out—as you guessed it—every Monday. You can listen to the audio version of this Monday Morning 8 a.m. episode by sea

Hi, everyone. This is Monday Morning 8 a.m., a newsletter that goes out—as you guessed it—

MM8am Pandemics, Growth, Valuation, Technology Companies

Hi, everyone. This is “Monday Morning 8 a.m. #1: Technology Companies, Pandemics, Growth, Valuation,” a newsletter that goes out—as you guessed it—every Monday. You can listen to th

Hi, everyone. This is “Monday Morning 8 a.m. #1: Technology Companies, Pandemics, Growth, V

Strategy Training

We have numerous strategy studies on our website, both the video explanations and the editable slides. This is an overview of one such study. We teach from first-principles only. While you will see fr

We have numerous strategy studies on our website, both the video explanations and the editable slide

Most popular

Kris Safarova’s Biography

As Presiding Partner Kris works with only the most eminent BCG, McKinsey et al ex-partners to produce strategy, operations, implementation and case interview media that does not exist anywhere else. S

As Presiding Partner Kris works with only the most eminent BCG, McKinsey et al ex-partners to produc

5 Career Success Strategies When You Start From Nothing

5 Career Success Strategies When You Start From Nothing There are 5 career success strategies you need to follow when you are building your career and life from nothing. Follow them consistently and y

5 Career Success Strategies When You Start From Nothing There are 5 career success strategies you ne

25 best strategy books to help you excel at business strategy

25 Best Strategy Books to Help You Excel at Business Strategy This is a curated list of the best strategy books that I, and other partners you know from the FIRMSconsulting training programs, think ar

25 Best Strategy Books to Help You Excel at Business Strategy This is a curated list of the best str

Presentation Skills: Stand Up and Present with Confidence

Presentation Skills: Stand Up and Present with Confidence Effective presentation skills are vital for most business roles. Many people never master presentation skills. Therefore, you can really set

Presentation Skills: Stand Up and Present with Confidence Effective presentation skills are vital f

Starting a strategy consulting firm (ex-McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Deloitte, etc.)

Starting a strategy consulting firm (ex-McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Deloitte, etc.) Hi everyone and welcome to another episode of the management consulting podcast series where we discuss the business of run

Starting a strategy consulting firm (ex-McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Deloitte, etc.) Hi everyone and welcome

Time Sensitive. Turquoise Eyes: A Novel about Problem Solving & Critical Thinking

Turquoise Eyes: A Novel about Problem Solving & Critical Thinking Our brand new book, Turquoise Eyes: A Novel about Problem Solving & Critical Thinking, is available on Amazon. To celebrate t

Turquoise Eyes: A Novel about Problem Solving & Critical Thinking Our brand new book, Turquoise

Personal Brand – 6 Steps to Build a Strong Personal Brand in the Workplace in 2020

Personal Brand – 6 Steps to Build a Strong Personal Brand in the Workplace in 2020 Your personal style in the workplace significantly influences the perception that people have of you. Moreove

Personal Brand – 6 Steps to Build a Strong Personal Brand in the Workplace in 2020 Your person

Business Acumen – Step-by-Step Guide to Improve It

Business Acumen – Step-by-Step Guide to Improve It What is business judgement or business acumen? What is good, or bad, business acumen? Is business acumen the same for marketing, digital and IT, s

Business Acumen – Step-by-Step Guide to Improve It What is business judgement or business acumen?

10 Powerful Insights to Help You Succeed as a Small Business Consultant

10 Powerful Insights to Help You Succeed as a Small Business Consultant In the previous article “Freelance Consulting Online: a Step-By-Step Guide” we shared enough information for you to

10 Powerful Insights to Help You Succeed as a Small Business Consultant In the previous article R

Freelance Consulting Online: a Beginner’s Guide

Freelance Consulting Online: a Beginner’s Guide The dizzying speed of disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic is leaving many people jobless or with a fear of losing their job, with few prospect

Freelance Consulting Online: a Beginner’s Guide The dizzying speed of disruption due to the CO

Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: a Detailed Guide

Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: a Detailed Guide Have you ever felt that you achieved your successes by luck, timing or due to other external events, instead of your effort, character, talent, and abili

Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: a Detailed Guide Have you ever felt that you achieved your successes b

How to motivate yourself

How to motivate yourself Summary: At a time when the path to professional success is not only more fraught with competition but arguably more ambiguous than ever, professionals must tap the pote

How to motivate yourself Summary: At a time when the path to professional success is not only more

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