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Why We Often Punish Our Greatest Supporter in Life (Part I)

Do you risk your relationship with the only family member who has always been on your side to… Make a Stand for Your Truth Imagine this… you’re a corporate leader, used to making to

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Do you risk your relationship with the only family member who has always been on your side to…

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The problem with following role models

People say, “Success leaves clues.” The advice you often hear is find someone who achieved something you want to achieve, watch them carefully, repeat their steps, and you will achieve success to

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People say, “Success leaves clues.” The advice you often hear is find someone who achieved some

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Senior McKinsey partner on the most important skill you should develop

Senior McKinsey partner on the most important skill you should develop We trained our AI system on our proprietary information. It’s like having access to our brains 24/7. That said, you might still

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Senior McKinsey partner on the most important skill you should develop We trained our AI system on o

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Career Stagnation. When Promotions End and the Runway Ends

In the final piece for Strategy Insights, called “When Promotions End and the Runway Ends,” I’m going to talk through an interesting client situation. We have an Insider, who later also bec

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In the final piece for Strategy Insights, called “When Promotions End and the Runway Ends,” I

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CEO of Danone Learns That Being Good is Not Good Enough

CEO of Danone Learns That Being Good is Not Good Enough The next big theme is about how Danone’s CEO has just learned that being good is not good enough. If you follow the saga of Danone, it has b

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CEO of Danone Learns That Being Good is Not Good Enough The next big theme is about how Danone’s

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Things Don’t Change Much—or Do They?

Things Don’t Change Much—or Do They? The next big theme I will call, “Things don’t change much—or do they?” Over a period in the last week, BHP, an Anglo-Australian multinational min

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Things Don’t Change Much—or Do They? The next big theme I will call, “Things don’t chang

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One of the biggest strategy shifts ever in the next 10 to 20 years

One of the biggest strategy shifts ever in the next 10 to 20 years There was an interesting piece in the Financial Times related to how new is not always better. This shift is probably going to be

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One of the biggest strategy shifts ever in the next 10 to 20 years There was an interesting piece

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Strategic Consulting Knowledge Management

This is what is required to build intellectual property. It is a critical competitive advantage that most firms/professionals/consultants try to develop yet eventually quit. First Think of the time an

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This is what is required to build intellectual property. It is a critical competitive advantage that

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

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Partnership. Memoir. From Analyst to Director by age 30

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FIRMSconsulting Honor Code

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The Ultimate Guide to Working With Business Consultants

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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

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

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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

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

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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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Best Business Books Like Blue Ocean Strategy

Best Business Books Like Blue Ocean Strategy Looking for the best business books like Blue Ocean Strategy? Reading books that are similar to the ones you love definitely helps in finding impactful boo

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Best Business Books Like Blue Ocean Strategy Looking for the best business books like Blue Ocean Str

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Business Case Analysis in a Consulting Study

Business Case Analysis in a Consulting Study Recent clients’ feedback indicates that most people do not know what the point of a study is, or what is the most important output to a client. Well, t

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Business Case Analysis in a Consulting Study Recent clients’ feedback indicates that most people

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Starting a consulting business with no experience

Starting a Consulting Business With No Experience Welcome to another episode from the series where we discuss the business of starting and growing a consulting business. This is episode number 5, call

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Starting a Consulting Business With No Experience Welcome to another episode from the series where w

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Consulting Sales: How Should You Develop Your Strategy?

Consulting Sales: How Should You Develop Your Strategy? Welcome to the next episode of our management consulting iTunes channel How to Build and Grow a Consulting Firm, where we discuss the business

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Consulting Sales: How Should You Develop Your Strategy? Welcome to the next episode of our manageme

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How to Sell Consulting Services: Secrets to Selling High Priced Consulting Services

How to Sell Consulting Services: Secrets to Selling High Priced Consulting Services Hi everyone and welcome to another podcast about How to Build and Grow a Consulting Firm or Practice. In today’

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Analysis and insights alone don’t make a leader.

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

Why We Often Punish Our Greatest Supporter in Life (Part I)

Do you risk your relationship with the only family member who has always been on your side to… Make a Stand for Your Truth Imagine this… you’re a corporate leader, used to making to

Do you risk your relationship with the only family member who has always been on your side to…

The problem with following role models

People say, “Success leaves clues.” The advice you often hear is find someone who achieved something you want to achieve, watch them carefully, repeat their steps, and you will achieve success to

People say, “Success leaves clues.” The advice you often hear is find someone who achieved some

Senior McKinsey partner on the most important skill you should develop

Senior McKinsey partner on the most important skill you should develop We trained our AI system on our proprietary information. It’s like having access to our brains 24/7. That said, you might still

Senior McKinsey partner on the most important skill you should develop We trained our AI system on o

Career Stagnation. When Promotions End and the Runway Ends

In the final piece for Strategy Insights, called “When Promotions End and the Runway Ends,” I’m going to talk through an interesting client situation. We have an Insider, who later also bec

In the final piece for Strategy Insights, called “When Promotions End and the Runway Ends,” I

CEO of Danone Learns That Being Good is Not Good Enough

CEO of Danone Learns That Being Good is Not Good Enough The next big theme is about how Danone’s CEO has just learned that being good is not good enough. If you follow the saga of Danone, it has b

CEO of Danone Learns That Being Good is Not Good Enough The next big theme is about how Danone’s

Things Don’t Change Much—or Do They?

Things Don’t Change Much—or Do They? The next big theme I will call, “Things don’t change much—or do they?” Over a period in the last week, BHP, an Anglo-Australian multinational min

Things Don’t Change Much—or Do They? The next big theme I will call, “Things don’t chang

One of the biggest strategy shifts ever in the next 10 to 20 years

One of the biggest strategy shifts ever in the next 10 to 20 years There was an interesting piece in the Financial Times related to how new is not always better. This shift is probably going to be

One of the biggest strategy shifts ever in the next 10 to 20 years There was an interesting piece

Strategic Consulting Knowledge Management

This is what is required to build intellectual property. It is a critical competitive advantage that most firms/professionals/consultants try to develop yet eventually quit. First Think of the time an

This is what is required to build intellectual property. It is a critical competitive advantage that

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

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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

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

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

Best Business Books Like Blue Ocean Strategy

Best Business Books Like Blue Ocean Strategy Looking for the best business books like Blue Ocean Strategy? Reading books that are similar to the ones you love definitely helps in finding impactful boo

Best Business Books Like Blue Ocean Strategy Looking for the best business books like Blue Ocean Str

Business Case Analysis in a Consulting Study

Business Case Analysis in a Consulting Study Recent clients’ feedback indicates that most people do not know what the point of a study is, or what is the most important output to a client. Well, t

Business Case Analysis in a Consulting Study Recent clients’ feedback indicates that most people

Starting a consulting business with no experience

Starting a Consulting Business With No Experience Welcome to another episode from the series where we discuss the business of starting and growing a consulting business. This is episode number 5, call

Starting a Consulting Business With No Experience Welcome to another episode from the series where w

Consulting Sales: How Should You Develop Your Strategy?

Consulting Sales: How Should You Develop Your Strategy? Welcome to the next episode of our management consulting iTunes channel How to Build and Grow a Consulting Firm, where we discuss the business

Consulting Sales: How Should You Develop Your Strategy? Welcome to the next episode of our manageme

How to Sell Consulting Services: Secrets to Selling High Priced Consulting Services

How to Sell Consulting Services: Secrets to Selling High Priced Consulting Services Hi everyone and welcome to another podcast about How to Build and Grow a Consulting Firm or Practice. In today’

How to Sell Consulting Services: Secrets to Selling High Priced Consulting Services Hi everyone and

FREE CHAPTER & VIDEO

How McKinsey Developed Its Strategy

In the final piece for Strategy Insights, called “When Promotions End and the Runway Ends,” I