הפודקאסטים הטובים ביותר ב-FIRMSconsulting.com And StrategyTraining.com (2024)

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711: Talk me through your resume, sample answer (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics) 14:37

2d ago14:37

14:37

In this series of podcasts we look at each of the typical McKinsey/BCG FIT/PEI questions and provide a typical answer. Note, that while replicating this approach and standard will help you, we caution you that the main test of fit is in handling the cross-examination of your answer. Most candidates tend to be unprepared for that and we urge you to …

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482: From a $3,000 investment into nearly $1 billion in lifetime sales 40:19

3d ago40:19

40:19

Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 482, an interview with the author of Beyond the Hammer: A Fresh Approach to Leadership, Culture, and Building High Performance Teams, Brian Gottlieb. In his book, Brian shares his straightforward business ideology of having a clear strategy, inspiring teams, providing best-in-class training, using metrics for empo…

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710: Talk about a leadership example, sample answer (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics) 21:52

4d ago21:52

21:52

In this series of podcasts we look at each of the typical McKinsey/BCG FIT/PEI questions and provide a typical answer. Note, that while replicating this approach and standard will help you, we caution you that the main test of fit is in handling the cross-examination of your answer. Most candidates tend to be unprepared for that and we urge you to …

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481: Former CEO of AT&T Business, Anne Chow, on How to Lead Bigger 52:19

5d ago52:19

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Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 481, an interview with the author of Lead Bigger: The Transformative Power of Inclusion, Anne Chow. In her book, Anne shows us how we can all learn to leverage inclusion far beyond DEI to elevate our work, workforce, and workplace. Lead Bigger offers a no-nonsense approach to leading outside of traditional paramet…

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709: Discuss your analytic skills, sample answer (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics) 9:45

9d ago9:45

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In this series of podcasts we look at each of the typical McKinsey/BCG FIT/PEI questions and provide a typical answer. Note, that while replicating this approach and standard will help you, we caution you that the main test of fit is in handling the cross-examination of your answer. Most candidates tend to be unprepared for that and we urge you to …

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480: Why approve investments with negative returns? (Strategy Skills classics) 9:16

10d ago9:16

9:16

For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic from the Corporate Strategy & Transformation study. In this podcast, we look at the problem of superficial financial analysis. One way to save the client money, before they run out of cash in about 16 months, is to stop all investments which lose money. This, however, is a terrible idea that…

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708: Building a business and professional brand from the ground up (with 3.4 million followers minister, Dr. Sam Adeyemi) 53:19

11d ago53:19

53:19

Welcome to an interview with Dr. Sam Adeyemi (Ah Day yeh me), a global speaker, strategic leadership expert, minister, and author who has influenced millions of people on success and leadership through radio, television, conferences, and information products for more than 25 years. Atlanta-based Dr. Sam Adeyemi leads leaders. He shifts mindsets to …

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479: Marshall Goldsmith on Democratizing Learning Using AI and Leadership With AI 52:49

12d ago52:49

52:49

Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 479, an interview with Marshall Goldsmith, a world-renowned executive coach and leadership thinker. In this episode, Marshall offers invaluable advice for aspiring leaders and coaches, emphasizing the importance of maintaining an adult-to-adult relationship in coaching scenarios. His focus on measurable results ha…

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707: How Family Ghosts End Up in the Executive Suite (with MIT Professor Deborah Ancona) 48:26

16d ago48:26

48:26

Welcome to an interview with Deborah Ancona, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management. In this episode, we explore "family ghosts," a rarely discussed topic that significantly impacts professional growth, behavior, and attitudes toward work. We discuss how to achieve your greatest potential as a leader b…

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478: Math for English Majors with Ben Orlin 43:09

17d ago43:09

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Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 478, an interview with Ben Orlin, a math teacher turned full-time writer who's on a mission to make mathematics engaging and accessible to all and the author of the book Math for English Majors: A Human Take on the Universal Language. In this episode, Ben offers insights into his teaching and writing journey, the …

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706: How to overcome career frustrations (with New York University’s Dr. Tessa West) 1:01:23

18d ago1:01:23

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Welcome to an interview with the author of Job Therapy: Finding Work That Works for You, Dr. Tessa West. In her book, Dr. Tessa West helps you figure out the real reason you’re unhappy and shows you how to find a new position in which you’ll thrive, whether in a different role, company, or new industry altogether. Dr. Tessa West is Professor of Psy…

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477: Why Everything You Know About Public Speaking Is Wrong—And What You Should Be Doing Instead 53:14

19d ago53:14

53:14

Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 477, an interview with Hollywood insiders and the authors of Briefly Speaking, Deborah Shames and David Booth. In this episode, we discuss effective communication and presentation strategies for individuals and business professionals. With their extensive experience coaching executives, celebrities, and leaders, D…

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705: What is Business Judgement (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics) 10:02

23d ago10:02

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You cannot and will not improve your case skills from practicing case alone. "Case skills" refers to a variety of skills including body language, communication and especially business judgement. Business judgement effectively means your ability to make reasonable guesses/inferences in business situations. That largely comes from being well read. Th…

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476: Handling client's difficult questions (Strategy Skills classics) 15:10

24d ago15:10

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For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic where we address how to answer difficult questions raised by the client during an executive workshop or another type of client's executive group meeting. We start with discussing the right mindset any consultant requires to be able to effectively handle difficult questions from a client. We …

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704: Important Case Guidance (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics) 11:33

25d ago11:33

11:33

In our ongoing series of podcasts, we again introduce new advice about case interviews or sometimes view an old topic in a different manner. The objective of these podcasts is to explain concepts like MECE, 80/20, brainstorming, hypotheses etc in different ways so that as many listeners as possible will understand these concepts. We have seen some …

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475: 3.4 million followers minister on building a business and professional brand from the ground up 54:59

26d ago54:59

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Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 475, an interview with Dr. Sam Adeyemi (Ah Day yeh me), a global speaker, strategic leadership expert, minister, and author who has influenced millions of people on success and leadership through radio, television, conferences, and information products for more than 25 years. Atlanta-based Dr. Sam Adeyemi leads le…

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703: Myths about Management Consulting (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics) 12:30

1M ago12:30

12:30

This general podcast describes some of the common misconceptions applicants and even practicing McKinsey/BCG consultants have about their own firms. It will be useful to anyone who wants to understand some of the broad themes and misunderstandings about the profession. Here are some free gifts for you: Overall Approach Used in Well-Managed Strategy…

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474: How accurate was our financial model for the market entry strategy study? (Strategy Skills Classics) 13:03

1M ago13:03

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For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic where we discuss how accurate our financial model for the market entry strategy study is. Watch the video version here: How accurate was our financial model for the market entry strategy study? Here are some free gifts for you: Overall Approach Used in Well-Managed Strategy Studies free down…

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702: How to Turn a Profit and Improve Lives in the World's Toughest Places (with Former McKinsey partner, Viva Ona Bartkus) 48:38

1M ago48:38

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Welcome to an interview with the coauthor of Business on the Edge: How to Turn a Profit and Improve Lives in the World’s Toughest Places, Viva Ona Bartkus. In this book, they argue that by entering markets in the world’s frontline regions—areas stuck in cycles of violence and extreme poverty—businesses can actually create stability and expand oppor…

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473: MIT Professor Deborah Ancona on How Family Ghosts End Up in the Executive Suite 50:05

1M ago50:05

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Welcome to Strategy Skills, episode 473—an interview with Deborah Ancona, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management. In this episode, we explore "family ghosts," a rarely discussed topic that significantly impacts professional growth, behavior, and attitudes toward work. We discuss how to achieve your gre…

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701: How to Hold Networking Conversations (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics) 9:43

1M ago9:43

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Networking calls/coffee chats are tricky. You should not be following the advice found for general recruitment. We insist our clients network with partners so most of the advice we provide is for networking with McKinsey and BCG partners. The reality is that partners are best equipped, and most influential, to assess a unique profile and make a jud…

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472: Top-down view of energy (Strategy Skills classics) 9:28

1M ago9:28

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For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic about the top-down view of energy. It is crucial to provide boundaries when discussing sector-wide issues or the executives may get lost in the details and miss the key levers. Watch the video version here: Top-Down View of Energy Click here to see the full study and here to see the merger s…

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700: Sanity Checking Estimations in Cases (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics) 6:41

1M ago6:41

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Many candidates forget to sanity-check their calculations in a case. That is a bad idea. Without a sanity-check there is no way to meaningfully assess the accuracy of your answer. More important, how you perform the sanity check is the key. All sanity-checks must involve the reduction of the answer to a number that you can intuitively compare to yo…

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471: Management consulting storyboards (Strategy Skills classics) 20:40

1M ago20:40

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For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic where we share one of our more in-depth episodes taken as a sample video from one of our strategy studies. This episode is complimentary and available on iTunes, Youtube, Spotify, and many other podcast players. Watch the video version here: How do I build the storyboard and why is it done s…

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699: The Triggers Behind Customer Purchases (with Founder and CEO of Triggers, Leslie Zane) 42:15

1M ago42:15

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Welcome to an interview with an award-winning marketer, TEDx speaker and authority in harnessing the instinctive mind to accelerate brand and business growth, founder and CEO of Triggers, Leslie Zane. In this episode, continuing the discussion from her first interview, we delved deeper into the conventional marketing wisdom and instinctive behavior…

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470: Audemars Piguet & leadership (Strategy Skills classics) 15:40

1M ago15:40

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For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic where we explain how leadership is defined at great firms like McKinsey and BCG, and how we also manage leadership transition at FC. It will surprise you to see how different the mindset can be and that we think about these issues all the time. The most important role of a partner is to leav…

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698: Pattern Breakers: Why Some Start-Ups Change the Future (with co-founder of FLOODGATE, Mike Maples, Jr) 50:20

2M ago50:20

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Welcome to an interview with the author of Pattern Breakers: Why Some Start-Ups Change the Future, Mike Maples, Jr. In this book, Maples and coauthor Peter Ziebelman set out to discover the hidden forces that drive extraordinary start-up success. Pattern-breaking success, they reveal, demands a different mindset and actions to harness developments …

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469: Market trends analysis (Strategy Skills classics) 13:07

2M ago13:07

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Let’s be honest. Most consultants simply go into Google and search for any reports / analyses to compile market trends/an industry analysis fact pack. In other words, they do not put much thought into it beyond ensuring they are not caught for plagiarism. This is because many consultants think of the market trends or industry analysis as an output …

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697: How to Quickly Build a 500k+ Social Media Following (with Eric Cogorno) 51:52

2M ago51:52

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Welcome to an interview with golf coach, entrepreneur, and personal development enthusiast Eric Cogorno. In this episode, Eric shares the most effective tips and techniques that he uses to grow his business and followers. Eric took his business from $80K to $1.5 million revenue a year -- in less than five years. He has grown an audience of 500K+ fo…

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468: How to overcome career frustrations with New York University’s Dr. Tessa West 1:04:15

2M ago1:04:15

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Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 468, an interview with the author of Job Therapy: Finding Work That Works for You, Dr. Tessa West. In her book, Dr. Tessa West helps you figure out the real reason you’re unhappy and shows you how to find a new position in which you’ll thrive, whether in a different role, company, or new industry altogether. Dr. T…

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696: Intentionality: A Groundbreaking Guide to Breath, Consciousness, and Radical Self-Transformation (with Finnian Kelly) 52:45

2M ago52:45

52:45

Welcome to an interview with the author of Intentionality: A Groundbreaking Guide to Breath, Consciousness, and Radical Self-Transformation, Finnian Kelly. In this book, Finnian Kelly shares his step-by-step process for manifesting Intentionality into success. Through combining both scientific and spiritual principles, Finnian leads you through the…

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467: How to convert insights into strategy maps (Strategy Skills classics) 24:01

2M ago24:01

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For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic where we discuss how to convert insights into Strategy Maps. It is a powerful tool to create prescriptive / forecasting models to explain and predict strategy options. This is how to move from being a consultant to thinking and presenting like a partner. It is complimentary and available on …

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695: Survive, Reset, Thrive: Leading Breakthrough Growth Strategy in Volatile Times (with Ex McKinsey and LBS lecturer, Dr. Rebecca Homkes) 48:03

2M ago48:03

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Welcome to an interview with the author of Survive, Reset, Thrive: Leading Breakthrough Growth Strategy in Volatile Times, Dr. Rebecca Homkes. How would you stabilize your business to withstand and grow through market shocks, reset your strategy to take account of new realities and thrive through uncertainty? Survive, Reset, Thrive is a playbook fo…

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466: Former McKinsey partner on How to Turn a Profit and Improve Lives in the World's Toughest Places 50:16

2M ago50:16

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Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 466, featuring an interview with the coauthor of Business on the Edge: How to Turn a Profit and Improve Lives in the World’s Toughest Places, Viva Ona Bartkus. In this book, they argue that by entering markets in the world’s frontline regions—areas stuck in cycles of violence and extreme poverty—businesses can act…

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