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Industry & History
Michael Porter: the academic who rewired how business thinks about competition
Frameworks
Porter's five forces: a practical guide for actually using the framework
Presentations
The 14 Slide Layouts That Consulting Firms Use for Everything
Presentations
Think Before You Chart: Why McKinsey Bans Pie Charts
Problem Solving
Obsessing On Process & Meta-Process: The Secret of High-Performing Consulting Firms
MECE
Ten Business MECE Examples
Career
What Consultants Actually Do?
Presentations
Five Steps to Make a Presentation Using Strategy Consulting Principles
Industry & History
The Strategy Consulting Industry: Firms, Trends & Compensation (2025)
Pyramid Principle
Use The Pyramid Principle To Communicate Like A CEO
MECE
Mini-Course Lesson 2: Using MECE in Your Work
Industry & History
Consulting Industry Overview: The 15+ Kinds Of Consulting
Problem Solving
The Seven Traits of Highly Effective Consulting Problem Solvers
Team Culture
How To Build A Culture Of Excellence In A Consulting Firm
McKinseyTeam Culture
How To Give Feedback Like A McKinsey Consultant
Frameworks
Five Powerful Consulting Frameworks: MECE, 7S, Porter's Five Forces, BCG Growth-Share & Ansoff
McKinseyCareer
How To Beat The McKinsey Solve Game
MECE
MECE: Real-World Examples (Practicing Mutually Exclusive, Collectively Exhaustive)
Problem Solving
How Top-Tier Consultants at McKinsey, Bain, and BCG Really Solve Problems
Career
Do Consulting Case Study Interviews Work? A deep dive
Industry & History
The Cliches of Consulting vs The Reality
Freelancing
The Ultimate Guide To Becoming A Freelance Consultant: 25 Things I've Learned
Industry & History
Eight common challenges of boutique consulting firms
Problem Solving
The Ultimate Guide To “Scoping”: How Consultants Define Problems and Shape
Problem Solving
Getting to The "So What?" - The Most Important Question
Presentations
Consulting Pitfalls: How To Avoid "Book Report Thinking"
McKinseyAI
Why McKinsey Will Win In The Age of AI
AIProblem Solving
How I'd Use AI Tools (If I Still Worked In Consulting)
Book ReviewsPyramid Principle
The Pyramid Principle: Book Summary & Review (Part 2: Logic In Thinking)
Book ReviewsPyramid Principle
The Pyramid Principle: Book Summary & Review (Part 1: Logic In Writing)
Frameworks
Famous Consulting Frameworks: The Rule of Three and Four - Bruce Henderson (1976)
CareerIndustry & History
What are the career paths and titles at McKinsey, Bain, and Boston Consulting Group?
Frameworks
Exploring Consulting Frameworks: The Experience Curve
FrameworksPresentations
The Art of Consulting: How To Make Your Own Frameworks
Frameworks
Understanding Corporate Strategy: How To Think Like A CEO
Freelancing
The Art of Freelance Consulting - Five Secrets From A Former Mckinsey Consultant
MECEProblem Solving
Issue Trees - What Are They and How Do You Use Them?
Problem Solving
The Magic Of Critical Thinking: How To Make Better Decisions
McKinseyIndustry & History
John Legend Made Slides? What Famous Alums Learned In Consulting
Presentations
How people lie with charts & data: an example from Fortune 500 CEOs
Industry & History
A Brief History of Strategy Consulting: 100 years from Frederick Taylor to the “Next New Normal”
Problem Solving
The Top Five Skills Of Elite Strategy Consultants
Presentations
Redesigning Softbank's WeWork Deck
MECE
MECE Examples: Social Media: How To Be Mutually Exclusive, Collectively Exhaustive
Team Culture
The Three Elements Of Great Teams I Learned From My Time In Consulting
Pyramid PrincipleProblem Solving
How SCQA and the Pyramid Principle Fit Into The Strategy Consulting Process
Presentations
The Rule of Three: Why Do Consultants Always Communicate In Threes?
McKinseyIndustry & History
What's the difference between McKinsey and Boston Consulting Group?
MECE
What is the MECE Principle? Understanding Mutually Exclusive, Collectively Exhaustive
Frameworks
SCQA - A Framework For Defining Problems & Hypotheses
McKinseyCareer
Can I Get A Job At McKinsey From A Non-Target School?
Presentations
20 Secrets From Strategy Consulting & Persuasion Science To Create Memorable Presentations
Problem Solving
The Consulting Process: Rabbit Holes & Sensemaking
Pyramid Principle
Pyramid Principle Part 2: Communicate Top-Down
Pyramid Principle
Structure Your Ideas: Pyramid Principle Part 1
Presentations
Persuasive PowerPoint Storytelling: The Three Principles Of Flow
Team Culture
Mindset Shifts: Embrace a learning mindset & beware “modishness”
Career
A Five Month Plan For Learning How to be a Consultant Without Working at a Consulting Firm
Problem Solving
Consulting Mindset: Shifting From The "What" To The "How"
McKinseyProblem Solving
McKinsey Problem Solving: Six steps to solve any problem and tell a persuasive story
McKinseyTeam Culture
Decoding McKinsey's Culture of High-Performance: Building A Lasting Firm
McKinseyCareer