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Management Consulting versus Investment Banking

Management Consulted

Consulting compensates with perks that banking does not offer – from better travel allowances to more generous health and retirement packages. In my time at McKinsey, easily half the people who left the firm went into the financial world (from hedge funds to PE), and salary was undoubtedly a major factor in the decision.

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3 Steps to Cultivate an Innovation Culture

Organizational Talent Consulting

Space travel alone is challenging, but reusing a rocket by landing it on a drone ship takes the complexity to another level. Benchmarking in the process of creating a culture of innovation in hotel companies. McKinsey & Company. Organizational Talent Consulting. Gierczak-Korzeniowska, B., & & Gołembski, G.

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Brews, News and Booz & Company: Interview and Culture Insights

Management Consulted

In reality, McKinsey, Bain, and Boston Consulting Group are tied for first, so Booz & Company is a close 2 nd place. Employees at Booz & Company get a bit of a lifestyle boost above MBB employees (especially McKinsey). They travel quite a bit, but their hours are slightly less than BCG or McKinsey and on par with Bain.

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Customer intent is a treasure trove of actionable data hiding in plain sight

1 to 1

By 2025, smart workflows and seamless interactions among humans and machines will be as standard as the corporate balance sheet, and most employees will use data to optimize nearly every aspect of their work, predicts McKinsey & Company.

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Archstone Consulting Culture and Interview Tips

Management Consulted

While originally founded as an independent strategic firm, Archstone Consulting was acquired by leading enterprise benchmarking firm The Hackett Group in 2009. You will be traveling quite a bit (up to 80%) but there is availability for mentorship when you are in the office.

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4 Ways Leaders Can Get More from Their Company’s Innovation Efforts

Harvard Business

A recent McKinsey report found that while 84% of corporate executives think innovation is key to achieving growth objectives, only 6% are satisfied with the innovation performance of their firm. If you pursue problems that you know about already, you are unlikely to travel far from your current operational model.

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