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Coronavirus: Analysis, Conclusions & Takeaways

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Sample-Size Problem Excessive Focus on Fatality Rate + Insufficient Focus on R0 (how many people an infected person infects before they’ve recovered) Psychological “Panic” about the Wrong Things (toilet paper) Insufficient Focus on Medical System Scalability (equipment, personnel, & system throughput). This is the goal.

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Inside a Fortune 500 Boardroom

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The table was so large that every seating position had its own microphone that was attached to a public address amplification system. If you know finance, especially the finance of retail businesses, that’s nearly impossible. I’ve never seen a conference room table so large before. The company had suffered a 40% drop in sales.

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PARADE Method

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The PARADE Method (tm) is an approach to answering resume-oriented job interview questions. It is an approach I developed that is tailored for answering these questions in job interviews for management consulting, as well as interviews for senior executive positions in industry. Interviewers want to know what you did.

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How to Be a Superstar in Corporate

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academic grading system where the top-performing students are awarded an “A” grade and the worst-performing students earn an “F” grade. In corporate, there are extremely few SYSTEM-WIDE thinkers. Finance people do not see the sales and marketing implications of their “finance” decisions. Amongst U.S.

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COVID-19: Local vs. Global Optimization

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If the VP of sales maximizes sales without considering what the finance team needs for profitability, collections, or cash management, overall company performance suffers. With each actor doing what’s best for their area, the overall system outcome is suboptimal. As I speak, the hospital systems in New York are being overwhelmed.

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Networking, Practice, and Extreme Preparation

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While that has been a great experience, I ultimately found my greatest training and instruction in how to prepare for case interviews from your website and materials. I had gotten similar advice from others, specifically as it related to entering a career in the prestige-obsessed industry of finance and investment banking.

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What to Do After the Consulting Firm Offer

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Your website, LOMS program and daily emails were definitely great resources that helped me learn more about consulting and more importantly, the case interview process. If you don't come from a business or business finance background, it is worth reading a book or two on financial statement analysis. Thank you!