Wed.Nov 06, 2019

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Create a Conference Proposal the Conference Wants and Accepts, Part 1: Frame the Proposal

Johanna Rothman

You want to present a talk, workshop, experience report at a conference. (Or, a lightning talk, Pecha Kucha, or more.) You have something important to share. How can you create a proposal that the program committee will accept? I'm writing this series to explain how to do just that. The series parts are: Understand who and what purpose the proposal serves.

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Architecting Your Future

Chad Barr

As many of you know, one of my many passions is photography. Other passions of mine include: the development of web strategies and digital content for us and our clients, playing the guitar, spending precious time with my family (did I tell you about my grandkids yet?) and my most recent passion, playing the hottest and fastest growing sport in the US – Pickle Ball.

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More on Confidence in Case Interviews

CaseInterview.com

Email: I am a regular reader of your emails discussing ways in which to succeed at case interviews and can without doubt say that they assisted me in getting an offer for an associate position with McKinsey in Johannesburg. I stumbled upon your website quite far into the application process (about two weeks prior to my final round interviews) and was amazed by how much the advice you provide correlates, and expands, on the advice provided to me by my McKinsey assigned coach (one of my first ro

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“I’ve gotten more and more leads after reading your latest book on lead gen”

Kai Davis

Brad shares the outcomes he’s seeing after reading Get More Leads. I went from zero leads…to a couple leads a week…to averaging a couple leads per day. I need to filter them better just to be able to gracefully handle them all! It’s crazy. I’ve made over $2000 since reading your book and implementing it. I’ve got two project proposals out right now for another $2k each.

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PowerPoint Best Practices for Creating Stellar Presentations

Mastering data visualization in PowerPoint will help accelerate your career because it positions you as someone who can present data that drives business decisions forward. think-cell's PowerPoint Best Practices eBook was created specifically for professionals aiming to master the art and science of data-driven storytelling. What’s inside: Practical Insights: Uncover valuable tips for crafting engaging and persuasive presentations.

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From Creative Industry to McKinsey Offer - Experienced Hire

CaseInterview.com

Question: It was really fascinating to read your today's email about landing a McKinsey offer while coming from advertising. Because this is exactly what I'm going through now: I work in a top ad agency in [ European city ] and I'm in a middle of my preparation process for interviews in MBB. In case you would be so kind as to give me some recommendations personally, here is my background: I have a bachelor degree in Management from Graduate School of Business Administration - a faculty of [ X

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Google Buys Fitbit, and Twitter Bans Political Ads

Harvard Business

Youngme, Felix, and Mihir discuss Google’s announcement that it’s buying Fitbit and what this tells us about the future of wearable computing. Later in the show, they discuss how Twitter and Facebook are handling political advertising.

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The right tool

Seth Godin Blog

Umbrellas are a fabulous invention. You can use one when you need it, but you shouldn’t confuse it with a grapefruit. Just because something is handy doesn’t mean it’s the right tool for the job.

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How Free-Market Economists Got It Wrong

Harvard Business

Azeem Azhar and Binyamin Appelbaum discuss how a group of free-market economists managed to reshape our modern world. They promised growth and broad prosperity, but instead left us with fractured societies and weakened democracies. Appelbaum is the author of the new book, “The Economists’ Hour,” a deep dive into the history of ideas that formed capitalism, as we know it.

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Comparing Offers from BCG and McKinsey

CaseInterview.com

Question: I wanted to get your opinion on something. Firstly, I want to thank you for the materials you put on your website. Thanks to them, I got job offers from McKinsey and BCG in (Middle East Country) to start as a business analyst. However, I am having hard to time to decide which one I should choose. I will be starting as business analyst straight from college, and would really appreciate if you can give me some guidance on which one is better.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Research: How Men and Women View Competition Differently

Harvard Business

Understanding it can help break gender stereotypes.

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Case Interview Advice from Another McKinsey New Hire

CaseInterview.com

Field Report: Just a brief note to say thank you for your emails. I actually didn't use the LOMS program - or your frameworks! By far, the most valuable thing (for me) was the insight into the mindset of consultants and interviewers, which is what your emails provided. It affords a real sense of perspective for a candidate like me, so when I walked into the interview, there was nothing intimidating about the guy or girl in front of me.

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We Need a Global Standard for Reporting Cyber Attacks

Harvard Business

Regulators should be collecting a standardized data set, so we can measure the threat.

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Case Interview Tools

CaseInterview.com

When I am contacted by candidates who have made it through the case interview process with a successful offer, often I get emails like the one below with tips for those still interviewing. Field Report: It's been about 8 months that I was dreaming to write this e-mail to you. Tomorrow I'm joining McKinsey in the Middle East and I'm very excited about it.

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Savings Consultants Are Needed in Today's Market More Than Ever

Savings Consultants are needed in today’s market more than ever. With an increase in expenses, businesses are looking for opportunities to save. Often unknown to businesses are savings in expense reduction, specialized tax savings, specialized savings including medical underpayments, health benefits cost reduction, zero cost processing, and more. Blue Coast Savings, with over 20 years in business, assists Savings Consultants in helping these companies move toward more profitable businesses.

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Geisinger’s Home Care Program Is Cutting Costs and Improving Outcomes

Harvard Business

It reduces emergency room visits, hospital admissions, and spending.

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What are the margins for?

Seth Godin Blog

A publisher recently sent me a 1,000 page book. The paper was perfect in its balance between opacity and thinness, but the margins were too small. The production designer made a choice–push the text all the way to the edges, allowing the book to shave 20 or 30 pages in length. Sensible. Except now, every single page seems cramped. The book is tense and can’t relax, and feels faintly amateurish.

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How Machine Learning Pushes Us to Define Fairness

Harvard Business

The systems we build reveal what we value.

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