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Strengths Multiplied

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If someone I work with is fabulous at sales but terrible at finance, when we work together, I benefit from their talent in sales, and they benefit from my talent in finance. He was terrible at supply chain management, finance, and managing foreign exchange currency risk.

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The Ups and Downs of a Career in Consulting

Tom Spencer

Every year thousands flock to apply to top consulting firms such as McKinsey and Company, Bain and Company, and Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Consulting accelerates growth for ambitious careerists The learning and development opportunities afforded at MBB (the affectionate initialism given to McKinsey, Bain, and BCG) are pretty insane.

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How to Unlock High Sales Growth for Your Company

LSA Global

All companies seek to experience high sales growth. A Recent McKinsey Study. A recent McKinsey study of more than 1,000 companies identified five meaningful things that distinguish fast-growing sales organizations from their lagging peers. Four Ways to Unlock High Sales Growth for Your Company.

Sales 28
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The Smartest Person in the Room

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As a CEO, you want your head of sales to be infinitely stronger in sales than you. You want your CFO to be infinitely more experienced in finance than you. When I first started working at McKinsey, wow, it was a humbling experience. When I first started working at McKinsey, wow, it was a humbling experience.

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Top 10 Consulting Firms In New York

Management Consulted

McKinsey & Company. Yes, the great McKinsey has its headquarters in New York, located at 55 E 52nd St on the 21st Floor. Founded in 1926, McKinsey now has its largest global office in New York with more than 500 consultants. Drum roll… 1. The Boston Consulting Group.

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Management Consulting versus Investment Banking

Management Consulted

The cons of investment banking – the long hours, the repetitive and unengaging nature of the work, the lack of non-finance exit opportunities – mattered far more to me than a 6-figure salary. At the Big 3 (Bain, Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey), you can expect travel 50-75% of the time. Interested in sales & trading?

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Inside a Fortune 500 Boardroom

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The company had suffered a 40% drop in sales. If you know finance, especially the finance of retail businesses, that’s nearly impossible. Business A can be profitable if it grows revenues enough to cover the non-product-related operating costs (such as sales, marketing, customer service, finance, and human resources).