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JANUARY 26, 2021

The other day, someone in my Inner Circle mentorship program asked me the following: “Victor, how do you manage your information intake to avoid the ‘filter bubble’ and without falling prey to crackpot thinking?”. Humor me on this one… as it is very much related to broader societal issues). Should we invest more in sales or R&D?

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MARCH 16, 2020

I started writing this article a few days ago on March 5th, but I didn’t get to finish it until March 16th. It’s still useful to help make sense of the problem. Living in the Seattle metro area in Washington state, much of my attention has been focused on the coronavirus. It leaves us prone to over- and under-reacting.

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Jacq Hackett Consulting

JULY 3, 2017

Like it or not, no one is going to ‘hand hold’ you through the process. Even if this brings some anxiety, you need to embrace it and learn to go with it. It simply isn’t possible for me to be across the content area of every project I undertake. So am I outside my comfort zone? Absolutely. Definitely.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2020

It’s tempting to think that a bad outcome = a bad decision. It’s true that some decisions are outright mistakes. However, deciding to challenge your client's way of thinking only to have them react poorly to it is merely a judgment call that didn’t go your way. It’s inevitable that some of those decisions won't go your way.

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DECEMBER 11, 2019

In my world, there are only successes and feedback. There is no failure. Failure" can often be a form of progress because it often provides "feedback" on what NOT to do going forward. This is a profoundly useful insight and therefore it IS progress. I will never achieve it. I am SO far away from perfection.

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DECEMBER 11, 2019

I've written extensively about my time working in McKinsey's New York office. It's a warm city where temperatures range from 15 to 23 degrees C (60 to 75 degrees F) during the day, year-round. When I first moved to New York, I experienced my first winter. When I first moved to New York, I experienced my first winter.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

There was an in-depth profile of his life and career from EPSN that I'll share with you in a moment. It boils down to one simple reason: SUCCESS LEAVES CLUES. I'm certainly not advocating this approach, but it is fascinating to observe his mindset. Here it is: While talent counts, determination matters a lot. *

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The Management Centre

MAY 4, 2021

If any one person is off work, for whatever reason, it has a huge impact. Managing holidays is a bit of a nightmare but we deal with it. The challenge I’m having right now is that one of my team members is not really pulling their weight. Build from there. Dear Supporter Care Manager, I feel for you.

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 7, 2019

However, there aren’t a lot of sources out there that cover the non-traditional way and that is something you will learn about in this article. Now, there are a lot of variables in play – which firm in which industry you are coming from and which role in which specific office you are moving to – which can make for unique experiences.

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APRIL 4, 2020

I’m not a banker nor an asset manager, so I can’t vouch for its validity in that context. We all assume that the sun will rise tomorrow, my mobile phone will work, and gravity will still be true on Earth. Now, you may not like the change in the trend, but to deny it is extremely costly. It’s certainly one strategy.

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Email: I am an MBA student at a leading Indian B-school and successfully secured offers following my AT Kearney interview and BCG interview for their [ City in India ] office last week. This helped me get a sense very early in the interview if my planned line of thought would be in the right direction or not.

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DECEMBER 4, 2019

It's a thin line between success and failing. The reason why? There is no tension. Then let's say you find the 9th repetition extremely difficult, as it takes you three times as long to lift the weight. Your body trembles to keep that weight moving ever so slowly, and then you finally do it successfully.

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OCTOBER 31, 2019

He secured an internship from a non-target school and had an interesting perspective on what it takes to be successful. Field Report: I have been waiting for this moment for the past 5 months: a reason to finally write to you. It's habit, not knowledge. Sure, it's not the best or most realistic analogy, but my friend got it.

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MAY 28, 2018

The other day, a friend was praising me for my accomplishments. Contrary to my friend’s perception, I attribute my success to two things: 1) the ability to learn from my mistakes; 2) a high pain tolerance (that’s needed to tolerate making a great many mistakes). However, there is one significant drawback to this approach.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2019

The way I used it was to listen and take notes of key take away which then became a quick reference for me in future. during my drive back and forth from the office. My Reply -. I don't know if this because there wasn't any difference or they just didn't mention it. Thanks for your email.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2019

It is very difficult to get a job in consulting. It takes a tremendous amount of time, effort and dedication -- and ultimately only a few succeed. It stands to reason that putting some thought into keeping the job you just got would be the prudent thing to do. However , this luxury has its limits.

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APRIL 7, 2020

However, in the time that I wrote the article and sent it out to you (perhaps a week lag), new economic data has emerged that wasn’t available when I wrote that article. However, I did not mean to imply that a depression wasn’t possible at all — just not for the same reasons as in prior downturns.

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APRIL 30, 2019

Is it possible to balance work and life as a consultant? Yes, I think it is, but you can't always manage it when you want to manage it. There are however 5 factors that can have a huge influence on your work life balance. Travel is hard on the lifestyle because you are just not at home.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Reader Email 1 of 3: Hi Victor, thanks to the LOMS program, I was able to learn just enough within a short time to pass my first ever case interview with McKinsey. It was an interviewer-guided case , so I was led down a particular branch of analysis. My Reply #1: Thanks for the feedback on Look Over My Shoulder ®.

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OCTOBER 30, 2019

Email: My success is really your success at case preparation. I'd listen for a minute or two, press "pause," create my own issue tree , ask the questions out loud, then press "play" to see how close (or rather far off) I was from you. This time I just listened and practiced synthesizing. It would be an honor.

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Nash Consulting

JUNE 29, 2022

Organization A has little turnover of its highest-performing people, generates creative solutions, rallies around adversity, makes more sound, often participatory decisions, has fun together, produces high profits, has satisfied and loyal customers, and resolves conflict in a healthy manner. So, what does it mean to have skilled managers?

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NOVEMBER 26, 2019

It is something you must pay attention to as a new consultant. By the way, if you have this attitude, I suggest you lose it. It is simply one of many ways to learn about it. An MBA is useful, but it also has its limitations and liabilities - which I will elaborate on at some point in the future.).

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MAY 9, 2019

Management Consulting Networking Success Story: I just want to drop you one additional thank you e-mail, as I heavily relied on your preparation sources throughout my interviewing journey (and the corresponding case interview preparation). It's been a while now, but it is only now that I found the time to write.

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JUNE 1, 2020

The reason this occurs is that these two things happen in a recession: First, some opportunities get destroyed (think: airlines, hotels, restaurants). It goes to the company that is in alignment with the change. Such a decision might have made sense before the pandemic, but it makes absolutely no sense given new information.

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CaseInterview.com

DECEMBER 11, 2019

In a recent article , I wrote about an interesting application of the 80/20 rule as it applies to musical songwriting. I had no idea it would generate so much backlash. There are so many lessons to be learned and taught from the response. I thought it would be instructive to go through it all. get on with it!

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 30, 2019

I received two offers recently and have also been given offer deadline extensions for them until later this week, which I had requested as a way to "buy" time: 1) to hear back from other firms I interviewed with, and 2) for the final round interview with my top-choice firm this week. Looking forward to hearing from you!

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Asamby Consulting

JANUARY 13, 2022

But there are a few questions: Why is it necessary to hire an operations person? Why is it necessary to hire an operations person? There's a variety of reasons to feel the need for operations support. Some of the most common reasons our clients mention are these. Check out our privacy policy.

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JUNE 19, 2019

My oldest daughter and I have been taking a training class together for some volunteer work we want to do together later in the year. It was the first time my teenager and I have been classmates. As we went through the technical material, I found myself raising my hand every few minutes to ask a question.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2019

It is the one thing by which everything else in your career revolves around. Once your reputation is set (whether it is good or it is bad), it is very hard to change. When I was recruiting, I once had a McKinsey engagement manager explain to me what I just explained to you. others find it torture).

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

I can't seem to get through my interviews with the Top 3 consulting firms. I am a former [ top 5 ] MBA, and have failed my interviews with McKinsey and BCG a couple of times for Associate level roles. My Reply: Based on what you've written, here's my interpretation. Question: I hope you are doing well.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Field Report: You have undoubtedly changed my life. It is because of the resources you have made available online that I was able to secure an offer from McKinsey as a Business Analyst. I got promoted two levels at once right before my 2-year anniversary, and 2. And I mean that in the most sincere, non-cliché way possible.

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DECEMBER 3, 2019

In particular, I described how important it was to be an “A” player in your company. My Reply: This is a fascinating question with so many layers and perspectives to it. First, if you are currently a C player, then you will want to pay attention to my answer. I liked the area a lot, but I was inexperienced in it.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

I actually made it to the final round with a top consulting firm but was told that I came across as a little nervous and was rejected. My Reply: I've been thinking about how to reply to this question for several days now. and actually deleted my original reply to re-write it. It's an interesting question, no?

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OCTOBER 31, 2019

While I enjoyed receiving your insights, I will no longer need them as I have begun my new life as a consultant with McKinsey! LOMS was my "Stage 2" - and actually was my first real introduction to what a case actually feels like. LOMS was my way to get better when away from my desk at home. My Comments.

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DECEMBER 10, 2018

One of my favorite television shows is Inside the Actors Studio. It is a long-form interview show, where a famous actor or actress is interviewed for about an hour. What I like about the show is that it gets into real depth with the actor. They just want to be famous ones. That is not how it works.

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Nash Consulting

APRIL 10, 2023

Although the idea of “quiet quitting” is now in vogue, it’s not new; many people have been silently skating by for years. As Steven Covey put it, “You can pay people for their hands and back, but they volunteer their hearts and brains.” And it’s no wonder why!

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MAY 22, 2019

I found the idea of a set practice routine very interesting for several reasons. First, it takes a lot of the thinking out of the administrative aspects of case practice. There's no decision as to what to do today, you can just sit down and be productive very quickly. The same is true for case interview practice.

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