Category: Consulting skills

Empathy in Business: An Unsung Resource

Empathy in business, if it has gotten any attention at all, has typically been relegated to the realm of Human Resources. It gets glossed over in orientation and diversity training,…

Self Management: A Key To Success

Self-management is not all that different from traditional management. In a professional context, a manager is accountable for the performance of a team. He or she must assign roles and…

Leadership Training: What’s The ROI?

For all levels of leaders - from brand new managers to C-suite executives - leadership training offers a path towards expanding the capacity of leaders in your organization to operate…

Group Case Interview: How To Prepare & Crush It

Group case interviews are all the rage as firms like EY expand their use in the consulting interview process. Case interviews are the dreaded and most challenging parts of a…

What is Strategy Sprint?

Today, we're learning about Strategy Sprint, a hands on consulting project opportunity. Want to get some real world experience to test out whether you're interested in consulting, amp up your…

Personality Tests: 6 Top (and Useful) Tests for 2024

“Personality test” is a phrase that evokes a wide range of reactions. Some find personality tests highly useful; others find them useless. Our take? If not overdone, they can be…

Skill Will Matrix: Leadership Tool

In the cult-classic film, Kill Bill, the character Beatrix Kiddo possesses two qualities that earn her the top performance spot according to The Skill Will Matrix. Albeit a fictional character,…

Public Debt: Will It Sink the Future U.S. Economy?

Public debt is always a hot topic in Washington DC. Does the national debt matter? How much is too much? When used correctly, public debt can be extremely beneficial, leading…

The Consequence of Self Confidence

Self-confidence is one of the most helpful qualities you can demonstrate in life, in business, and as an applicant to a management consulting firm. Yet by and large, aspiring consultants…

What Is Big Data? Examples, Benefits, & Challenges

Big data is a term that describes the large amount of data – both structured and unstructured – that a business can access on a day-to-day basis. Like the term…

The Law Of Attraction

The law of attraction. Nope, we aren’t talking about dating apps here. The law of attraction speaks to the power of the human mind. Specifically, your mind’s ability to think…

Business Innovation

Business innovation is not a complex concept. It simply means doing something new and different. It could look like better meeting customer needs, solving a problem, reducing costs, or increasing…