Category: Consulting skills

How Consultants Project Expertise And Learn At The Same Time

Navigating the professional world of management and strategy consulting requires adept knowledge-building and data analysis blended with interpersonal prowess. Consultants are expected to build stories and recommendations from convoluted sets…

McKinsey Process Mapping: Consulting Skill

Management consulting has a lot of tools and techniques. One instrument that has gained a lot of traction is the McKinsey process mapping. This is a method that is helpful…

Cultural Humility and Why It Matters

Cultural competence is something that’s been talked about since the 1960s and for good reason. As our communities, our neighborhoods, and our workplaces become more global, being able to work…

Next Steps Slide

If you’re serious about driving action and alignment coming out of a meeting, you need to understand how to build a powerful next steps PowerPoint slide. A good “next steps”…

How to Improve Memory: Techniques & Apps

Across all fields—and no matter what else is in your tool belt—memory is an incomparably valuable tool in your arsenal. And how to improve memory is a skill that will…

5 Early Career Mistakes to Avoid

When I started my corporate career, it wasn’t all warm fuzzies. In fact – I made a few really big mistakes. Here were 5 mistakes I made in my first…

Digital Engineering: What Is It & Examples

The digital revolution is clearly here to stay. The ubiquity of digital applications and digitally connected devices might make it seem like the digital ecosystem is self-replicating. But every one…

PEST Analysis

Navigating change in the business world can be overwhelming, especially when many outside factors are beyond your control. To stay ahead of the curve, successful businesses put time and effort…

Consulting Slide Deck: Do’s and Don’ts

The consulting slide deck is a management consultant’s best friend. Through a great presentation, a skilled consultant can consolidate months of research, analysis, and data into a concise and easy-to-action…

Business Etiquette

Business etiquette is one of the most important and underrated dimensions of professional success. As an individual, you can have all the education and expertise in the world, but if…

Digital Commerce

For decades, the consumer landscape has been dominated by eCommerce. Let’s define cCommerce as the use of the internet for the buying and selling of products and services. But increasingly,…

Employee Experience Management

In the old days, companies used to pay very little attention to their employees’ experiences outside of raw productivity. As time has gone on and the corporate landscape has evolved,…