Category: Consulting skills

Building a Strategy to 2X Revenue in 12 Months – Alvaro’s Strategy Sprint Experience

Alvaro joins us to share his takeaways from Strategy Sprint, Management Consulted's 1-week virtual consulting project. Listen to learn how he and his MBB-led case team collaborated to build a…

Expert Power: A Tool to Increase Influence

Expert power is a concept that’s been growing increasingly popular in the world of management, consulting, and business in general. If you only read the topline descriptions of a lot…

Big 5 Personality Test

The Big 5 personality test is one of the most commonly used personality tests out there. One of the reasons why is because it has been highly respected in the…

Sustainability in Business: Definition, Arguments Against, & Examples

Sustainability in business is a pretty hot topic. 15 years ago, few universities were offering academic degrees in sustainability or sustainable business. Today, such degrees are commonplace. “Sustainability” has recently…

Workplace Humor: The Unconventional Management Skill

Workplace humor has gotten a bad rap in recent years. We have witnessed the benign awkwardness of pop culture figures (ex: Michael Scott on the sitcom The Office) and seen…

Effects Of Isolation On Employee Retention And Satisfaction

The effects of isolation became real for millions after Covid forced the majority of the workforce into remote work. The impact is still felt by many workers that have chosen…

Correlation vs Causation: Why It Matters For Businesses

Correlation vs. causation is important to understand for anyone analyzing an organization’s data. These two terms are closely related, making them easy to confuse. However, the implications they have for…

How to Be an Ally at Work

Learning how to be an ally at work is an under-appreciated skill for many young people entering the workforce. But in a way, it’s a more important task than most…

Automation: Threat Or Benefit?

Automation offers us a glimpse into the future of business. Companies of all shapes and sizes are constantly looking for ways to automate their value chains. At first glance, automation…

Insights Lead to a “Very Successful VC Pitch” (Strategy Sprint Client Interview)

In this episode, we catch up with Tara Russell, CSO at Photon Marine (an accelerator-funded green energy start-up). She shares how a Strategy Sprint case team from Management Consulted provided…

Knowledge Economy: Overview & Characteristics

As the U.S. economy resurges in the wake of COVID-19, its recovery can - in part - be attributed to the knowledge economy. A knowledge-based economy is more resilient and…

Circular Economy: What Is It?, Definition, Examples, & Model

By now, most people recognize that rethinking the take-make-waste system is essential to managing the environmental crisis. One possible alternative is the circular economy. It is an alternative model to…