508: McKinsey's Rise to Prominence Under Marv...

For this episode, let's revisit a strategy skills classic interview with the author of The Illusion of Innovation: Escape "Efficiency" and Unleash Radical Progress, Elliott Parker. The Illusion of Innovation tackles the problem with innovation inside big companies, having activit ...  Show more

Cornelia Choe explains why being right is no longer enough for leaders operating in environments of constant change. She calls the problem "perspective blindness": we may be correct about what we see while still seeing only part of the picture. Drawing on experiences across priva ...  Show more

This is Jesse Pujji and today we’re breaking down McKinsey & Company, the world’s pre-eminent management consulting firm. Founded in the thick of the Industrial Revolution, McKinsey set about professionalizing the way businesses were managed. An accountant by trade, James McKinse ...  Show more

The consulting firm McKinsey has helped its clients navigate disruption in a wide range of industries. But what can we learn from how McKinsey, itself, responded to disruption in the management consulting industry in the early aughts? In this episode, the originator of disruptive ...  Show more

Send us Fan MailOmar is a former Oliver Wyman Summer Consultant and current McKinsey Business Analyst - on today's episode, he demonstrates what to expect in McKinsey cases.Get your McKinsey case practice on track by grabbing a pencil and paper to follow along. This case features ...  Show more

What is your understanding of the consulting culture or philosophy? What do you think defines and separates the top consulting firms from the others? For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we spoke about the real culture of consulti ...  Show more