Management Consulting. It’s a lot of things.
- It is an industry; we all know McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Deloitte, PWC, and others.
- It is a profession built on asking good questions.
- It is a team sport.
- It is a bit of an attitude.
- It is a tribe that is difficult to get into.
- It is a set of skills.
- It is a popular first job out of college and MBA.
- It is a platform for other careers.
- It is learning how to learn from others.
- It is having a point of view; strong opinions, loosely held.
- It is good coin.
- It is an adventure; lots of ups and downs.
- It is a lifestyle.
- It is client service coupled with good work habits.
- It is hard work and late nights.
- It is all about people.
- It is learning how to respectfully saying no.
- It is a race against time; use the pareto principle daily.
- It is a lot of PowerPoint, Excel, and data.
- It is intellectual curiosity personified.
- It is a profession that’s hard to explain.
How would you explain it to your cousin?
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Brilliant insights TY
Thanks for encouragement and reading. Have a great 2018.
Been following your work for years. Great stuff and always so educational.
Thanks for reading. Have a great 2018.
May God bless you and your consultantsmind.com
Happy Holidays
Thank you for reading the the encouragement.
Great explanation about something thats REALLY hard to qualify. Thank you for the insight! I look forward to reading more!
Thanks for reading.
Love how the descriptions are all very relatable yet accurate. Interesting way to deliver a piece that would otherwise be lengthy and filled with jargon. Especially helpful for aspiring consultants!
Thanks for reading. Overall, consulting is so simple – helping executives make and implement decisions. And yet, between those dozen words is a entire universe of tools, mindset, travel, experiences, drama, and fun.