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When I joined McKinsey at 34, I had a family and two kids...

I struggled with problem-solving as a consultant

One consultant changed how I created decks

Poor slide-making holds you back

Staffing is like Jumanji game...

A challenging dilemma

A senior partner enters the room...

Stop self-deprecating talk

My first manager forced me to sketch slides on paper

Why do MBB firms hire lateral hires (post-MBA)?

How to Write Well in Consulting

Why do consultants work long hours?

How to Write Well in Consulting (Full Guide)

Consultants are the Navy SEALS of business

What can consultants learn from John Wick?

Do you unknowingly create barriers?

Become a scientist of your success

Attention to detail

Are you afraid of asking clarifying questions?

How the heck do I improve my confidence?

So much drama in consulting

A cheat code to development and growth

The $200 payment that changed everything

Everyone wears a success mask

Do you solve real problems or just merely execute tasks?

Why I got a writing coach

Networking in consulting

How to conduct feedback sessions with partners?

Are you a defensive problem-solver?

You want to impress your leaders, but don't know how

What is an insight?

You don't have enough experience

Do you want to get a manager promotion?

I want to make slides faster

It takes 12 months to become a high-performing consultant

First-year, lateral-hire MBB consultants

Struggle with slide-making?

One slide that changed my career

How transferable are consulting skills to real businesses?

I just need to learn shortcuts - one consultant told me

'You must work twice as hard as boys' — that's what my wife teaches my daughters

You don’t have a reliable working system

Receiving negative feedback is extremely painful

As a technical guy, I always struggled with people skills

Once, I received 50 staffing emails for one project in Australia

You must become a confident consultant

I used to stress a lot about slide design

Doubled my income with 1/3 of effort and zero stress

3 strategies to radically improve your productivity

Lateral hire consultants must race against time to make a manager promotion

'Putting in more reps' is not the best way to learn slide-making

A dramatic turnaround from a struggling consultant to scoring a fantastic win

The most common mistake in slide-making process

Don't Get Robbed at Your Next Performance Review

Mistakes CTL (counsel-to-leave) consultants regret about

How to deal with a toxic manager

Manage scope effectively to stay productive

Do you struggle to speak up in leadership meetings?

Sponsorship is the most valuable resource in consulting

Storylining for first-year consultants

The Trap of Average Performance

Lateral Hires Have The Toughest Time In Consulting

I Thought I Was A Hiring Mistake

Can You Create One Impressive Slide Per Day?

The Biggest Misconception That Hurts Your Productivity

Fix the most common and damaging mistake

Remember The Harvard PhD Guy?

I Could Not Find My First Project for Two Months!

Top-down communication

Momentum is a key to high performance

Boost Your Slide-Creating Skills

Learn to learn well

The MBB consulting journey is challenging and treacherous

How to create great slides

How to master your performance reviews