Category: management consulting

Accenture Careers

Accenture careers are a perennial topic of interest for aspiring management consultants, as Accenture is clearly a major consulting firm. Within the last year, the Accenture number of employees exceeded 500,000 worldwide. Still, Accenture is not quite in that top tier of consulting firms, such as McKinsey and Boston Consulting Group. So you might be…

Disney Plus: Is It Viable?

Many companies are coming out with their own streaming services, for some it makes sense, others maybe not. Disney+ is entering the foray and we wanted to look at their market entry from a strategy perspective. Does it make sense for them? Are they a fixed cost or variable business? Based on that, are they…

Digital Transformation: What Is It?

Digital transformation. It’s the new buzzword in Corporate America, and its importance is being magnified in the wake of COVID-19. The term is intriguing. It’s cool. It’s ambiguous. But buzzword or not, the concept deserves our attention and a closer look. Why is it important? Organizations are working to compete in a world that is…

McKinsey 7s: Organizational Design Assessment

In the business landscape of the 1970s and 1980s, strategy and structure carried far more weight than other “softer” areas of business, such as human resources, in ensuring organizational success. McKinsey’s Robert Waterman and Tom Peters stepped in to develop a framework that elevated the importance of these other components. Enter: The McKinsey 7s framework.…

Effective Meeting Strategies

Meetings, meetings, meetings. Sometimes it seems like the world is run on meetings – and it kind of is. But not all managers run effective meetings. Harvard Business Review says the average executive spends about 23 hours a week in meetings. Needless to say, 23 hours is a lot of valuable time. If you’re not…

Types of Leadership: Position vs Influence

There are two types of leaders. We’ve all experienced both types at some point in our careers. There is the leader who solely relies on his or her position to lead but doesn’t know how to effect real change. Then there is the true leader who knows how to influence people, not relying on a…

Consulting Career Path: How to Make Partner

Making it to Partner at a consulting firm is like a foreign dream to many. The management consulting career path is full of challenges and tribulations, including demanding clients, head-scratching hard projects, and office politics. Management consulting firms often have an “up-or-out” culture, meaning that you are either promoted or asked to leave. This can…

EY Wavespace

You might be thinking, “What the heck is a Wavespace?” Don’t worry, you’re not the only one! EY Wavespace is Ernst & Young’s fancy name for their new growth and innovation center emerging in tech hubs around the world. Launched in 2017, EY Wavespace is designed to offer clients new ways to work and innovate…

Teamwork Skills: Increasing What Employers Value

Talking about teamwork skills might not conjure up the most exciting feelings but building teamwork skills is paramount for creating a high performing team that consistently achieves goals and exceeds expectations. You have probably heard the old (and trite) adage about what TEAM stands for: “together, everyone achieves more.” When people work together, each bringing…

PhD or Advanced Degree to Consulting

To the uninitiated, the world of management consulting can seem mysterious. It also may seem like a career choice meant for those who have majored in business administration, finance, or economics. But in fact, management consulting firms are generally not all that concerned with finding candidates with an academic background in business. In fact, moving…