
I joined McKinsey at 34 and have worked there for 9 years. My learning journey was challenging, and I made millions of mistakes. Now, I am on a mission to help a new generation of consultants have a better experience.
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'What are you most afraid of?' I asked a BCG consultant.
'To disappoint myself...' she responded.
She was a typical MBB consultant. Great MBA, solid companies on her resume. Smart, driven, ambitious.
I wasn't surprised by her answer. I k...
McKinsey Journey Explained.
From an Associate to an EM.
You know, in my early years at McKinsey, I was flying blind. I didn't understand my journey very well.
I just worked really hard, hoping it would work out fine.
That made my experi...
What kind of manager do you want to be?
Macro or Micro Manager?
As a consultant, I always hated micromanaging EMs.
When I became an EM, I promised myself that I would never become one.
On my first project, I gave consultants complete fr...
McKinsey Rating System.
How does it work?
I didn't understand it well as a consultant.
It made my journey more difficult than it needed to be.
It's a simple 5-point system.
But your career depends on it so much.
It affects whether y...
What happens when a bad project wants you?
Here’s the first tactic I coach MBB consultants on.
This advice is relevant only for McKinsey and BCG.
Don't say YES voluntarily.
Look, typically, staffing doesn't want to force p...
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