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Management Consulting 101 So, You Might Want To Be A Consultant
Management Consulting 101 So, You Might Want To Be A Consultant
Georgetown University
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Today’s Session
• Career perspective
• Guide to resources
Courses
Caveats & Disclaimers
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Caveats & Disclaimers
Bona Fides
Ken Homa
-------------------------FUNCTIONAL FOCUS------------------------
EMPLOYER SECTOR STRATEGY MARKETING LOGISTICS SYSTEMS
McKinsey Consulting X X X
Ventures: Checkmate, Sequoia Software (now Citrix), SIRVA (a CD&R company), Navigauge, Upper Quadrant
Let’s get started …
Do you really want to be
a consultant?
• Intellectual challenge
• Strong peer group
• Diverse experiences
• Intellectual challenge
• Strong peer group
• Diverse experiences
• Powerful credential
• Impactful “network”
• External, Internal
• Established, “Sprouts”
• Commercial, Government
• Strategy + implementation
Cognitive psychology
Split Brain Thinking
Split Brain Thinking
Split Brain Thinking
Left Brain
Engineer, quant
Cerebral (thoughts)
Abstract (concepts)
Logical (symbols)
Analytic (parts)
Core (evidence)
Facts (words, numbers)
Deductive (sequential)
Convergent (end product)
Task (destination)
Split Brain Thinking
Left Brain Right Brain
Engineer, quant Designer, poet
Cerebral (thoughts) Visceral (feelings)
Abstract (concepts) Concrete (things)
Logical (symbols) Analogical (stories)
Analytic (parts) Synthetic (patterns)
Core (evidence) Periphery (subtleties)
Facts (words, numbers) Impressions (images)
Deductive (sequential) Inductive (parallel)
Convergent (end product) Divergent (elegance)
Task (destination) Creation (journey)
Reduces to 2 core skill sets …
Split Brain Thinking
Left Brain Right Brain
Engineer, quant Designer, poet
Cerebral (thoughts) Visceral (feelings)
Abstract (concepts) Concrete (things)
Logical (symbols) Analogical (stories)
Analytic (parts) Synthetic (patterns)
Core (evidence) Periphery (subtleties)
Facts (words, numbers) Impressions (images)
Deductive (sequential) Inductive (parallel)
Convergent (end product) Divergent (elegance)
Task (destination) Creation (journey)
2X2
Whole Brain Thinking
Left Whole
Execution
Brain Brain
No Right
Brain Brain
Recent Buzz
Recent buzz …
Right brain…
Don’t get left behind …
Big Data Predictive Analytics Algorithms
“Battling algorithms”
Reimagine
Takeaways
TakeAways
Frame
So, how to develop these
problem-solving skills?
FMC, SBA
Some General Advice
Fmc - SBA
5 Key Skills to Develop
?
5 Key Skills to Develop
?
Until then, some resources …
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Georgetown University
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