Best Jeff Bain Podcasts (2024)

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689: Principles to Succeed at Any Table in Business, Sports, and Life (with US Open Medalist, Justin Bookey) 44:56

1h ago44:56

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Welcome to an interview with the author of Ping Pong Leadership: 18 Principles to Succeed at Any Table in Business, Sports, and Life, Justin Bookey. In this book, Justin distills lessons from a beloved global sport into 18 actionable and unforgettable “Pong Principles.” Justin has spent decades as a competitive table tennis player, trained with nat…

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688: How VC Shapes Startups (with Benjamin Shestakofsky) 49:10

2d ago49:10

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Welcome to an interview with the author of Behind the Startup: How Venture Capital Shapes Work, Innovation, and Inequality, Benjamin Shestakofsky. This book draws on nineteen months of participant-observation research inside a successful Silicon Valley startup, and examines how the company was organized to meet the needs of the venture capital inve…

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Gratitude - The Values of 11:48

7d ago11:48

11:48

This week's episode focuses on a trait that in many ways, as a society, we've lost touch with the true meaning of gratitude. As a result, we are missing out on the benefits of gratitude, which may be greater than many people realize. Showing gratitude does much, much than express acts of kindness and generosity; as well as, creating a cycle of posi…

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687: Fair Shake: Women and the Fight to Build a Just Economy (with Naomi Cahn, June Carbone, and Nancy Levit) 51:21

7d ago51:21

51:21

Welcome to an interview with the authors of Fair Shake: Women and the Fight to Build a Just Economy, Naomi Cahn, June Carbone, and Nancy Levit. This book explains that the system that governs our economy—a winner-take-all economy—is the root cause of these myriad problems. The WTA economy self-selects for aggressive, cutthroat business tactics, whi…

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686: Reevaluating Our Relationship with Change (with Former Deloitte's Chief Learning Officer, Ashley Goodall) 51:19

9d ago51:19

51:19

Welcome to an interview with the author of The Problem with Change: And the Essential Nature of Human Performance, Ashley Goodall. Drawing on two decades spent leading HR organizations at Deloitte and Cisco, Ashley Goodall reveals in his book why change is not the same as improvement, and how, by prioritizing team cohesion (instead of reshuffling t…

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685: The New Rules of Persuasion (with Founder and CEO of Triggers, Leslie Zane) 46:45

14d ago46:45

46:45

Welcome to an interview with an award-winning marketer, TEDx speaker and authority in harnessing the instinctive mind to accelerate brand and business growth, founder and CEO of Triggers, Leslie Zane. Leslie is the author of The Power of Instinct: The New Rules of Persuasion in Business and Life. In her book, Leslie shows that to grow a brand, busi…

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684: The Venture Mindset: How to Make Smarter Bets and Achieve Extraordinary Growth (with Stanford Professor and Venture Capital Expert, Ilya Strebulaev) 53:32

16d ago53:32

53:32

Welcome to an interview with the coauthor of The Venture Mindset: How to Make Smarter Bets and Achieve Extraordinary Growth, Ilya Strebulaev. This book offers a transformative playbook for delivering results in a rapidly changing world from a top Stanford professor and a technology executive. Packed with entertaining stories and scientific precisio…

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683: Navigating the New Data Rules (with Cristina Alaimo) 57:21

21d ago57:21

57:21

Welcome to an interview with the coauthor of Data Rules: Reinventing the Market Economy (Acting with Technology), Cristina Alaimo. In Data Rules, Cristina Alaimo and Jannis Kallinikos establish a social science framework for analyzing the unprecedented social and economic restructuring brought about by data. Working at the intersection of informati…

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682: Why Startups Fail (with Google’s Martin Gonzalez and Josh Yellin) 54:33

23d ago54:33

54:33

Welcome to an interview with Martin Gonzalez and Josh Yellin. Martin is the creator of Google’s Effective Founders Project and a frequent lecturer at Stanford, Wharton and INSEAD. Josh co-founded Google's first Startup Accelerator and is presently an organizational leader at Google DeepMind. Josh and Martin are the authors of The Bonfire Moment: Br…

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Relationships for the WIN! 11:35

29d ago11:35

11:35

This week's episode of Bainology Podcast visits Workplace Relationships and how complex, yet valuable, yet damaging they can be. Workplace Relationships are the specific expectations for interactions between people in different positions within a company or organization. Whether personal, professional, or both and depending on the position or title…

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681: Leadership Lessons from His Year of Living Constitutionally (with AJ Jacobs) 49:21

28d ago49:21

49:21

Welcome to an interview with the author of The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution's Original Meaning, AJ Jacobs. In The Year of Living Constitutionally, A.J. Jacobs tries to get inside the minds of the Founding Fathers by living as closely as possible to the original meaning of the Constitution. He as…

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680: How to Tap the Hidden Wisdom of People Around You for Breakthroughs in Leadership and Life (with Former Monitor Associate partner and Chief Learning Officer of Teach For America. Co-CEO of Transcend ... 49:24

1M ago49:24

49:24

Welcome to an interview with the author of Ask: Tap Into the Hidden Wisdom of People Around You for Unexpected Breakthroughs In Leadership and Life, Jeff Wetzler. In this book, Jeff offers a hands-on, surprisingly effective way to find out what others really think, know, and feel. Jeff brings you a powerful method called The Ask Approach™, based on…

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Imposter Syndrome Leadership 10:41

1M ago10:41

10:41

This week's episode is a unique one, to say the least. Have you ever heard of imposture syndrome? It is the tendency to believe one's success is un-deserving, and that someday people will realize that you are a fraud. These beliefs surface when there is evidence, such as degrees, titles, awards, and maybe even mild success on a much smaller scale i…

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679: Navigating Career Transitions in a Complex World with Former Olympic Coach & Innovation Expert, Pete Steinberg 51:00

1M ago51:00

51:00

Welcome to an interview with the author of Leadership Shock: Using Authenticity to Navigate the Hidden Dangers of Career Success, Pete Steinberg. Leadership Shock teaches readers to view leadership as an adaptive, continuous process rather than a fixed set of behaviors. By regularly re-evaluating their leadership models, professionals at any level …

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678: Can you become immune to burnout? UPenn Burnout Expert Reveals What Stress-Resilient People Have in Common 48:08

1M ago48:08

48:08

Welcome to an interview with the author of Burnout Immunity: How Emotional Intelligence Can Help You Build Resilience and Heal Your Relationship with Work, Kandi Wiens. In her book, Kandi shares her research and discoveries about burnout immunity. After extreme stress caused a life-threatening health crisis in her own life, Dr. Kandi Wiens dedicat…

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677: Negotiations in B2B sales and day to day leadership situations (with Andres Lares) 52:15

1M ago52:15

52:15

Welcome to an interview with the co-author of Persuade: The 4-Step Process to Influence People and Decisions, Andres Lares. This book deliver a concise and insightful take on how to transform your ability to persuade others regardless of the setting. Persuade is perfect for executives, managers, entrepreneurs, and other business leaders who negotia…

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676: The Illusion of Innovation (with Founder and CEO of High Alpha Innovation, Elliott Parker) 47:17

1M ago47:17

47:17

Welcome to an interview with the author of The Illusion of Innovation: Escape "Efficiency" and Unleash Radical Progress, Elliott Parker. The Illusion of Innovation tackles the problem with innovation inside big companies, having activities that feel like innovation but lead to value destruction, not progress. This book explains why meaningful innov…

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675: How to Be Productive (with Google's Laura Mae Martin) 53:00

2M ago53:00

53:00

Welcome to an interview with the author of Uptime: A Practical Guide to Personal Productivity and Wellbeing, Laura Mae Martin. In her book, Laura shows how to thrive no matter where you’re working, giving concrete steps that help you focus on your priorities and keep good systems, routines, and tactics in place. Uptime explains how to make technolo…

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674: Selling Services to PE Firms with Aimably’s Founder and Stanford Grad, Claire Milligan 49:54

2M ago49:54

49:54

Welcome to an interview with Claire Milligan, a Stanford graduate turned startup founder. Claire helps businesses grow by spending smarter and reducing their cloud costs. Her target market is PE firms. In this episode, we discuss what PE firms care about, how to approach them, the biggest challenges and potential solutions they encounter, as well a…

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The Fear of Failure 10:30

2M ago10:30

10:30

This week's episode reflects a list of the Balance Sheet of Life with a particular focus on the Fear of Failure. We all have failures, disappointments, and/or setbacks. They occur as youth, teenagers, young adults, experienced adults, and senior citizens. It is part of our lives, everybody's life. It is how we learn. In reality, a lot of our setbac…

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673: Difference between learning and practicing (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics) 10:38

2M ago10:38

10:38

99% of clients misunderstand learning and practicing. At its essence, you cannot practice McKinsey cases until you learn McKinsey cases. Most candidates start of their case interview preparation by reaching out to colleagues and consultants to practice cases, not having gone through the learning steps. Without a good strategy of separating learning…

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672: AI’s brainstorming and problem-solving potential with Stanford University’s Jeremy Utley 51:47

2M ago51:47

51:47

Welcome to an interview with the co-author of the inspiring new Generative AI study, Jeremy Utley. This episode highlights the common mistakes and missed opportunities many corporate teams and individuals make when using AI. Too often, individuals treat AI as a mere search engine, leading to answers that fall short of actual solutions. Jeremy Utley…

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671: Anecdotes on Poor Networking Calls (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics) 17:27

2M ago17:27

17:27

In this podcast we have listed some of the most common and most significant networking mistakes made by candidates. Since many of these have been made by clients, we have had an opportunity to discuss the mistakes, their motivations, the fall out and their response. Therefore, we can provide a comprehensive discussion on the implications of these m…

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What Great Teams Have in Common 10:57

2M ago10:57

10:57

This week's episode of Bainology Podcast shares with you "What Great Teams Have in Common." It is shared with you within two subsets: 1) Expectations from the leadership chair; and 2). Expectations from the team culture. These expectations hold true whether it is a sports team, a corporate team, or any team structure. Tune in and see if you agree a…

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670: Harsh Partners (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics) 24:58

2M ago24:58

24:58

Being a young business analyst or associate on the receiving end of blunt and harsh feedback from a partner is a very jarring experience. However, it is also somewhat of a compliment. I never understand this very, very important point until my mentor, a senior partner, pointed this out to me when the managing partner gave me a very time about an in…

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669: Using Storytelling In Cases (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics) 23:45

2M ago23:45

23:45

Storytelling is a very powerful technique to ensure someone remembers you after an interview. In fact, even when we screen people at Firmsconsulting today, we use this technique I applied as a partner. The rule is simple: if I can remember your key messages from the interview the next day, I would make you an offer. That, of course, assumes you had…

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668: Digital strategy expert, Venkat Venkatraman. How Real-Time Data and AI Will Power the Industrial Future 55:24

3M ago55:24

55:24

Welcome to an interview with the coauthor of Fusion Strategy: How Real-Time Data and AI Will Power the Industrial Future, Venkat Venkatraman. In Fusion Strategy, digital strategy expert Venkat Venkatraman and world-renowned innovation guru Vijay Govindarajan offer a first-of-its-kind playbook that will help industrial companies combine what they do…

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Caitlin Clark's Secret Success Trait 9:36

3M ago9:36

9:36

This episode of Bainology Podcast is a reflection of the 2024 basketball sensation Caitlin Clark of the University of Iowa. She proved to us that we will meet different people throughout our journey, and not everyone will have the same point of view. However, if we stay true to our dreams and goals, we will never be impacted by negative words and a…

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667: Five phrases to avoid (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics) 15:16

3M ago15:16

15:16

Communication and image in a case interview is governed by both what you say and how you say. It is true that how you say something tends to carry more weight. However, in some case, certain phrases should definitely be avoided because they cause much damage it is very hard to recover from them. We discuss them in this podcast. Here are some free g…

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666: One of the world's leading experts on strategy and innovation, Vijay “VG” Govindarajan. How Real-Time Data and AI Will Power the Industrial Future 53:59

3M ago53:59

53:59

Welcome to an interview with the coauthor of Fusion Strategy: How Real-Time Data and AI Will Power the Industrial Future. In Fusion Strategy, world-renowned innovation guru Vijay Govindarajan and digital strategy expert Venkat Venkatraman offer a first-of-its-kind playbook that will help industrial companies combine what they do best—create physica…

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The Six Most Important Words for Opportunity 10:24

3M ago10:24

10:24

This week's episode of Bainology Podcast identifies the six most important words for career opportunities. We all want to be appreciated. When something as simple as a sincere thank you can improve morale, loyalty, and productivity; then why not show your appreciation? This episode identifies the best ways to express your appreciation, plus another…

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665: Never start training with McKinsey cases (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics) 14:56

3M ago14:56

14:56

This is a mistake common to most case interview candidates. They start with the McKinsey approach. This is a very, very bad idea. McKinsey cases are those were the interviewer leads the case. If you are only trained to do cases in this format, you will never learn how to lead a case. This is no small matter. The prompts and guides provided by a McK…

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664: Chief evangelist of Canva and host of the Remarkable People podcast, Guy Kawasaki, on Lessons from the world's most remarkable people 45:34

3M ago45:34

45:34

Welcome to an interview with the author of Think Remarkable: 9 Paths to Transform Your Life and Make a Difference, Guy Kawasaki. In Think Remarkable, tech titan Guy Kawasaki teams up with Madisun Nuismer, producer of the Remarkable People podcast, to share invaluable knowledge from more than 40 years of working with game-changing organizations such…

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663: Vice President of SCADpro, Paul Stonick. The Business Value of Design and The Cost of Not Innovating 50:05

3M ago50:05

50:05

Welcome to an interview with Paul Stonick, the Vice President of SCADpro—Savannah College of Art and Design’s in-house design, research, and innovation studio—which is generating innovative designs and products for the world's most influential brands, including Google, Amazon, and Apple. From sketches to on-screen visuals, SCADpro students conceptu…

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662: Ex McKinsey and LBS lecturer, Dr. Rebecca Homkes, on high growth strategy 51:40

3M ago51:40

51:40

Welcome to an interview with the author of Survive, Reset, Thrive: Leading Breakthrough Growth Strategy in Volatile Times, Dr. Rebecca Homkes. Survive, Reset, Thrive is a playbook for leaders derived from the author's first-hand experience working with executive teams across industries from software, technology, retail, fashion, and construction th…

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661: Networking with more junior consultants (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics) 11:13

3M ago11:13

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We use the terms junior consultants to loosely refer to anyone at the engagement manager level and below: senior associates, associates, consultants and analysts. Our history of working with so many clients indicates that the best results occur when networking directly with partners. There is no dispute on this point given the difference in our cli…

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660: Professor of Neuroscience, Dr. Charan Ranganath, on Memory, Neuroscience, and Discovery 51:52

4M ago51:52

51:52

Welcome to an interview with the author of Why We Remember: Unlocking Memory's Power to Hold on to What Matters, Dr. Charan Ranganath. In the book, Dr. Charan radically reframes the way we think about the everyday act of remembering. Combining accessible language with cutting-edge research, he reveals the surprising ways our brains record the past …

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659: How to Network with a Senior Partner (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics) 12:58

4M ago12:58

12:58

Networking with a partner is counter-intuitive. It is much easier to network with a McKinsey / BCG partner for at least four reasons. First, partners always return emails. Second, partners are generally willing to take a call just to explore your profile. Third, partners are less hung up on things like degrees etc. since they look deeper at a profi…

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Diversified Mindset 14:21

4M ago14:21

14:21

This week's episode is one of my favorites yet. We have a return guest, Rev. Zach Moffitt, Senior Pastor of First United Methodist Church, Pulaski. He speaks to the subject of the importance of our society having and maintaining a "Diversified Mindset". I see the number one failure of people aspiring to be "leaders" but they cannot implement, consi…

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658: Former President of Nike's Consumer-Direct Division and Former Executive Vice President and COO of PepsiCo Discuss Strategies from Women Who've Made It—Christiana Smith Shi and Grace Puma 49:39

4M ago49:39

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Welcome to an interview with the authors of Career Forward: Strategies from Women Who've Made It, Christiana Smith Shi and Grace Puma. In this book, the authors challenge negative stereotypes about female ambition, and urge women to be bold, follow their dreams, and seize the chance to lead “big” lives. The secret is to focus on career first, job s…

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Bringing Closure - A Lost Trait of Leadership 10:22

4M ago10:22

10:22

This weeks episode of Bainology Podcast is about the requirements and skills of applying closure within leadership positions. It is always important to know when something has reached its end. Closing circles, shutting doors, finishing chapters, it doesn't matter what we call it; what matters is to leave in the past those moments in life that are o…

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657: Using Modern Technology to Scale Your Nonprofit Organization and Grow Your Community (with CEO of Churchome, David Kroll) 41:04

4M ago41:04

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Welcome to an interview with the Chief Executive Officer for Churchome, David Kroll. In this episode, David shares his career journey and transition from investment banking to becoming a pastor, highlighting his exposure to extreme success and the realization that money doesn't equate to happiness. David found personal freedom and alignment by purs…

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656: Winning with Data Science (with Harvard grad and Cerebral data science team leader, Akshay Swaminathan) 42:59

4M ago42:59

42:59

Welcome to an interview with the author of Winning with Data Science: A Handbook for Business Leaders. This book is a compelling and comprehensive guide to data science, emphasizing its real-world business applications and focusing on how to collaborate productively with data science teams. The book follows the stories of Kamala and Steve, two prof…

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Unique Cornerstones of Leadership, Part 2 10:17

4M ago10:17

10:17

This week's episode of Bainology Podcast is part 2 of the series "Unique Cornerstones of Leadership". This thought process was stirred by 2024 being the Chinese Year of the Dragon. Asian dragons of Chinese legend are proactive with sweeping leadership powers that are very protective of their people. Tune in to hear about the four cornerstones of le…

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655: Taking resume feedback (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics) 14:33

4M ago14:33

14:33

Taking resume feedback is one of the most fundamental steps as you begin your application process and case interview preparation. If done badly, no matter how well you practice for cases, you will not get the interview. Feedback refers to two parts. First, is the philosophy around how you collect the feedback. Second, is the physical steps you take…

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654: What's LOVE Got to Do With Leadership? (with Visionary Business Leader and Best Selling Author, Mark A. Mears) 46:14

4M ago46:14

46:14

Welcome to an interview with the author of The Purposeful Growth Revolution: 4 Ways to Grow from Leader to Legacy Builder. In this book, you will learn to apply 4 holistic and revolutionary processes found in nature to help individuals, teams, and organizations find purpose, fulfill their true growth potential, and leave a living legacy—what Mears …

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653: Stressful interview situations (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics) 15:45

5M ago15:45

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This podcast examines the typical tell-tale signs candidates show when placed under stress in a case interview and offers suggestions on how to manage these situations. The key to managing this problem is not to reduce the stress, which may be impossible to do, but to change the way you show your stress. We also provide anecdotes on how our own cli…

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Cornerstones of Leadership, Part 1 11:21

5M ago11:21

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This week's episode is tied to the 2024 Chinese New Year, the Year of the Dragon. The dragons of Chinese legend are proactive with sweeping leadership powers that are very protective of their people. They breathe clouds, move the seasons, and control the waters of rivers, lakes, and seas. As a result, it has encouraged me to identify my four leader…

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652: Three phrases to annoy an interviewer (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics) 10:12

5M ago10:12

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There are three phrases which create trouble in an interview: “I think that…” and “In my opinion…” and “But, if I look at my friends…” Not only are they defensive, and arrogant, they are also clear indicators where you are struggling in a case interview. When you use them in the wrong context, as explained in this podcast, they will make it difficu…

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651: Invisible presentation technique (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics) 11:55

5M ago11:55

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Solving a case while talking an interviewer through your thinking (written or otherwise) is, for the interviewer, a little like trying to understand a presentation without seeing the slides. Or at the very least seeing untidy slides – that is, assuming your working sheets are messy. Here we talk through the anatomy of a case dialogue pointing out k…

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