Writing Your History

Using narrative to steer a strategic career

Strategy: Direction, Decisions, Work

Strategy is not one thing but a flywheel of accumulating activities.

Eight Recruiting Tips

Recent graduates share eight practical tips for landing consulting offers.

Resumes Are Bait, Make Count

A resume exists to earn an interview, nothing more, so make every bullet count

New Hires Start Well

First impressions last, so be reliable, ask questions and build relationships.

Swinging Through Your Career

Change one career variable at a time, and never release a vine you're holding.

The Case for Blogging

Blogging builds craft, a point of view and a public track record of thinking.

Get on the Rocket Ship

Careers take care of themselves inside fast-growing companies; obsessing over positioning rarely helps.

What Consultants Actually Do

Consultants help executives decide and change through strategy, culture and operations.

Networking Means Being Useful

Real networking gives before it asks and sustains relationships for years.

Career Day Lessons

Relationships, craft and gratitude define a meaningful career in consulting.

Corporate and Consulting Life

Forty recent graduates share lessons on learning, communication, politics and avoiding burnout.