Short and Long-Term Focus

Control today's work and your North Star, and stop obsessing over the middle.

Should You Get an MBA?

The MBA jumps your early-career S-curve, at real cost and falling scarcity.

The Consulting Diaspora

Consultants scatter into every industry yet keep a shared language and culture.

Finders, Minders, Grinders

Maister's three archetypes explain the pyramid economics of consulting and law.

Reid Hoffman on Being CEO

The CEO role changes completely as headcount scales from dozens to thousands.

The Informational Interview

Low-expectation meetings with strangers build knowledge, networks and eventual opportunity.

Two Job Offers and FOBO

FOBO paralyzes decision-makers. Evaluate logic, gut and optionality to decide confidently.

No Consulting Internship Guide

Missing a consulting internship is not terminal if you build skills and differentiate.

Consulting Runs on Tribes

Consulting careers run on partner-led tribes, and picking the right one matters.

Teams: Great and Terrible

Constant new teammates, staffing pageants and social overload test every consultant.

What Management Consulting Really Means

Management consulting spans a global industry, a coveted career path and a distinct problem-solving method.

Life After Consulting

Five recruiter postings show where ex-consultants land, and what to ask first.