Mithun A. Sridharan

I'm Mithun A. Sridharan, Founder of this website - Think Insights - on Strategy, Management Consulting, Leadership, Digital Transformation, and Data Literacy. Follow me on social media or connect with me on LinkedIn for updates.
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Articles by Mithun A. Sridharan

Bump Chart

Using a Bump chart, you can compare the position, performance or rankings of multiple observations rather than the actual values

No Consulting Internship Guide

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

SCAMPER

It can often be difficult to come up with new ideas when you're trying to develop or improve a product or service

Provenance Paradox

Consumers perceive products from certain countries [provenance] authentic and discount the authenticity of competing products from developing markets

Leading Before Authority

Professionals build influence when they reduce confusion, frame decisions and take visible ownership long before they receive formal titles

Home Depot's Pro Contractor Pivot

How Home Depot conquered pro contractors

Business Writing That Persuades

Effective business writing makes the complex simple and leads readers to decisions.

The Economics of Casino Bonuses

How regulated casino and sportsbook operators are turning bonus offers into a financial, tax and trust strategy rather than open-ended marketing spend

Penguin Effect

The Penguin Effect suggests that both, Penguins and humans, wait for unsuspecting 'somebody' to take the lead on something before joining in

The Consulting Hourglass

Consulting careers follow an hourglass shape: broad generalist, narrow specialist, broad generalist again.

Ten Tests of Strategy

Most company strategies pass fewer than four of ten rigorous tests. Find your gaps.

Why Most Consulting Firms Stay Private

Most elite consulting firms stay private partnerships rather than go public.

Bump Chart

Using a Bump chart, you can compare the position, performance or rankings of multiple observations rather than the actual values

No Consulting Internship Guide

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

SCAMPER

It can often be difficult to come up with new ideas when you're trying to develop or improve a product or service

Provenance Paradox

Consumers perceive products from certain countries [provenance] authentic and discount the authenticity of competing products from developing markets

Leading Before Authority

Professionals build influence when they reduce confusion, frame decisions and take visible ownership long before they receive formal titles

Home Depot's Pro Contractor Pivot

How Home Depot conquered pro contractors

Business Writing That Persuades

Effective business writing makes the complex simple and leads readers to decisions.

The Economics of Casino Bonuses

How regulated casino and sportsbook operators are turning bonus offers into a financial, tax and trust strategy rather than open-ended marketing spend

Penguin Effect

The Penguin Effect suggests that both, Penguins and humans, wait for unsuspecting 'somebody' to take the lead on something before joining in

The Consulting Hourglass

Consulting careers follow an hourglass shape: broad generalist, narrow specialist, broad generalist again.

Ten Tests of Strategy

Most company strategies pass fewer than four of ten rigorous tests. Find your gaps.

Why Most Consulting Firms Stay Private

Most elite consulting firms stay private partnerships rather than go public.