Mithun A. Sridharan

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Articles by Mithun A. Sridharan

Cleaning Duplicate Rows in Excel

CONCATENATE, sort and IF statements find duplicates while keeping an audit trail.

Reading the Elephant Chart

One chart explains globalization's winners, losers and the politics they produced.

Balanced Scorecard (BSC)

The Balanced Scorecard (BSC) is a strategy execution framework that links vision & strategy to actionable initiatives

Writing a Strategy Paper

A step-by-step guide to researching, structuring and writing concise strategic advice.

Customer Journey Maps

Customer Journey Maps are structured, collaborative tools to linearly map the experience of your customers & strategically develop those experiences

Why McKinsey Stays in the News

Praise, scandal and skepticism all orbit McKinsey without denting demand.

Strategy Lessons From Executives

Six executive strategy questions answered with frameworks, trade-offs and actionable advice.

MBTI Personality Assessment

MBTI is an assessment tool that helps individuals and organizations understand personalities and optimize workplace dynamics

Human-First Thought Leadership

Why more credible executive thought leadership starts with lived decisions, observed tensions and practical lessons rather than recycled trend commentary

Work Smart and Lazy

Strategic consultants grind hard, then focus on outcomes that compound over time.

Pros And Cons Approach

The pros-and-cons list is a proven decision-making approach using a simple sheet of paper or Excel document with just two columns

Cornell Note Taking Method

The Cornell Method is a note-taking method that has proved itself, both efficient and superior to other techniques

Cleaning Duplicate Rows in Excel

CONCATENATE, sort and IF statements find duplicates while keeping an audit trail.

Reading the Elephant Chart

One chart explains globalization's winners, losers and the politics they produced.

Balanced Scorecard (BSC)

The Balanced Scorecard (BSC) is a strategy execution framework that links vision & strategy to actionable initiatives

Writing a Strategy Paper

A step-by-step guide to researching, structuring and writing concise strategic advice.

Customer Journey Maps

Customer Journey Maps are structured, collaborative tools to linearly map the experience of your customers & strategically develop those experiences

Why McKinsey Stays in the News

Praise, scandal and skepticism all orbit McKinsey without denting demand.

Strategy Lessons From Executives

Six executive strategy questions answered with frameworks, trade-offs and actionable advice.

MBTI Personality Assessment

MBTI is an assessment tool that helps individuals and organizations understand personalities and optimize workplace dynamics

Human-First Thought Leadership

Why more credible executive thought leadership starts with lived decisions, observed tensions and practical lessons rather than recycled trend commentary

Work Smart and Lazy

Strategic consultants grind hard, then focus on outcomes that compound over time.

Pros And Cons Approach

The pros-and-cons list is a proven decision-making approach using a simple sheet of paper or Excel document with just two columns

Cornell Note Taking Method

The Cornell Method is a note-taking method that has proved itself, both efficient and superior to other techniques