Category: business consulting

Effective Leadership in Turbulent Times

Effective Leadership in Turbulent Times

In turbulent times like these, effective leadership sets the tone and direction for an organization. Nerves are on edge and uncertainty can decrease productivity, but an effective leader can motivate…

New Excel Functions

New Excel Functions: Power Query, XLOOKUP, & Others

New Excel Functions—for some of us, every Excel update is like Christmas morning. Others shudder at the thought of using Excel (though that probably means you’d have a tough time…

Business Frameworks

Business Frameworks

Key Insights: Apply Proven Playbooks: Use seven core frameworks like GE McKinsey, BCG Matrix, and 7S to prioritize investments, align org design, and manage portfolios. Diagnose Then Act: Leverage Gap…

First Mover Advantage Business Framework

First Mover Advantage: Business Framework

First mover advantage has become a kind of gospel in the business world. Companies everywhere are making huge investments on the assumption that being first to market with a new…

Triple Bottom Line: Business Framework

Triple Bottom Line: Business Framework

Triple bottom line is a philosophy that encourages businesses to optimize for more than just profit. Most businesses operate squarely within a capitalist framework. For most of the history of…

Fishbone Diagram: Business Framework

For as long as there have been teams of people working on shared projects, things have gone unexpectedly wrong. But simply knowing that something has gone wrong doesn’t necessarily tell…

What Is Predictive Analytics

What Is Predictive Analytics

In today’s competitive economic landscape, companies are turning to advanced analytics to predict consumer behavior, increase their competitive advantage and drive the bottom line. But organizations need data, and more…

What Are Analytical Skills?

What are analytical skills and why do you need them? Before you leave the page after reading the word “analytical”, give us a few minutes. We are not asking you…

GE McKinsey Matrix

The GE McKinsey Matrix is an excellent tool. It allows organizations to conduct effective portfolio planning based on the strength and industry attractiveness of each business unit. This nine-box matrix…

McKinsey 7s Organizational Design Assessment

McKinsey 7s: Organizational Design Assessment

In the business landscape of the 1970s and 1980s, strategy and structure carried far more weight than other “softer” areas of business, such as human resources, in ensuring organizational success.…

MBB-Led Student Consulting Team for Your Company

Good help is hard to find. Name any business, non-profit, or start-up and you’ll find a myriad of strategy and growth-oriented issues (or opportunities, depending on your view). Companies would…

Unemployment & Recession-Cause & Effect, unemployment, cause of unemployment

Unemployment & Recession: Cause & Effect?

Recession and unemployment seem to go hand-in-hand. For many individuals, unemployment describes their primary experience of a recession, as they are laid off or unable to find work. The two…