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Cracked It!
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Cracked It!

How to Solve Big Problems and Sell Solutions Like Top Strategy Consultants

Bernard Garrette, Corey C. Phelps and Olivier Sibony
Palgrave Macmillan, 2018

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8

Qualities

  • Comprehensive
  • Applicable
  • Concrete Examples

Recommendation

Strategy experts Bernard Garrette, Corey Phelps and Olivier Sibony demystify the approach to problem-solving that business consultants use at esteemed global management firms such as McKinsey and Bain. Replete with proven frameworks, sophisticated insider advice and engaging and relevant case studies, this methodical, erudite treatise explains how to analyze complex problems and develop potential solutions. Once you’ve “cracked it,” you’ll know how to close the problem-solving loop and sell your vetted solution to decision-makers.

Take-Aways

  • Addressing complex business challenges requires a disciplined problem-solving method.
  • Making spontaneous decisions while failing to question assumptions will lead to faulty results.
  • State the problem after performing an analysis to identify the nub of the issue.

About the Authors

Bernard Garrette, a former strategy expert at McKinsey, is a professor of strategy at HEC Paris. Corey Phelps teaches strategy at McGill University. Olivier Sibony, a former senior partner at McKinsey, is a professor of strategy at HEC Paris.

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