Top Consulting books curated by experts

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Fundamentals of Consulting

Understanding the concepts of Consulting starts with understanding the fundamentals. On your way to mastery, it's crucial for you to understand how certain concepts were derived, and why things work like they do. Starting with these resources is the best way to do so.

The Lords of Strategy: The Secret Intellectual History of the New Corporate World

The Lords of Strategy: The Secret Intellectual History of the New Corporate World

Remarkably, fifty years ago that's the way it was. Businesses made plans, certainly, but without understanding the underlying dynamics of competition, costs, and customers. It was like trying to design a large-scale engineering project without knowing the laws of physics. But in the 1960s, four …

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The McKinsey mind

The McKinsey mind

McKinsey & Company is the most respected and most secretive consulting firm in the world, and business readers just can't seem to get enough of all things McKinsey. Now, hot on the heels of his acclaimed international bestseller The McKinsey Way, Ethan Rasiel brings readers a powerful new guide …

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The McKinsey Engagement: A Powerful Toolkit For More Efficient and Effective Team Problem Solving

The McKinsey Engagement: A Powerful Toolkit For More Efficient and Effective Team Problem Solving

The third volume in the internationally bestselling McKinsey Trilogy, The McKinsey Engagement is an action guide to realizing the consistently high level of business solutions achieved by the experts at the world’s most respected consultingfirms. Former consultant Dr. Paul Friga distills the gui…

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The Consulting Bible: How to Launch and Grow a Seven-Figure Consulting Business

The Consulting Bible: How to Launch and Grow a Seven-Figure Consulting Business

The second edition of The Consulting Bible: Everything You Need to Know to Create and Expand a Seven-Figure Consulting Practice remains the most comprehensive and practical guide to the consulting profession, from launch to high growth, from marketing to implementation. Legendary consultant, spe…

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Case in Point: Complete Case Interview Preparation

Case in Point: Complete Case Interview Preparation

The Wall Street Journal calls Case in Point the MBA Bible! Cosentino demystifies the consulting case interview. He takes you inside a typical interview by exploring the various types of case questions and he shares with you the acclaimed Ivy Case System which will give you the confidence to answ…

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HBR's 10 Must Reads: The Essentials

HBR's 10 Must Reads: The Essentials

Change is the one constant in business, and we must adapt or face obsolescence. Yet certain challenges never go away. That's what makes this book "must read." These are the 10 seminal articles by management's most influential experts, on topics of perennial concern to ambitious managers and lead…

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Additional Consulting Reading

These books are not required for you to learn Consulting, but they are highly recommended for you to deepen your knowledge.

The Boston Consulting Group on Strategy: Classic Concepts and New Perspectives

The Boston Consulting Group on Strategy: Classic Concepts and New Perspectives

For more than forty years, The Boston Consulting Group has been shaping strategic thinking in business. The Boston Consulting Group on Strategy offers a broad and up-to-date selection of the firm's best ideas on strategy with fresh ideas, insights, and practical lessons for managers, executives,…

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The Pyramid Principle: Logic in Writing and Thinking

The Pyramid Principle: Logic in Writing and Thinking

How many times have you written an email at work, read it back and found that it didn't make as much sense as you'd hoped? or worse, someone else has told you that they can't follow it. The Pyramid Principle will show you how to communicate your ideas clearly and succinctly.Barbara Minto reveals…

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Specializations and Deeper Consulting Knowledge

You've got your basics in order – time to move on to some advanced and specialized concepts. Consulting is evolving every day, these books can help you master it.

Flawless Consulting: A Guide to Getting Your Expertise Used

Flawless Consulting: A Guide to Getting Your Expertise Used

This Third Edition to Peter Block's Flawless Consulting addresses business changes and new challenges since the second edition was written ten years ago. It tackles the challenges next generation consultants face, including more guidance on how to ask better questions, dealing with difficult cli…

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