Charles Conn & Robert McLean
13 may 2023
If you are interested in understanding the consulting world this is a book you need. It opens a window to understand how McKinsey breaks down complex problems and attempts to solve them. It uses real examples to implement a specific 7 step methodology.
Use tools such as logic trees to deeply understand the problem from diverse perspectives. Ask questions to explore uncommon paths.
We are looking for the 20% we can influence to have the 80% of the impact.
Make sure your categories are MECE (Mutually Exclusive, Collectively Exhausting.
Use heuristics to create hypotheses you can later test.
Use the power of the collective to neutralize cognitive biases you may have.
Complex analysis are only useful if you can synthesize them into simple insights.
In general it is a good book, it is well written and has compelling examples. It is a little technical at times, but overall helpful.