The McKinsey Mind: Understanding and Implementing the Problem-Solving Tools and Management Techniques of the World's Top Strategic Consulting Firm

McKinsey is the 800-pound gorilla on the consulting block. In the best-selling The McKinsey Way, Ethan Rasiel provided a through-the-keyhole perspective on the way this worldwide consulting institution approachesand solves--the myriad professional problems encountered by its high-powered clientele. His goal in that book was simple: to communicate "new and useful skills to everyone who wants to be more useful their business." The McKinsey Way used recollections and anecdotes of problem-solving techniques of the worlds most successful consulting firm. The McKinsey Mind uses the same combination of insider knowledge and lucid prose to go a step farther: where The McKinsey Way showed readers what to do, The McKinsey Mind will show readers how to do it. The outline of the book will follow the same format as The McKinsey Way. It uses the same lesson headings as the original (Dont Reinvent the Wheel, Feel Free to be MECE), but with a different focus. And that is where the similarity ends. The headings will be reorganized into a structure that focuses on implementation and expands upon lessons of The McKinsey Way with examples, parables, and exercises. The book can be used together with The McKinsey Way, or as a stand-alone, ensuring that both fans of The McKinsey Way and new readers will take-away important skills from the book. Like its precursor, The McKinsey Mind will rely heavily on stories from McKinsey alumni, but again with a different focus. Where The McKinsey Mind emphasized the experiences of former McKinsey-ites during their time at the Firm, The McKinsey Mind will explore how they used the skills they learned in their careers post-McKinsey. The recent outflow of McKinsey-ites into dot-com companies will mean a strong emphasis on implementing McKinsey skills in the New Economy.