References

Core Frameworks and Concepts

Problem-Solving and Structure

McKinsey & Company. (2019). How to Master the Seven-Step Problem-Solving Process. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/how-to-master-the-seven-step-problem-solving-process

Rasiel, E. M. (1999). The McKinsey Way: Using the Techniques of the World’s Top Strategic Consultants to Help You and Your Business. McGraw-Hill.

Rasiel, E. M., & Friga, P. N. (2002). The McKinsey Mind: Understanding and Implementing the Problem-Solving Tools and Management Techniques of the World’s Top Strategic Consulting Firm. McGraw-Hill.

Communication

Minto, B. (2009). The Pyramid Principle: Logic in Writing and Thinking (3rd ed.). Pearson.

Zelazny, G. (2001). Say It with Charts: The Executive’s Guide to Visual Communication (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill.

Duarte, N. (2008). Slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations. O’Reilly Media.

Trust and Client Relationships

Maister, D. H., Green, C. H., & Galford, R. M. (2000). The Trusted Advisor. Free Press.

Maister, D. H. (1997). True Professionalism: The Courage to Care About Your People, Your Clients, and Your Career. Free Press.

Case Interview Preparation

Cosentino, M. P. (2020). Case in Point: Complete Case Interview Preparation (11th ed.). Burgee Press.

Cheng, V. (2012). Case Interview Secrets: A Former McKinsey Interviewer Reveals How to Get Multiple Job Offers in Consulting. Innovation Press.

Strategy

Porter, M. E. (1985). Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance. Free Press.

Porter, M. E. (1980). Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors. Free Press.

Rumelt, R. P. (2011). Good Strategy Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters. Crown Business.

Kim, W. C., & Mauborgne, R. (2015). Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant (Expanded ed.). Harvard Business Review Press.

Decision-Making and Thinking

Kahneman, D. (2011). Thinking, Fast and Slow. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Dweck, C. S. (2006). Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. Random House.

Industry and Consulting History

Kiechel, W. (2010). The Lords of Strategy: The Secret Intellectual History of the New Corporate World. Harvard Business Press.

O’Shea, J., & Madigan, C. (1997). Dangerous Company: The Consulting Powerhouses and the Businesses They Save and Ruin. Times Books.

Academic Foundations

Problem Structuring

Rosenhead, J., & Mingers, J. (Eds.). (2001). Rational Analysis for a Problematic World Revisited: Problem Structuring Methods for Complexity, Uncertainty and Conflict (2nd ed.). Wiley.

Organizational Behavior

Argyris, C. (1985). Strategy, Change and Defensive Routines. Pitman.

Schein, E. H. (2016). Organizational Culture and Leadership (5th ed.). Wiley.

Economics of Consulting

Greenwood, R., & Empson, L. (2003). The professional partnership: Relic or exemplary form of governance? Organization Studies, 24(6), 909-933.

Online Resources and Publications

Harvard Business Review. (Various). Articles on strategy, leadership, and consulting.

McKinsey Quarterly. (Various). McKinsey & Company. https://www.mckinsey.com/quarterly

BCG Henderson Institute. (Various). Boston Consulting Group. https://www.bcg.com/publications

Bain Insights. (Various). Bain & Company. https://www.bain.com/insights/

Data and Research Sources

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. EDGAR Database. https://www.sec.gov/edgar

IBISWorld. Industry Market Research Reports. https://www.ibisworld.com/

Statista. Statistics and Market Data. https://www.statista.com/