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Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary

Worlds Newest Profession: Management
Companies ~by Jim Collins, Jerry I. Porras
Consulting in the Twentieth Century ~by
Christopher D. McKenna
Good to Great: Why Some Companies

Make the Leap and Others Dont ~by Jim Collins
Dangerous Company: Management

consultants and businesses they save & ruin ~by
James OShea, Charles Madigan
The Goal: A Process of Ongoing

Improvement~by Eliyahu M. Goldratt
Consulting Demons: Inside the
Unscrupulous World of Global Corporate
Consulting ~by Lewis Pinault
Influence: Science and Practice ~by
Robert B. Cialdini
The Exceptional Presenter: A Proven
Formula to Open Up and Own the Room ~by
Timothy J. Koegel
Discipline of Market Leaders: Choose
customers, narrow focus, dominate market ~by M.
Treacy, F.D. Wiersema
The Minto Pyramid Principle: Logic in
Writing, Thinking, & Problem Solving ~by Barbara
Minto
The New How: Creating Business
Solutions Through Collaborative Strategy ~by
Nilofer Merchant
Say It with Presentations: How to Design
and Deliver Successful Business

Presentations ~by Gene Zelazny
Competing for the Future ~by Gary Hamel,
C.K. Prahalad
Say It With Charts: The Executives Guide
to Visual Communication ~by Gene Zelazny
The Future of Management ~by Gary
Hamel
The Say It With Charts Complete
Toolkit ~by Gene Zelazny
Blue Ocean Strategy: How to create
uncontested market space ~by W.C. Kim, R.
Mauborgne
House of Lies: How Management
Consultants Steal Your Watch and Then Tell You
the Time ~by Martin Kihn
Marketing ~by Roger Kerin, Steven
Hartley, William Rudelius
Flawless Consulting ~by Peter Block
The Witch Doctors: Making Sense of the

Management Gurus ~by John Micklethwait, Adrian
Wooldridge
McKinseys Marvin Bower: Vision,

Leadership, and Creation of Management
Consulting ~by Elizabeth Haas Edersheim
The Management Myth: Debunking

Modern Business Philosophy ~by Matthew Stewart
Case Interview Success ~by Tom Rochtus
Managing ~by Henry Mintzberg
Managers Not MBAs: A hard look at soft

practice of management development ~by Henry
Mintzberg
Wetfeet Insider Guide: Careers in

Management Consulting ~by Wetfeet
Wetfeet Insider Guide: Careers in

Investment Banking ~by WetFeet
Strategy Safari: A Guided Tour Through
The Wilds of Strategic Management ~by H.
Mintzberg, J. Lampel, B. Ahlstrand
Wetfeet Insider Guide: Ace Your Case!
Consulting Interviews ~by WetFeet
Outliers: The Story of Success ~by
Malcolm Gladwell
Vault Career Guide to Consulting ~by Eric
Chung, Vault
The Lords of Strategy: The Secret
Intellectual History of the New Corporate World ~by
Walter Kiechel
Vault Guide to the Case Interview ~by
Mark Asher, Vault
Valuation: Measuring and Managing the

Value of Companies ~by Tim Koller, Marc
Goedhart, David Wessels
McKinsey Engagement: A powerful toolkit

for more efficient and effective team problem
solving~by P.N. Friga
Vault Case Interview Practice Guide ~by

Jim Slepicka, Vault
Vault Career Guide to Investment

Banking ~by Tom Lott, Vault
McKinsey Mind: Implementing problemsolving techniques of top consulting firm ~by E.

Rasiel, P.N. Friga
McKinsey Way: Using techniques of top

strategic consultants to help your business ~by
Ethan Rasiel
Vault Guide to Finance Interviews ~by D.

Bhatawedekhar, Vault
Case in Point: Complete Case Interview

Preparation ~by Marc P. Cosentino
How to Get Into the Top Consulting Firms:

A Surefire Case Interview Method ~by Tim Darling
Boston Consulting Group on Strategy:
Classic Concepts and New Perspectives ~by Carl
W. Stern, Michael S. Deimler
Case Interview Secrets ~by Victor Cheng
Competitive Strategy: Techniques for

Analyzing Industries and Competitors ~by Michael
E. Porter
Competitive Advantage: Creating and

Sustaining Superior Performance ~by Michael E.
Porter
Crack the Case System: Complete Case

Interview Prep ~by David Ohrvall
Mastering the Case Interview: The

Complete Guide to Interviewing With the Top
Consulting Companies ~by Alexander Chernev
On Competition ~by Michael E. Porter

How to Interview Like a Top MBA: jobwinning strategies from headhunters, recruiters, &
career counselors ~by Shel Leanne
Process Consultation Revisited: Building

the Helping Relationship ~by Edgar H. Schein
The 24-Hour Customer: New rules for

winning in a time-starved, always-connected
economy ~by Adrian C. Ott
The Fast Track: Insiders guide to winning

jobs in management consulting, investment
banking & securities trading ~by Mariam Naficy
Mick Cope: The Seven Cs of Consulting
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, by Thomas Kuhn

The fact that it is origin of the completely over and misused term Paradigm shift might
cause you to drop this book like a hot potato, but dont. This book gets at what truly great
consultants strive forwhere do true breakthrough ideas come from?
2) The Visual Display of Quantitative Information by Edward Tufte
Every day I am reminded of one thing I learned at BCG how you present information is
critical to get people to understand your ideas and take action.
1. The McKinsey Way

While this book is focused on a specific firm, the insights and recommendations from it
are applicable across the entire industry. The book doesnt go very deep into specific
frameworks or methods and instead focuses on how to survive at The Firm and some
of the cultural considerations of working and succeeding in consulting. Its a good read
for those just getting into the industry who want to understand more about the mindset
and day-to-day work of consultants.
Check Out Jobs at McKinsey
2. HBR'S 10 Must Reads: The Essentials

Its important to have at least a basic understanding of major theories and academic
thought within the business field, and for this, HBRs 10 Must Reads is a great place to
start. This book compiles the top 10 articles on management and covers topics such as
innovation, strategy, analytics, and managing change. Once you finish the essentials,
HBR also offers Top 10 reads on specific topics, like strategy or change management,
to deepen your knowledge.
3. Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of

Companies
This tome is an essential read from a technical standpoint and also aids in
understanding the underlying drivers of major corporations. If you are new to how
organizations are valued, it will walk you through tactics on how to approach it. If you
just want an overview on how financial statements tie to the share price and the decision
making process of organizations, youll get a great overview. And if youve been asked
to value a company or to gain a deeper financial understanding of organizations, this
book is the ultimate reference.
4. Key Management Models: The 60+ Models Every

Manager Needs to Know
Because consulting is all about structured problem-solving, its important to become
familiar with tools that you can use to help solve your clients problems. The book covers
a range of models, from strategic to operational, and provides information on how and
when to use each of them. I use it as a quick reference guide when faced with a new
client problem or question.
5. Pyramid Principle: Logic in Writing and Thinking

Ive talked about the Pyramid Principle before, as it is one of the most quoted and widely
used frameworks for structuring communications in consulting. It essentially explains
that, in any communication, you should start with your recommendation, arrange
supporting ideas into groups, and then provide detailed evidence in order to effectively
support your story. If you have read the Coles notes on the framework and want to go
deeper into how to apply it, then I would recommend diving into the full book.
6. The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and

Selling Ideas with Pictures
In the day-to-day work of a consultant, you will participate in a number of meetings,
planning sessions, and workshops that require you to explain complex ideas or
processes simply. This book gives you tools to do that with the help of of graphics and
pictures. I love it as a reference guide when planning a meeting or presentation.
7. Case Interview Secrets: A Former McKinsey

Interviewer Reveals How to Get Multiple Job Offers in
Consulting
If you havent heard of Victor Chang yet, hes a case interview guru who has helped
many people secure prime consulting offers. In his book, he outlines how to approach
case interviews and provides tips and tricks on what interviewers look foras well as
common mistakes that candidates make. Its a must-read for anyone going through the
interview process.
8. The Consultant With Pink Hair
This story about the management of a struggling consulting practice provides an

entertaining look at the lives of consultantsworking late nights, struggling with client
management, and managing competition. While its technically fictional, its very based
in truth, and there is a lot of real learning you can get out of it

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Business, Leadership, Management, Marketing

Consulting, Consultants, Career Guide, Job

Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary

Good to Great: Why Some Companies

Dangerous Company: Management

The Goal: A Process of Ongoing

and Deliver Successful Business

The Witch Doctors: Making Sense of the

McKinseys Marvin Bower: Vision,

The Management Myth: Debunking

Managing ~by Henry Mintzberg

Managers Not MBAs: A hard look at soft

Wetfeet Insider Guide: Careers in

Wetfeet Insider Guide: Careers in

Valuation: Measuring and Managing the

McKinsey Engagement: A powerful toolkit

Vault Case Interview Practice Guide ~by

Vault Career Guide to Investment

McKinsey Mind: Implementing problemsolving techniques of top consulting firm ~by E.

McKinsey Way: Using techniques of top

Vault Guide to Finance Interviews ~by D.

Case in Point: Complete Case Interview

How to Get Into the Top Consulting Firms:

Competitive Strategy: Techniques for

Competitive Advantage: Creating and

Crack the Case System: Complete Case

Mastering the Case Interview: The

On Competition ~by Michael E. Porter

Process Consultation Revisited: Building

The 24-Hour Customer: New rules for

The Fast Track: Insiders guide to winning

Mick Cope: The Seven Cs of Consulting

The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, by Thomas Kuhn

1. The McKinsey Way

Check Out Jobs at McKinsey

2. HBR'S 10 Must Reads: The Essentials

3. Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of

4. Key Management Models: The 60+ Models Every

client problem or question.

5. Pyramid Principle: Logic in Writing and Thinking

6. The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and

7. Case Interview Secrets: A Former McKinsey

8. The Consultant With Pink Hair

This story about the management of a struggling consulting practice provides an

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