I wrote the following post (edited slightly here) in response to someone on Quora who indicated that they were having a hard time coping with the transition from management consulting to a startup in terms of the more experimental nature of the startup world and feeling like they were not using their past skills and knowledge.

When I first left a traditional management consulting firm, I went to a startup. The modes of working are quite different. Here are some things to consider for making the transition to the startup world from consulting:

I was asked to answer a question about how to become a go-to person when employed within a consulting firm. Here are some thoughts based on my past experience:

I was recently asked on Quora, “Should one use heuristics at all as they are prone to cognitive biases?” What follows are my thoughts.

I don’t claim this to be a good war story, but it is a war story has had a deep impression on me.

Here are the situations regarding two people I know:

Here are seven things on my list:

It’s been nearly twenty years since I started management consulting. I tried to quickly reflect on lifehacks that really helped me in my first year so that other, new consultants might benefit from my learnings.

Here are a few to make your personal life better:

Applied behavioral science is a relatively new concept within the business community. This short video is part of planned series of videos to increase awareness and improve the implementation of behavioral science initiatives in business. These videos complement material from the book, Inside Nudging: Implementing Behavioral Science Initiatives.

This video addresses predominant organization types, implementation elements, and Behavioral GRIT™.

Applied behavioral science is a relatively new concept within the business community. This short video is part of planned series of videos to increase awareness and improve the implementation of behavioral science initiatives in business. These videos complement material from the book, Inside Nudging: Implementing Behavioral Science Initiatives.

Applied behavioral science is a relatively new concept with the business community. This short video is part of planned series of videos to increase awareness and improve the implementation of behavioral science initiatives in business. These videos complement material from the book, Inside Nudging: Implementing Behavioral Science Initiatives.