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The McKinsey Engagement: A Powerful Toolkit For More Efficient and Effective Team Problem Solving [Hardcover]

Ph.D., Paul N. Friga (Author)
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November 24, 2008

The third volume in the internationally bestselling McKinsey Trilogy, The McKinsey Engagement is an action guide to realizing the consistently high level of business solutions achieved by the experts at the world’s most respected consulting firms.

Former consultant Dr. Paul Friga distills the guiding principles first presented in the bestselling The McKinsey Way and the tested-in-the-trenches methodologies outlined in The McKinsey Mind, and combines them with many of the principles and procedures implemented by the military and other organizations. The result is nothing less than the business equivalent of a Special Forces Field Manual.

True to its stated goal of arming consultants and corporate problem solvers with a blueprint for achieving consistently phenomenal results, The McKinsey Engagement is short on theory and long on action. Each chapter focuses on one element in the celebrated TEAM FOCUS problem-solving model and features a concise discussion of a key concept or principle, followed by:

  • Clear rules of engagement
  • A set of operating tactics
  • Sophisticated problem solving tools
  • Easy-to-follow action steps
  • Exercises, checklists, and training tips
  • War stories and best practices case studies

A toolkit for bringing clarity, discipline, and purpose to all your problem-solving and change management initiatives, The McKinsey Engagement is an indispensable guide for consultants, as well as for executives, managers, students, and corporate trainers.


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About the Author

Paul N. Friga, Ph.D., worked with McKinsey & Co. at its Pittsburgh office as an associate consultant. He holds an MBA and a Ph.D. in strategy from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina and has conducted numerous consulting projects throughout his career and continues to work with Fortune 500 companies throughout the world. He has also worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers as a management consultant and continues to research the consulting industry. Dr. Friga is an associate professor at the Kenan-Flagler Business School, where he teaches courses in management consulting and strategy. He also serves as the director of the consulting concentrations.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 272 pages
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (November 24, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0071497412
  • ISBN-13: 978-0071497411
  • Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #39,667 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Marvin Bower would not condone..., December 17, 2008
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Gustavo H. Ramos (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The McKinsey Engagement: A Powerful Toolkit For More Efficient and Effective Team Problem Solving (Hardcover)
The author begins his book by stating that the TEAM FOCUS (a silly acronym, as it is) approach, the foundation for the whole book, is not used at McKinsey. Well, I guess that begs the ethical question: why call the book The McKinsey Engagement?

The content of the book itself is fine, but apparently what McKinsey had to offer was covered in the first two books - this one is about many things but not Mckinsey. Which I find hard to believe, in light of the quality of the firm's work, research and papers over the years.

The book could get 4 stars (well, maybe 3...), but the somewhat facetious title makes it lose one.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Simple, yet effective, December 18, 2008
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This review is from: The McKinsey Engagement: A Powerful Toolkit For More Efficient and Effective Team Problem Solving (Hardcover)
Great book for anyone interested in high level problem solving. There isn't too much presented in this book that is revolutionary, but having a clear laundry list of what to do in the face of a novel problem will definitely help to solve problems more efficiently and effectively. Ideas are presented in a clear, concise way with a couple of lists of rules and tactics to keep handy to make using the ideas from this book simple long after reading it.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Very happy, January 23, 2011
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Essential for those going into consulting but also very helpful for team projects whether at university or in the firm. The first half addresses the soft skills required for team work, which were fairly straight forward, and the second half addresses the practical skills needed and the process of deductive project engagement, which was very helpful.
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