by Marquis | Aug 23, 2015 | Business, Business School, entrepreneurship, mba
The email below was written by my friend Deepak, who I’ve known for several years since connecting online during the “MBA student” era of this blog. In his email, he asked for my opinon about an article that he’d read about whether the MBA...
by Marquis | Mar 9, 2015 | Business, career, Communication, Personal branding, real life stuff
Back in September, I did a talk for a group of students at a university where one of my long-time friends is an administrator. The email below is from one of the students who attended the talk and references a comment that I made about my friend during my remarks. Her...
by Marquis | Feb 11, 2015 | Business, Business concepts, Communication
This blog entry is a little different than most in that it started based on an email exchange that was pulled from a longer back-and-forth exchange between myself and a college Freshman that I met earlier this year at a speaking engagement. By way of background,...
by Marquis | Jul 11, 2014 | Business, career, Communication, consulting, management consulting, McKinsey, professional advice
The email below is from a guy who I first encountered several years ago back when I was still at McKinsey. He’d discovered my blog and, since he was also a Consultant, reached out to make a connection. He and I have stayed in touch over the years and, a few...
by Marquis | Apr 24, 2014 | Business concepts, career, career path, career-life balance, general management, leadership
The message below is from a college Freshman who attended a talk that I delivered back in the Fall. He asked me about a few things in his email, but the most notable one centers on this role in an on-campus organization. He is in a leadership role for the org and has...
by Marquis | Mar 8, 2014 | Business, Business School, career, career path, consulting, management consulting, professional advice, strategy
The email below is from someone who found me after reading the interview that I did on Management Consulted a few years ago. I swear that that interview is the gift that keeps on giving in terms of bringing people to me with questions. 🙂 The person is an undergrad...
