The McKinsey Engagement: Paul Friga, Ph.D

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A Powerful Toolkit For More Efficient and Effective Team Problem Solving

The groundbreaking follow-up to the international bestsellera hands-on guide to putting McKinsey techniques to work in your organization

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 consultingfirms.

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.

About the Author

Paul Friga, Ph.D researches strategic problem solving and project management in consulting, personalized knowledge transfer, intuition and entrepreneurship. He teaches courses in management consulting and strategy. He is the former director of Student Teams Achieving Results (STAR) and now serves in corporate program development for STAR. Dr. Friga is the author "The McKinsey Mind" (McGraw-Hill, 2001) and "The McKinsey Engagement" (McGraw-Hill, 2008), and his work has been published in top journals.

He previously worked as a management consultant for PricewaterhouseCoopers and McKinsey & Company. He has consulted for Fortune 100, mid-size and entrepreneurial companies, universities and not-for-profit organizations. Clients have included ABG Consulting, Bloomington Economic Development Corporation, Boeing, Boston Scientific, J.D. Power & Associates, Kimball Office Furniture, Microsoft, PwC, Scientific Atlanta (now part of Cisco), Technomic Consulting, the Greater Indianapolis Hospitality & Lodging Association, U.S. Navy and Walker Information.

Dr. Friga previously served on the Indiana University faculty where he received the Trustee Teaching Award and the Kelley School of Business Innovative Teaching Award. He received the PhD teaching award when he was a doctoral student at UNC Kenan-Flagler. In 2008, the Strategic Management Society appointed him to its task force on teaching strategy.

He received his PhD and MBA from UNC Kenan-Flagler. He graduated from Saint Francis University magna cum laude with a double degree in management and accounting. He has earned CPA and CMA designations.

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Author	Paul Friga, Ph.D researches strategic problem solving and project management in consulting, personalized knowledge transfer, intuition and entrepreneurship. He teaches courses in management consulting and strategy. He is the former director of Student Teams Achieving Results (STAR) and now serves in corporate program development for STAR. Dr. Friga is the author "The McKinsey Mind" (McGraw-Hill, 2001) and "The McKinsey Engagement" (McGraw-Hill, 2008), and his work has been published in top journals. He previously worked as a management consultant for PricewaterhouseCoopers and McKinsey & Company. He has consulted for Fortune 100, mid-size and entrepreneurial companies, universities and not-for-profit organizations. Clients have included ABG Consulting, Bloomington Economic Development Corporation, Boeing, Boston Scientific, J.D. Power & Associates, Kimball Office Furniture, Microsoft, PwC, Scientific Atlanta (now part of Cisco), Technomic Consulting, the Greater Indianapolis Hospitality & Lodging Association, U.S. Navy and Walker Information. Dr. Friga previously served on the Indiana University faculty where he received the Trustee Teaching Award and the Kelley School of Business Innovative Teaching Award. He received the PhD teaching award when he was a doctoral student at UNC Kenan-Flagler. In 2008, the Strategic Management Society appointed him to its task force on teaching strategy. He received his PhD and MBA from UNC Kenan-Flagler. He graduated from Saint Francis University magna cum laude with a double degree in management and accounting. He has earned CPA and CMA designations.

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Paul Friga, Ph.D researches strategic problem solving and project management in consulting, personalized knowledge transfer, intuition and entrepreneurship. He teaches courses in management consulting and strategy. He is the former director of Student Teams Achieving Results (STAR) and now serves in corporate program development for STAR. Dr. Friga is the author "The McKinsey Mind" (McGraw-Hill, 2001) and "The McKinsey Engagement" (McGraw-Hill, 2008), and his work has been published in top journals. He previously worked as a management consultant for PricewaterhouseCoopers and McKinsey & Company. He has consulted for Fortune 100, mid-size and entrepreneurial companies, universities and not-for-profit organizations. Clients have included ABG Consulting, Bloomington Economic Development Corporation, Boeing, Boston Scientific, J.D. Power & Associates, Kimball Office Furniture, Microsoft, PwC, Scientific Atlanta (now part of Cisco), Technomic Consulting, the Greater Indianapolis Hospitality & Lodging Association, U.S. Navy and Walker Information. Dr. Friga previously served on the Indiana University faculty where he received the Trustee Teaching Award and the Kelley School of Business Innovative Teaching Award. He received the PhD teaching award when he was a doctoral student at UNC Kenan-Flagler. In 2008, the Strategic Management Society appointed him to its task force on teaching strategy. He received his PhD and MBA from UNC Kenan-Flagler. He graduated from Saint Francis University magna cum laude with a double degree in management and accounting. He has earned CPA and CMA designations.