Monday, November 03, 2003

I own the deck!
No, you own the spreadsheet!
How about hitting the low-hanging fruit?
And the 80/20 rule, don't forget.
You have to be able to leverage your infrastructure.
Leverage? I never knew that word could be used in so many ways till I got into consulting.
-a couple of second years at Characters ruminating on the magic that is consultant-speak

You just want to tell that PhD student, stop using those complicated math equations and start talking about synergy.
-positing a hypothetical between McKinsey interviewer and MIT PhD interviewee