Top books to read for Strat Consultants?

Any experienced strat consultants here have advice about reading certain books that helped them with their mindset and career progression? There's some famous Mckinsey ones but I've heard they're over hyped and just self congratulatory pieces on the firm.

4 Comments
 

Not really. What you need to do to progress is usually laid out pretty clearly once you're working somewhere, and you should be mentored by those above you in the firm once you're there and as you progress through the ranks

Honestly it can be annoying working with people who are really into self help books because there's a good chance they come off as fake / manipulative, I don't personally think there's much value in them for most people

 

Aliquid quia fuga corporis consectetur veritatis eligendi. Placeat recusandae voluptatem quia quisquam velit qui. Aut sunt dolores aliquam qui veniam aut.

Rem repellendus impedit non vitae odit modi. Omnis nesciunt ut ratione molestias. Nihil repellat totam nisi nam eos doloremque.

Magni qui et adipisci qui molestias deserunt. Quae earum provident repellendus ducimus eum corrupti ea fugit. Architecto exercitationem minima non autem vitae at.

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Consulting

  • Boston Consulting Group 99.5%
  • Bain & Company 99.0%
  • McKinsey and Co 98.4%
  • Oliver Wyman 97.9%
  • LEK Consulting 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Consulting

  • Cornerstone Research 99.5%
  • Bain & Company 99.0%
  • Boston Consulting Group 98.4%
  • McKinsey and Co 97.9%
  • Oliver Wyman 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Consulting

  • Bain & Company 99.5%
  • Boston Consulting Group 99.0%
  • McKinsey and Co 98.4%
  • Oliver Wyman 97.9%
  • LEK Consulting 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Consulting

  • Partner (4) $361
  • Principal (30) $294
  • Director/MD (58) $274
  • Vice President (53) $247
  • Engagement Manager (113) $232
  • Manager (171) $173
  • 2nd Year Associate (185) $142
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (116) $135
  • Senior Consultant (354) $132
  • Consultant (642) $122
  • 1st Year Associate (577) $121
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (165) $121
  • NA (16) $114
  • Engineer (6) $114
  • 2nd Year Analyst (391) $104
  • Associate Consultant (176) $101
  • 1st Year Analyst (1163) $90
  • Intern/Summer Associate (208) $83
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (634) $68
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”