Any beginner book recommendations for general strategy consulting work? Approaches, timelines, key business finance metrics? Anything that might be helpful for someone who knows nothing lol

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Hey! Not strictly on strategy, a more generalist one but highly recommended nevertheless is Samir Parikh's "The Consultant's Handbook".

I've read it myself and I've found it smooth, clear and straight to the point.

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What you will likely find a lot more valuable is looking through deliverables and playbooks from strategy engagements on the KX. Most books will feel fairly abstract compared to what is actually delivered on a strategy project

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Perfect, thank you

IDEO books or those by Strategyn

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