How should I think about how to navigate my career long term? Currently at a T2 focused on 75% M&A (ODD, Standalone Cost, Benchmarking, etc.) and 25% strategy (Operating Model Redesign, Cost Takeout, etc.). I’m not even entirely sure how I would pivot into an industry job because I feel like I don’t have real skills outside of the work I do so I keep thinking the only path is to try and make partner at either my firm or another.

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Focus on cost takeout and OpModel design. Everything else is almost a commodity… the market is flooded with big 4 consultants who can run any ODD and associated work to the ground.
Add to OpModel know-how with detailed end to end process knowledge. Go deep on cost takeout and the different levers based on cogs vs sg&a costs. Pick a sector - the more complex the better; healthcare and life sciences is a gold mine.
And upskill on AI so you become output focussed vs hours focussed.

Good luck.

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