Would you rather be a CEO of a small company (50m USD revenue) or an AP in McK? Assume same salary, benefits, & lifestyle

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Assuming the financials are healthy or can be refined and optimized, the business model makes sense or can quickly be transformed, there is a cultural fit, team from A-Z has integrity, and there is great potential for growth, CEO.

CEO, so it can be transformed to a multi-billion dollar organization by acquiring other businesses, identifying new revenue streams and opportunities for acceleration, distrupting the existing industry, and being on the leading edge.

It is always best to test who you are and who you can become.

Do you have what it takes to move to the next level with the possibility of failure or superb success? -J

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Depends how passionate you are about the company. If you are more passionate about that work than consulting then I would imagine being the CEO would be far more rewarding

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The former, for sure

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Personally, the former option, for sure. Because of the lifestyle, passion and impact!

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Former, not even close

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I’d be a AP, because it’s only a short step to a role that I really want, which is partner. I like consulting. I like helping other be better and helping organizations be better. Moreover the platform here for impact as a senior partner across public private or social sector (you choose) is rivaled only by a few other global organizations.

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Would rather be the CEO of a 5 million dollar business than an AP at McKinsey.

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For what it's worth, the former sounds way more impressive than the latter. You've already done the McKinsey thing and you have it on your resume

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Why isn’t AP as appealing?

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