TALK LIKE A CONSULTANT - MECE principle explained

In this video of my talk like a consultant series, I explain the MECE principle. MECE is a key concept for professional communication, both for oral and written communication. MBB consulting firms (McKinsey, BCG, Bain) teach the MECE principle in their mandatory onboarding programs for new consultants. As a former McKinsey consultant myself, I talk about how to talk like a consultant. I teach you the fundamental consulting communication skills that management consulting firms depend on. These are crucial management consulting skills, the MECE principle is essential for every aspiring management consultant. This communication skills training teaches essential strategy consulting skills, these are presentation skills relevant for professional oral and written communication. MECE stands for mutually exclusive, collectively exhaustive, it is an important problem solving framework - learn these important problem solving strategies in this video.

Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:14 Memes on MECE principle
02:18 What does MECE mean?
04:17 Example of MECE principle
05:48 Exercise: Learn to use the MECE principle
11:49 Wrap-up

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[AngloAm]

Not a consultant, nor a junior but always grateful for learning, especially when it's this helpful and immediately applicable. Heinrich - danke Dir.

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[redpilldude]

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[beikdw]

This is incredible, as an engineering consultant I use these principles without knowing the MECE framework, but sometimes I tend to get bogged down in the details of solving the problem and lose my overall strategy. Knowing this principle now is helping me to produce a concrete plan of action and to assure my self that I’ve minimised any unknowns in my inputs.

[wangt]

The Magic reference made MECE so much easier to understand. Thanks! I really enjoy your content.

[judyl.]

0:30 young graduates lack most the communication skills but which values the most in jobs.
6:45 you define some low-hanging fruits.
7:15 how to draft a table of content.

[xsite]

even being already, a long time in that kind of business, Heinrich understands on a high-level way to describe complicated tools, practises in a straightforward way. Congrats Heinrich, please go on.

[ivnacuri]

MECE is such a helpful yet simple logic principle. I wish more people learned this at school. Thanks for your great content as always!

[olipop]

Yes, please do make the series on talking like a consultant!

[yaroslavvolgin]

Love your videos, the way you structure the lessons and present! I learn a lot from them, thank you!

[hartonosugih]

Thank you Heinrich for being MECE on the MECE content :) I've been wondering what MECE means and your explanation has helped me to understand it. Now it's time to put it into practice!

[farhanfitri]

as a recent MBA grads, thank you for sharing this info...wünderbar..

[ledbettergroup]

I would love to see a talk like a consultant series.

[R]

Top content--super crisp, valuable, and actionable!

[ThePro]

Would be interested in a expanded series, even if some videos aren't new material but just further explanation of previous ones!

really enjoy and appreciate these technical writing videos! very helpful 👍

[pumpkhim]

Had been binge watching your videos. It really help me alot! I have a presentation proposing a new method in my work area to BODs soon, I'm glad i found your videos. Your explanation is easy to follow. Look forward to more content from you.

[sdarine]

Your videos are super insightful. Thank you for putting in the effort to create them.

[wvagner]

I found your channel just yesterday and I am really appreciating it. Great job! Thanks for such content. Regards straight from Brazil.

[carlosallen]

Thanks for the explanation! Best regards from Portugal.

[faarao]

This jut BLEW me away and I´m a LSSBB consultant. Communication is certainly one thing I need to improve on. Good Job Heinrich, I should hire you to coach me too :)