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What can we do to enhance problem-solving skills?

Published: 22 May 2018

The ability to solve complex problems is crucial for effective leadership, yet is rarely mastered by MBA graduates entering the workplace. Drawing from their forthcoming book, Cracked it! How to Solve Big Problems and Sell Solutions Like Top Strategy Consultants, Desautels Professor Corey Phelps and his HEC Paris co-authors look to the management consulting industry to demonstrate that these skills can and should be taught.

The key, as they explain, is hands-on practice in teams and the provision of regular feedback and coaching.

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