Boundless: The Human Side Of Work

Adam Braff grew up in a house where writing was always encouraged. His mother published a newsletter, and his father was a data analytics consultant. He started out as a lawyer, but after the dot-com boom led to a surge in demand for consultants, he decided to make the switch. He now runs his own consulting firm and writes regularly on a variety of topics.  Braff himself became interested in consulting during the first dot-com boom. He transferred from MIT to Brown in order to study linguistics, and eventually became a strategy consultant at McKinsey.Relevant Links:Adam's Website and McKinsey EssayTom Critchlow's WritingVenkatesh Rao's The Art of GigTimestamps0:00 Audio Intro0:48 The scripts Adam grew up with3:54 Shifting from MIT to Brown5:33 Becoming interested in consulting7:25 What was it like from 1999 to 2002?9:08 Adam's path to becoming a partner at McKinsey11:56 Leaving McKinsey14:05 What kept Adam at McKinsey for 10 years?16:06 What do people get wrong about McKinsey?18:49 Decentralization and the em