Inside Big 4 Consulting Masterclass with Senior Manager Claire Leng | 229

November 11, 2023

Today we are joined by Claire Lung. Who is joining us today to be a part of my millennial monday series, which aims to be the support that millennials need to go from just being the largest generation to the greatest. She is here to share her experiences navigating her career to be a Senior manager at Big 4, technical consulting on supply chain transformation, books, career advancement, and more.

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PODCAST INFO:

The Learning With Lowell show is a series for the everyday mammal. In this show we’ll learn about leadership, science, and people building their change into the world. The goal is to dig deeply into people who most of us wouldn’t normally ever get to hear. The Host of the show – Lowell Thompson- is a lifelong autodidact, serial problem solver, and founder of startups.

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Website: https://www.learningwithlowell.com/

Claire Leng links

https://www.linkedin.com/in/qleng/

Timestamps

00:00 Introduction

00:35 Background / Senior consultant manager explained

03:33 Supply chain / scope of work

05:10 Ideal problems / customers 

08:30 Being humble / listening to understand

10:12 Ugly duckling phase  / learning

15:00 Knowing what to focus on

18:30 Knowing when you understand the problems

20:45 Foundation knowledge to be affective like her in her role

22:40 Keeping momentum going after consulting / leveraging AI

26:00 Who would be good at this type of work 

31:55 Politics in consulting

35:30 being confrontational  / talking up 

39:10 Things she likes about the job

41:50 Millennial and women in consulting

45:40 Mentorship 

48:55 good / bad advice

52:25 Taking feedback / mentorship / showing appreciation

53:50 what makes companies stand out

55:07 Strategies to learn

57:55 Strategies to retain information

58:35 Recommendation books

01:02:00 Building an MVP

01:2:25 Where to stay up to date with her work

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