McKinsey Quarterly

Well, I thought I'd do a daily message. So, last night I went to the Kellstadt MBA Association's Third Thursday Event. I had a great time...and I really like the new location at Plymouth Bar & Grill. Met a number of people, including a former President of the association and future teacher of the Undergraduate version of Internet Marketing at DePaul, Adam Garcia.

Besides Thursday evening, I really didn't do too much today. I started studying the PMBOK (2004 Edition). Is there a newer one yet?

I was asked to be a part of the McKinsey Quarterly Executive Surveys. Very strange for a graduate student to be asked. How does one get asked about these things? I mean, I anticipate being an important executive someday...and I think I can definitely contribute to the business community immediately. I want to. *shrug*

If it has any value I may put it on my resume....since I am trying to enter the consulting field after this 2nd Masters at DePaul. Eventually I do want to teach some college classes and add back at a higher level than being a college track coach and a Graduate Assistant. But, I'm not terribly certain about PhDs. Those take a lot of effort...and even more time.

I've also started planning my summer trip. As it currently stands:
Visit my buddy Lubomir (Penn State PhD student) @ Penn State:

• July 18 - 21

Return for 1 day then off to Dayton, Ohio to visit friends and colleagues, maybe check in on my renters (don't get me started about my renters...arrgh):

• July 22- 29

Return for a few days....then off to Albaquerque, NM as I'm going to be a godfather!!!

• August 5 - 15

I will then head off to Las Vegas for a week and meet up with my cousin. I'm anticipating a lot of alcohol. A good amount of sunburning...and a ridiculously good time. I'm hoping that my friend Erin can meet up during the beginning of the trip there...

• August 16 - 22

Then I think I'll be able to ramp up on the job hunt...and get ready to be a Graduate Assistant again while finishing up my degree. What companies do you recommend? You can see my resume at: My Resume. And I'm thinking about:

• McKinsey & Co


• Bain & Co


• Deloitte


• Accenture


• A.T. Kearney


• BCG


• Booz & Co


• IBM Global Services

Any other suggestions....?

Podcasts

So, I may have gone a bit overboard. I finally caught up with my podcasts last May and was doing a pretty good job of keeping up to date. So much so that I was able to listen to a couple of audiobooks.

Randy Pausch - The Last Lecture
we all know who this is...and the book. I definitely recommend the book.

Elizabeth Kostova - The Historian
This was a fictional book about Dracula. If you're remotely interested in the genre I recommend it. It is a mix of Steve Berry's The Templar Legacy and The Davinci Code. Of course, it does have the context of being about vampires.

But, I found a bunch of new podcasts that I recommend:

**Just as a disclaimer. I haven't listented to all of these yet. I downloaded them yesterday. Also, this isn't a complete listing of all the podcasts I listen to. As such, most of my listenting is in the passive sense. Sort of like talk radio playing in the background. Your ears perk up when you hear something interesting.

Please leave me comments if you have any other suggestions. I may be listening to those suggestions already...but it is always very good to get feedback.

Marketing:

• Ad Age Video


• DishyMix: Success Secrets from Famous Media and Internet Business Executives


• Internet Marketing: Insider tips and advice for Online Marketing


• Managing the Gray - Marketing for the New Media Professional


• SEO 101 | The Beginning SEO Podcast


• Web Marketing Strategies, SEO, Web 2.0 Trends and Tips

Business and Management:

• BusinessWeek: Inside Wall Street


• BusinessWeek: Luxury Leaders


• BusinessWeek: The Debate Room


• BusinessWeek: Customer Service Champs


• David Maister's Business Masterclass


• Fearless Millionaire: Law of Attraction


• Forte Forum: The MBA Value Proposition


• Harvard Business Review: Editor's Preview


• InvestTalk: Advice in Money Managment, Investing, Financial Planning, Retirement, and the Stock Market


• The Look and Sound of Leadership


• Mercer Wealth Solutions SuperTalk


• Secrets of the Job Hunt

Project Management:

• PM Lessons Learned


• pm411.org Project Management Podcast


• Project Management Methodology: Articles and Videos

Internet Marketing Toolkit????

First, I'm not endorsing this website. But, I just Googled "Internet Marketing Toolkit" and came across a great example of how to not market oneself on the Internet.

The website, YourIMToolkit. Trust me on this one, I only added the link if you need a good laugh. The website has a constant popup disallowing you to read the material on the website. Additionally, the website reads like a boring 20-page novel from top to bottom without sub-pages. Would you want information on how to market on the internet from someone that cannot successfully represent a good online presence and really poor design? <>

Unfortunately, this was just the top link. All of the sites I found were similar....

I did find a great informative page, Internet Marketing Best Practices found with a google search of: Internet Marketing "Best Practices"

Based on what I read, I may add another blog about its contents...