McKinsey & Company - Prague Office - Our People



The day of a top-management consultant is as varied as the client issues he or she is helping to solve. There is no typical day for our consultants – in fact the only constant that we can find is that of constant change. Despite this nonstop flux, four consultants managed to give us snapshots of recent 24-hour periods. Read the journal entries below to find out more about one day in the life of a consultant.





	IVANA "We mention that it would be great to plan a team social event, so that we can get to know each other better under less professional circumstances. We have quite a big team, including four more people from the client. We agree to go bowling next Wednesday evening."
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	JIRKA "Annegret and I leave to meet the payroll manager. The beginning of the meeting is tough. He's not sure that our suggestions will improve payroll processing. However, after we explain the reasoning behind the ideas we've put on the table, he gets more cooperative. Apparently, he likes the way we approach the problem. Suddenly, he starts pulling out additional ideas. "
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	ONDREJ "The alarm clock seems unwilling to negotiate. I really need to get up. Monday morning can be pretty hard, especially after a weekend spent in the mountains and the Sunday night celebration of my girlfriend's birthday."
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	MICHAELA "I try to wake myself up on a treadmill at my fitness club. It is quite painful—and that's why it works. Afterward, my day goes much better. I made this commitment to continue with sports when I joined McKinsey in 2006. I win the fight with my alarm clock 50 to 60 percent of the time now."
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DAY IN THE LIFE
Read about an actual day in the life of several McKinsey consultants in other offices.
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