Verabrede dich zum Casen über das Meeting-Board, nimm an Diskussionen in unserem Consulting Q&A teil und finde gleichgesinnte Interview-Partner:innen, um dich auszutauschen und gemeinsam zu üben!
Zurück zur Übersicht
Frage gesperrt
Diese Frage ist schreibgeschützt, da sie mit folgender Frage zusammengefügt wurde:
PEI McKinsey Leadership

PEI inclusive leadership

Does the story here need to be one where you are the official leader on the team or can it also be about a time where you had no direct authority (for eg as an intern) but helped motivate and lead a team (indirectly) through a major setback?

7
2,4k
0
Schreibe die erste Antwort!
Bisher hat niemand auf diese Frage reagiert.
Beste Antwort
Agrim
Coach
am 4. Okt. 2021
BCG Dubai Project Leader | Elite Prep to dominate interviews | 10 years in Consulting + M&A | Free prep plan

You do not necessarily need to be in a leadership position in order to exhibit leadership qualities. Guiding, inspiring, motivating, encouraging, empowering, influencing, etc. etc. are just some of the qualities that highlight a good leader.

Udayan
Coach
am 3. Okt. 2021
Top rated Case & PEI coach/Multiple real offers/McKinsey EM in New York /12 years recruiting experience

You absolutely do not have to be in a leadership role. The main crux of inclusive leadership is identifying issues that may have come up due to the team being diverse and taking the initiative to resolve it. Anyone can resolve an issue not just a team lead.

Best,

Udayan

Gelöschter Nutzer
am 3. Okt. 2021

Leadership doesn't always mean you need to manage teams/people over a lengthy period of time. Being a leader does not mean dominating the situation. It means empowering people to do what they would not have imagined possible. 

You can be an individual contributor but assume leadership role in a situation or event because perhaps you are the person with most knowledge in that situation, or you have previous experience or because no one is stepping up and you did. Or you stepped up and helped someone with something that mattered a lot to them and showed them direction. I hope you get the point. 

11
Ian
Coach
am 3. Okt. 2021
Top US BCG / MBB Coach - 5,000 sessions |Tech, Platinion, Big 4 | 9/9 personal interviews passed | 95% candidate success

Your story sounds perfectly valid!

In fact, a story where you go above and beyond and step up to the plate outside of your role/mandate, is a great one!

Florian
Coach
am 4. Okt. 2021
1400 5-star reviews across platforms | 600+ offers | Highest-rated case book on Amazon | Uni lecturer in US, Asia, EU

Hey there,

For the inclusive leadership story can either be

  1. a designated leader, who helps a team perform well
  2. a natural leader, who steps up to steer a team through a critical situation

For a clear explanation on how to prepare the stories and how to communicate them well, please check out this detailed article I wrote on the PEI:

https://www.preplounge.com/en/mckinsey-pei

If you have any questions, reach out! :-)

Cheers,

Florian

Gelöschter Nutzer
bearbeitet am 4. Okt. 2021

Hello,

It can absolutely be the latter - the leadership should come through your actions, not necessarily through a job title. Your example sounds very appropriate.

7
bearbeitet am 6. Okt. 2021
McKinsey | NASA | top 10 FT MBA professor for consulting interviews | 6+ years of coaching

Hi!

Yes, absolutely. What really matters is that your story is relevant to show your inclusive leadership skills.

Best,

Anto

Ähnliche Fragen
Consulting
Just did the Mckinsey Solve Game (January 2025) - got some questions/insights
am 24. Apr. 2025
Global
5
3,6k
Beste Antwort von
Hagen
Coach
#1 recommended coach | >95% success rate | 8+ years consulting, 8+ years coaching and 7+ years interviewing experience
40
5 Antworten
3,6k Aufrufe
+2
Consulting
McKinsey background check
am 31. Mai 2024
Global
10
2,8k
Beste Antwort von
Ex-McKinsey |5y consulting experience | Specialization in Psychology | Proven holistic mentor
64
10 Antworten
2,8k Aufrufe
+7
Consulting
McKinsey PEI - Same incident/story for Courageous Change and Inclusive Leadership
am 28. Mai 2024
Global
7
2,7k
Beste Antwort von
Hagen
Coach
#1 recommended coach | >95% success rate | 8+ years consulting, 8+ years coaching and 7+ years interviewing experience
84
7 Antworten
2,7k Aufrufe
+4
Wie wahrscheinlich ist es, dass du uns einem Freund oder Kommilitonen empfiehlst?
0 = Nicht wahrscheinlich
10 = Sehr wahrscheinlich
Vielen Dank für dein Feedback! Deine Meinung hilft uns, PrepLounge noch besser zu machen.