Developing Tech Business Consulting Skills After Managing Tech Projects

Interview date:

June 4, 2020

Jubin Majlessi

Management Consultant
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Self-employed
Profile: 
professional
Study:
university

Jubin Majlessi, an independent management consultant with more than 20 years of experience, explains what professionals like him do and the skills needed to be a successful management consultant specializing in technology strategy and implementation.

He charts his development as a child who was interested in many different things to a professional who combined his knowledge of finance and capital markets with a willingness to learn and develop specialized consulting knowledge and skills through the tech projects he managed.

"Time and time again in my life, I was always putting myself in places that were really scary in the beginning and uncomfortable. I would have very little confidence in the beginning. Sometimes it would lead me to extreme confidence and great expertise. Other times, it would fail and I would be very insecure. This created the path I took to different companies, services, consulting offerings. That was a big part of creating that success."

ADVICE

  • school should place more emphasis on teaching thinking frameworks and problem-solving techniques
  • bring technology to life for kids through exposure to experts, projects and internships
  • help kids develop emotional intelligence so they can collaborate, work in teams and influence people

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