Titan Submersible: Consulting Principles Under Pressure
Barbenheimer: Successful Launches
Cockroach at the Met Gala: Technical Skills (PPT, excel, etc.)
Gwyneth Paltrow’s Ski Accident Trial: Regulatory & Procedural Considerations
The Bieber Fashion Mishap: Communication Styles
100

Under water, every 10 meters of ocean depth increases pressure by one atmosphere. At Herspiegel, you might handle the pressure by talking to your managers about to ____

What is prioritizing?

100

Barbie uses a map to enter the real world. Several functional teams might use these as a map for launch.

What are Gantt charts?

100

With the exception of the roach, everyone's Met Gala outfit was meticulously designed. On PPT, these 4 elements can be utilized to add visual interest to a  presentation. (need at least ¾ to get points)

What are colors, shapes, pictures, and icons?

100

Paltrow's case was taken up in civil court.

This government agency has many responsibilities including ensuring the safety, efficacy, and security of veterinary drugs.

What is the FDA?

100

Justin looked pretty unenthused next to Hailey. This communication style is typically unemotional in delivery, prefers specific numbers over feelings.

What is an analytical communicator?

200

It's hard to read the room when you're cramped sitting next to 5 people in a submarine. In client interactions we must be mindful of how we communicate through this process of conscious or unconscious gestures and movements known as ____.

What is Body Language?

200

Some argue you must see Barbie before you see Oppenheimer. In launch planning, we might call this _____.

What is an interdependency?

200

Squashing a roach is the quickest way to kill it. This customizable PPT feature allows you to create your own custom shortcuts and fast access to the most common commands.

What is the QAT (Quick Access Toolbar)?

200

Court cases are often characterized by red tape. In pharma, these materials must be approved by medical, legal, and regulatory before use in the field?

What are promotional materials?

200

The Internet empathized with Hailey... If they had seen Justin standing there, deadpan, they would have been upset.

This communication style is most likely to become upset by an analytical communicator.

What is a personal communicator?

300

Rescuers spent $1.6M prepping, planning, and carrying out a rescue for the submersible passengers. In our world, this type of meeting involves 3 phases of preparation, planning, execution, & synthesis to facilitate intensive discussion and activity to accomplish a common goal amongst a group of people.

What is a Workshop?

300

Barbie has lots of sides to her, all the way from President Barbie to Weird Barbie. At the start of launch planning, marketing may analyze a product’s potential using this tool.

What is a SWOT analysis?

300

RIP the Met Gala cockroach (2023 - 2023). For more complex data, you might use  a graphical and interactive way to summarize, analyze and present summary data in excel

What is a PivotChart?

300

For Gwyneth, the judge makes the final ruling. In pharma, this US body determined what promotional materials are approved and permitted for public distribution

What is OPDP?

300

Everyone was quick to criticize Justin's groutfit.

Based on survey responses, most analysts and consultants prefer to receive performance feedback at this cadence.

What is Regularly?

400

Relative to its competitors, OceanGate ran a cheap operation: the submersible had just one control system and the capsule was made of carbon fibre. Had the OceanGate leadership team had a meeting to discuss their points of differentiation in the market, and possible ways to handle competitor price increases, this might be called a _____

What is a competitive simulation or

What is a 'war game'?

400

Barbie has distinguished itself by differentiation through the doll’s signature look catered towards every preference in its wide selection and fun outfits. We might define this concept as the differentiated mind space you want your product to own in the mind of the customer.

What is Brand Positioning?

400

There’s millions of roaches in NYC and just one attended the met. 

In pharma, you might be given a huge list of NCI numbers and HCP names. If given a specific NCI number, this formula can tell you the name of the corresponding HCP

What is index-match?

400

When Paltrow won her case, she turned to Terry Sanderson and said, "I wish you well" with an eyeroll. 

If a client has delayed or cancelled a new product launch, it is likely that the FDA has responded to their NDA with this document.

What is a CRL (Complete Response Letter)?

400

Despite having dressed to the nines, Hailey claims not to have been upset by Justin's look.

Based on survey responses, this managerial trait was found to be the most frustrating. (must be in the top 3)

(3-way tie)

What is Distrust or Ambiguity or Micro-management)?

500

There was no getting out of the submersible implosion, but in consulting, when a deliverable is not complete in time for a client check-in, an experienced consultant will artfully transform the meting into this format to buy themself additional time.

What is a Working Session?

500

Barbie” became the highest-grossing movie of the year worldwide, surpassing “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” with $1.36 billion.

In the same vein, this year Herspiegel supported the commercial launch of the world’s most expensive drug to date marketed under this brand name.

What is Hemgenix?

500

The cockroach should have kept to the side of the Met stairs to avoid getting squished. 

How do you align your shapes to the left on PPT using your QAT?

What is ALT+1+L?

500

The judge rejected Paltrow's request to give 'treats' to the bailiffs during her case. 

With this type of request, the FDA licenses vaccines, blood products and biologics.

What is a BLA (Biologics License Application)?

500

Of the 4 Rhode lip treatments, strawberry glaze is the most popular.

Of the 7 managers who completed their communication profiles, this communication style was the most common.

What is Personal Communicator? (Everett, Eric, Ryan)

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