Today we are joined by Claire Lung. Who is joining us today to be a part of my millennial monday series, which aims to be the support that millennials need to go from just being the largest generation to the greatest. She is here to share her experiences navigating her career to be a Senior manager at Big 4, technical consulting on supply chain transformation, books, career advancement, and more.Newsletter sign up (new and exciting developments)https://learningwithlowell.us12.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=08ed8a56013d8b3a3c01e27fc&id=6ecaa9189bJoin this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzri06unR-lMXbl6sqWP_-Q/joinhttps://youtu.be/CahyXoqY6xQOver 321 books from 170 plus interviews over 5 yearshttps://www.learningwithlowell.com/over-321-books-from-170-interviews-over-5-years-for-autodidacts/PODCAST INFO:The Learning With Lowell show is a series for the everyday mammal. In this show we’ll learn about leadership, science, and people building their change into the world. The goal is to dig deeply into people who most of us wouldn’t normally ever get to hear. The Host of the show – Lowell Thompson- is a lifelong autodidact, serial problem solver, and founder of startups.LINKSSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/66eFLHQclKe5p3bMXsCTRHRSS: https://www.learningwithlowell.com/feed/podcast/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzri06unR-lMXbl6sqWP_-QYoutube clips: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-B5x371AzTGgK-_q3U_KfAWebsite: https://www.learningwithlowell.com/Claire Leng linkshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/qleng/Timestamps00:00 Introduction00:35 Background / Senior consultant manager explained03:33 Supply chain / scope of work05:10 Ideal problems / customers 08:30 Being humble / listening to understand10:12 Ugly duckling phase  / learning15:00 Knowing what to focus on18:30 Knowing when you understand the problems20:45 Foundation knowledge to be affective like her in her role22:40 Keeping momentum going after consulting / leveraging AI26:00 Who would be good at this type of work 31:55 Politics in consulting35:30 being confrontational  / talking up 39:10 Things she likes about the job41:50 Millennial and women in consulting45:40 Mentorship 48:55 good / bad advice52:25 Taking feedback / mentorship / showing appreciation53:50 what makes companies stand out55:07 Strategies to learn57:55 Strategies to retain information58:35 Recommendation books01:02:00 Building an MVP01:2:25 Where to stay up to date with her work