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Consulting’s Partnership Model Is Shifting with AI

McKinsey shifting more partner compensation into equity is not just a remuneration change. It is…

Ben AppletonMay 15, 2026

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The “McKinsey of AI” Is Really About Internalising Transformation

Anthropic’s new $1.5 billion venture with Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Apollo…

Ben AppletonMay 7, 2026

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The Real AI Shift in Consulting

Accenture’s latest reset highlights a deeper truth: AI transformation in consulting is constrained less by…

Ben AppletonMay 5, 2026

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Consulting is being pushed to own the outcome – not just define it.

Consulting is being forced to move beyond advice into execution, with firms like BCG stepping…

Ben AppletonApril 30, 2026

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BCG shifts to Strategy + Applied AI

BCG describing itself as “also a software company” marks a shift from pure boardroom strategy…

Ben AppletonApril 23, 2026

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Podcast: Consulting Isn’t Dying. It’s Being Rebuilt.

Consulting is not dying. It is being rebuilt around faster delivery, tighter teams, sharper commercial…

Ben AppletonApril 16, 2026

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Global Firms, Local Constraints

Cross-border friction inside Big 4 firms is becoming a primary driver of partner moves, as…

Ben AppletonApril 15, 2026

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Consulting Is Being Stripped Back to First Principles

AI is compressing the consulting pyramid and removing the traditional advantages of information and scale.…

Ben AppletonApril 8, 2026

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Great Consultants Specialise from Day One

Generalism in consulting is a short phase, not a long-term positioning. The market rewards early…

Ben AppletonApril 1, 2026

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Why AI Makes Senior Consultants More Valuable

AI is compressing low-value consulting work while increasing demand for senior judgment, execution, and trust.…

Ben AppletonMarch 23, 2026

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Consulting After AI: What Was Worth Keeping

AI is not replacing consulting, but it is stripping the model back to what clients…

Ben AppletonMarch 19, 2026

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Why AI Still Needs Management Consultants

AI was supposed to replace management consultants (shock, it hasn’t), yet the opposite is happening.…

Ben AppletonMarch 17, 2026

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Europe’s Defence Pivot Is Reshaping Consulting Demand

Europe’s defence pivot is not only a policy shift but an industrial one, as defence…

Ben AppletonMarch 10, 2026

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What It Really Takes to Make Partner at McKinsey

The latest McKinsey partner promotion class shows that consulting firms reward people who build teams,…

Ben AppletonMarch 4, 2026

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Consulting 2026 = Embedded AI + Judgement

The latest FT reporting shows a consulting sector not in decline, but in redesign. AI…

Ben AppletonMarch 2, 2026

Consulting’s Partnership Model Is Shifting with AI

The “McKinsey of AI” Is Really About Internalising Transformation

The Real AI Shift in Consulting

Consulting is being pushed to own the outcome – not just define it.

BCG shifts to Strategy + Applied AI

Podcast: Consulting Isn’t Dying. It’s Being Rebuilt.

Global Firms, Local Constraints

Consulting Is Being Stripped Back to First Principles

Great Consultants Specialise from Day One

Why AI Makes Senior Consultants More Valuable

Consulting After AI: What Was Worth Keeping

Why AI Still Needs Management Consultants

Europe’s Defence Pivot Is Reshaping Consulting Demand

What It Really Takes to Make Partner at McKinsey

Consulting 2026 = Embedded AI + Judgement

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