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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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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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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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UK Consulting 2026: Nervous, Hiring, and Doubling Down on AI

The UK consulting market expects volatility, yet hiring plans and AI conviction are rising. Firms…

Ben AppletonFebruary 26, 2026

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OpenAI has chosen its (consulting) corner

OpenAI’s Frontier Alliances with McKinsey, BCG, Accenture and Capgemini formalise a structural split in the…

Ben AppletonFebruary 24, 2026

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AI Agents in Consulting

AI agents in consulting are shifting the focus from adoption to measurable value, putting pressure…

Ben AppletonFebruary 19, 2026

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McKinsey Wants Judgment, Not (just) Pedigree

McKinsey’s AI-integrated hiring model reflects a deeper structural shift in consulting: firms are compressing leverage,…

Ben AppletonFebruary 17, 2026

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“How’s the Market?” – A Geopolitical Question

Consulting firms are still answering market questions with economic logic, even as geopolitics increasingly sets…

Ben AppletonJanuary 27, 2026

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Germany’s Consulting Market Is Rewiring

Germany’s consulting market isn’t contracting — it’s reallocating trust toward firms that combine judgment, sector…

Ben AppletonJanuary 20, 2026

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“We Want to Make Ourselves Better” – McKinsey

McKinsey’s internal reset is reshaping what senior consulting talent is worth. It is also changing…

Ben AppletonJanuary 15, 2026

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Restructuring Is Now the Centre of Gravity in Consulting

Germany and the UK are moving through parallel restructuring cycles. The work has shifted from…

Ben AppletonDecember 9, 2025

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Why Consulting Still Produces Tomorrow’s Leaders

TIME’s latest ranking of the top companies developing future leaders reinforces a point the market…

Ben AppletonDecember 4, 2025

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Graduate Salaries Are Flat Because Consulting Is Rewiring Itself

Graduate salaries have stalled because consulting firms are redesigning their operating model around AI, leverage,…

Ben AppletonDecember 2, 2025

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Consulting Is Being Stripped Back to First Principles

Great Consultants Specialise from Day One

Why AI Makes Senior Consultants More Valuable

Why AI Still Needs Management Consultants

What It Really Takes to Make Partner at McKinsey

UK Consulting 2026: Nervous, Hiring, and Doubling Down on AI

OpenAI has chosen its (consulting) corner

AI Agents in Consulting

McKinsey Wants Judgment, Not (just) Pedigree

“How’s the Market?” – A Geopolitical Question

Germany’s Consulting Market Is Rewiring

“We Want to Make Ourselves Better” – McKinsey

Restructuring Is Now the Centre of Gravity in Consulting

Why Consulting Still Produces Tomorrow’s Leaders

Graduate Salaries Are Flat Because Consulting Is Rewiring Itself

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