McKinsey Partner Promotions Return to Pre-Boom Levels FeaturedInsightNews McKinsey Partner Promotions Return to Pre-Boom Levels McKinsey’s 2026 partner class confirms a structural reset in partner promotions after the pandemic boom…Ben AppletonNovember 25, 2025
From Leverage to Judgment: How AI Is Rebuilding Consulting FeaturedInsightOpinion From Leverage to Judgment: How AI Is Rebuilding Consulting Bloomberg’s Project Argentum story shows ex-consultants training AI models to replicate entry-level consulting work. It’s…Ben AppletonNovember 7, 2025
AI, Fear, and the Next Consulting Reset FeaturedInsightOpinion AI, Fear, and the Next Consulting Reset AI isn’t the end of consulting. It is another reset and a new phase in…Ben AppletonOctober 30, 2025
Consulting Tech: How AI is Rewriting Strategy Consulting FeaturedOpinion Consulting Tech: How AI is Rewriting Strategy Consulting Consulting tech is redefining how strategy firms operate. From AI copilots inside McKinsey to new…Ben AppletonOctober 21, 2025
Consulting’s Reinvention: What AI Changes – And What It Doesn’t FeaturedOpinion Consulting’s Reinvention: What AI Changes – And What It Doesn’t AI is reshaping the consulting profession, but not the reason clients hire consultants. The tasks…Ben AppletonOctober 15, 2025
Consulting’s Ladder Is Narrowing Case StudiesFeaturedInsightOpinion Consulting’s Ladder Is Narrowing Consulting is still growing, but the traditional pyramid career model is reshaping. Firms face the…Ben AppletonOctober 13, 2025
The Software Consulting Model FeaturedNewsOpinion The Software Consulting Model IBM Consulting’s Mohamad Ali says firms must start thinking like software companies to survive the…Ben AppletonOctober 9, 2025
Consulting Reset: German Case Study Case StudiesFeaturedInsightOpinion Consulting Reset: German Case Study The German consulting market hit a record €50.1bn in 2024. Growth slowed to 5.9%, the…Ben AppletonOctober 7, 2025
McKinsey’s Alumni Flywheel and the Future CEO Pipeline FeaturedInsightNews McKinsey’s Alumni Flywheel and the Future CEO Pipeline McKinsey’s alumni flywheel powers one of the strongest CEO pipelines in global business. But AI…Ben AppletonSeptember 29, 2025
The depth of the bench decides the future FeaturedInsightNewsOpinion The depth of the bench decides the future McKinsey’s decision to increase entry-level hiring in North America by 12% for 2026 shows that…Ben AppletonSeptember 10, 2025
Consulting Rankings 2025: What the AI Category Really Signals FeaturedInsightNewsOpinion Consulting Rankings 2025: What the AI Category Really Signals the addition of AI to Forbes’ consulting rankings is more than a category change; it’s…Ben AppletonSeptember 2, 2025
Can AI really be trained to think like a consultant? FeaturedInsightOpinion Can AI really be trained to think like a consultant? AI copies the methods, not the value FAZ recently tested the idea with “Meckie,” an…Ben AppletonAugust 28, 2025
McKinsey at 100: Still Leading or Losing Ground? FeaturedInsightOpinion McKinsey at 100: Still Leading or Losing Ground? In 1940, McKinsey declared: “Business has been forced to adjust itself to staggering acceleration in…Ben AppletonAugust 11, 2025
Do consultants make good CEOs? FeaturedInsightOpinion Do consultants make good CEOs? What 15 Years of Market Data Reveals About Strategy Talent in the C-Suite The short…Ben AppletonAugust 7, 2025
AI Is Reshaping Consulting FeaturedNewsOpinion AI Is Reshaping Consulting Live forever? Not on yesterday’s model. McKinsey & Company is rebuilding its own playbook –…Ben AppletonAugust 5, 2025