“How’s the Market?” – A Geopolitical Question Case StudiesFeaturedInsightNewsOpinion “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
Germany’s Consulting Market Is Rewiring Case StudiesFeaturedInsightNewsOpinion 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
Restructuring Is Now the Centre of Gravity in Consulting FeaturedInsightNews 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
Why Consulting Still Produces Tomorrow’s Leaders FeaturedInsightNews 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
Graduate Salaries Are Flat Because Consulting Is Rewiring Itself FeaturedInsightNews 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
Germany’s Consulting Market Has Quietly Reset FeaturedInsightNews Germany’s Consulting Market Has Quietly Reset Germany’s consulting market has shifted decisively from growth to crisis. Rising insolvencies, stalled refinancing and…Ben AppletonNovember 27, 2025
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
The (PE) Race for Partners FeaturedInsightNews The (PE) Race for Partners Grant Thornton’s plan to hire 160 partners shows how private equity is reshaping consulting by…Ben AppletonNovember 20, 2025
A big move in German restructuring landed this week FeaturedNews A big move in German restructuring landed this week Germany’s largest strategy firm, Roland Berger, and top restructuring leader Ralf Schmitz are founding a…Ben AppletonNovember 19, 2025
AI and Performance: Why Firms Are Resetting How Work Gets Done Case StudiesFeaturedInsightOpinion AI and Performance: Why Firms Are Resetting How Work Gets Done Firms aren’t replacing people with AI—they’re replacing people with colleagues who use AI well. …Ben AppletonNovember 13, 2025
AI Isn’t Killing Consulting – But It Is Killing the Old Hiring Model Case StudiesFeaturedInsightOpinion AI Isn’t Killing Consulting – But It Is Killing the Old Hiring Model AI is reshaping how consulting firms hire, train and promote talent. The old pyramid model…Ben AppletonNovember 10, 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
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
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
Consulting’s New Playbook: Partner To Build, Don’t Just Advise FeaturedInsightNews Consulting’s New Playbook: Partner To Build, Don’t Just Advise What’s happening? Accenture has made one thing clear: AI isn’t a tech trend to adopt,…Ben AppletonAugust 7, 2025