Are your Partners order takers rather than effective business development professionals?

Many firms are asking a difficult but necessary question: are their Partners truly driving business growth, or only equipped to simply respond to demand?...Read more about Are your Partners order takers rather than effective business development professionals?

The problem isn’t that firms lack the tools to redesign professional training. It’s that the incentive structure actively punishes them for doing so.Read more about The Last Analyst Class… So What?

The grunt work nobody wanted to do was secretly the work that built every great professional. Now it’s gone.Read more about The Last Analyst Class

Ask most people in professional services what makes a good consultant, and you’ll hear the same answers repeated back to you: a strong work...Read more about Beating burnout: why professional services firms should look inwards to build resilience

Gen Z’s expectations for work are accelerating a shift toward flexible, skills-based development systems. As McKinsey & Company ’s [1]Aaron De Smet notes, younger...Read more about The future of skills-based progression

Senior managers, directors, or practice leads—are increasingly finding themselves in one of the most demanding positions within professional service firms. Positioned between senior leadership...Read more about The toughest level in consulting: senior managers 

Although I like to think that I have quite broad musical tastes, the hip hop music of the late 1980s – apparently now considered...Read more about 1980s Hip Hop, AI and the future of consulting

Neuroplasticity, often described as the brain’s ability to reorganise itself by forming new neural connections, is usually framed as a built-in feature—something the brain...Read more about Neuroplasticity: A superpower we can actively train

Is Consulting Just About Solutions, or a Catalyst for Change? The traditional role of consultants has primarily been seen as providing expert advice and...Read more about The Hidden Power of Knowledge Transfer in Consulting.

5 Ways to Collaborate Amongst Different Generations Wondering how to build a truly cohesive team? Our infographic on 5 ways to collaborate amongst different...Read more about 5 Ways to collaborate amongst different generations -infographic

Nostalgia isn’t limited to holiday music or consumer experiences; it can also play a significant role in the workplace. While driving after work last...Read more about Nostalgia in the workplace

Turning from tokenism: it’s time for this generation of women to consider our legacy. “When I was applying to train as a barrister, I...Read more about Turning from tokenism: it’s time for this generation of women to consider our legacy.