Tom SpencerThe concept of a ‘team’ has been around since the 16th century, and so one would assume that the term is fairly well understood. Whilst teams are an inseparable part of modern business practice, this article seeks to explore why they are actually a conceptual paradox, and what this means for professionals. The Team-Individuality Paradox […]
Economic meltdowns hold important lessons for business consultants. Since the philosophies, frameworks, and insights developed by top firms contribute to the business practices which play a role in making the economic system unsustainable, a crisis signals the need for reflection. For instance, in the lead up to the 2008 Great Recession, McKinsey actively promoted mortgage […]
With the tight professional services market in the US, everyone I know in consulting has talked about how they know people who jumped consulting firms (this does not count those who changed firms after attending graduate school). I have heard some stories of when firm jumping became a highly stressful endeavor, and occasions when it […]