Tom Spencer Richard Cantillon was a 17th century merchant and banker, as well as arguably the world’s first modern economist. He authored Essai sur la Nature du Commerce en Général (Essay on the Nature of Trade in General), which 19th century English economist William Stanley Jevons later referred to as the “cradle of political economy”. Cantillon’s most famous idea, the […]
Most consultants reckon that about 70 percent of projects fail to meet their objectives. Reasons for this are wide-ranging. Many issues are project specific. They may relate to specific management issues or special situations that limit consultants’ effectiveness. Some of the problems with consulting projects happen ALL the time. 1. Non-implementation The first problem is […]
Dear University Student Seeking to Enter Consulting, Let’s be honest. Due to the global economic and health impacts of COVID-19, getting any job offer just got a lot harder. The consulting industry at large has scaled back hiring, and so securing a consulting opportunity will be difficult. For many of you, the realistic challenge is […]