Feb
8
2018
Confronting Consulting’s Caped Crusader
Consultants are often labeled like Batman villains. Bad consultants became Jokers and Riddlers ... good ones could be like the Penguin and Dr. Freeze, known for their icy logic.
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Feb
1
2018
What Does One Call Consulting These Days?
Query consultants about the state of the industry, and you’ll receive generally positive outlooks. The bullishness on growth seems directly connected to the plethora of buzzwords driving change. Digital … Block-chain … Analytics … every utterance in every market points to consultants as client-whisperers -- sage advisors who can make sense out of these chaos-inducing disruptors.
Jan
25
2018
Will We Ever See New Branches on Consulting’s Tree?
Last week's news that Bill Bain -- the namesake and founder of Bain & Company -- had passed away was met with surprisingly muted response within the industry. He was 80 and hadn't been active in the firm for more than 20 years. Still, the firm's posting on its website regarding his legacy included this cogent observation:
Jan
18
2018
Old is New Until New is Old Again
People know I like to cite the past to better frame current events. Something about that old truism that failing to recall history condemns one to repeating mistakes. Maybe this comes across as your eccentric Uncle Walter, and his rants about the good ol’ days when gas cost a dollar and the only news came from another guy on TV named Walter.
Jan
11
2018
We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Badges
Imagine visiting your doctor for a routine exam. Upon entering the exam room, your doctor proudly points to a framed diploma and various certificates. "See those," the doc says, "They confirm I know how your insides work. Now, let's take a look ..."
Jan
4
2018
Consulting’s 4th Generation Ushers in Uncertainty
Welcome to 2018! Exactly 20 years ago, we witnessed management consulting’s shift to its third generation. The industry’s first generation (1920s-1970s) was extremely staid, as evidenced by knee socks and bowler hats. From the late ‘70s to the mid ‘90s, technology was a storyline, but only in the context of "enterprise solutions."
