Month: December 2021

2021 Recap: Featured Articles To Accelerate Your Career & Skills

As 2021 comes to a close, we wanted to share a recap of favorite or featured articles from 2021. In a season where competition in the corporate world and for consulting roles is at an all-time high, one piece of knowledge can make the difference between getting that promotion, landing that coveted role, or another…

Financial Engineering: A New Consulting Frontier?

Management consultants are known for their expertise in business strategy and operations. However, because most large businesses rely heavily on numbers, most consulting firms provide advice based on financials as well. After all, ultimately what matters most to any corporation is increasing profits. As a result, one growing practice that represents a relatively untapped potential…

BCG Offices

BCG is one of the most prominent consulting firms on the planet and has a presence around the world via a network of 90+ offices. BCG offices are all over the world; the firm has a presence in 50+ countries. Thousands of aspiring consultants try their hand at breaking into BCG each year because of…

Emerging Technologies That Could Impact Business

Emerging technologies have shaped investing decisions and economic outcomes for as long as there has been investment and economic activity. But today, the influence of emerging technologies is greater than ever before. This has a great deal to do with the rapid pace of change in our hyper-globalized world, and the unprecedented ability of technological…

Revenue of Top 20 Firms

No matter what industry you’re in, there’s most certainly a management consulting firm that specializes in your field. The management consulting industry is booming, bringing in an estimated $250B a year. These firms range from tiny boutique firms that specialize in one practice area or industry up to the Big 4 that employ hundreds of…

Applying Agile Methods To Your Business

Changes are happening faster than ever for businesses today. Agile methods acknowledge that this calls for a responsive and flexible form of software development. Agile methods focus on adaptive planning, customer input, and short delivery times. The application of Agile methods to your business could result in reduced project costs and greater customer satisfaction. Let’s…

Empathy in Business: An Unsung Resource

Empathy in business, if it has gotten any attention at all, has typically been relegated to the realm of Human Resources. It gets glossed over in orientation and diversity training, and after that, it’s primarily a tool for conflict resolution. But more and more authorities in the business world are recognizing that empathy is a…

CMA Strategy Consulting Acquired by EY-Parthenon

EY-Parthenon bought Boston-based CMA Strategy Consulting in a move to improve its strategy and transactions-focused offerings in the digital infrastructure and TMT consulting space. This move will help EY-Parthenon continue its growth through the pandemic and meet demand from companies looking for post-pandemic business strategy support. Let’s look into what this acquisition means for both…

Bain Expands “Bain Academy” with New Women Executive Program

Bain is rolling out a new 3-month program for female managers, starting in Asia, to help develop the next generation of women leaders. One goal of the program is to reduce the gender gap in management at the firm, especially in Asia-Pacific. Let’s dig a little deeper. What is the “Rising Women Leaders” Program? The…

Self Management: A Key To Success

Self-management is not all that different from traditional management. In a professional context, a manager is accountable for the performance of a team. He or she must assign roles and responsibilities and develop processes that enable the team to be productive, efficient, and effective. To be an effective manager requires a deep understanding of the…