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Top 10 Education Consulting Firms

Education consulting firms - and education consulting as a whole – aren’t as flashy or popular as strategy consulting, but they play a crucial part in advancing or responding to the disruption happening in the education world today. As such, education consulting is a sub sector of consulting that is ripe for growth. Education consulting…

ERM Consulting – a Pure-Play Sustainability Consultancy – Acquired

ERM Consulting is a pure-play sustainability consulting firm that has driven exponential organic and inorganic growth over the last decade. The firm recently sold a stake to renowned Private Equity group KKR. Sustainability consulting is and will continue to be a hot practice area for years to come, and KKR’s decision to invest ~$2.7B to…

Business Impact Analysis: Steps & Why It’s Important

Business impact analysis is used to predict the results of a disruption to a business and to develop mitigation and recovery plans. Business impact analysis involves risk assessment, scenario planning, and analysis of investment in prevention relative to cost of disruption. In this article, we’ll define business impact analysis a bit further, run through a…

How To Create A LinkedIn Profile

Did you know that 87% of job recruiters use LinkedIn to find candidates? If you haven’t yet created your LinkedIn profile, we urge you not to neglect it any longer. Your profile is an online, living resume that includes your experience, education, and accomplishments. It also highlights who you are as a person. LinkedIn is…

Building A Legacy in Business

At one point in our career, many people pause to consider how we can impact the future for others and whether we are building a legacy. As Charles Dickens stated, “No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.” The drive to benefit others in a lasting way is the motivation…

PwC Partner Shares the Firm’s Strategy for the Future of the Workforce, DEI, and Work-Life Balance

Bhushan Sethi is a PwC Partner and global thought leader on the future of work. As the Joint Global Leader of People and Organization at PwC, Bhushan brings decades of experience to this conversation around work-life balance, diversity & inclusion, what going back to the office will look like, and more. It's a fascinating behind-the-scenes…

Diversity Consultant: What Do They Do?

A diversity consultant is one focused on increasing the level of inclusion (i.e., mix of racial, gender, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic perspectives) within a firm. In this article, we’ll explore the fairly new roles of diversity consultants in more detail. We'll compare diversity and inclusion consulting to racial equity consultants, and explore the benefits of…

PwC Creating 100K New Jobs and Betting Big on Tech and ESG

PwC announced that it will create 100K new jobs by 2026 and make a $12B investment to expand its tech (AI, machine learning, etc.) and ESG capabilities. PwC lags behind its Big 4 competitors in terms of revenue and this move is part of the strategy to bolster PwC revenue and give it a competitive…

Vision Board: A Tool For Clarity

A vision board provides a tangible, visual representation of goals and dreams. It’s easy to think about our goals as a destination – the challenge is picturing how to get there. Research shows that visual tools play a powerful role in achieving goals. Many athletes, for instance, can manipulate their brains in certain ways simply…

Top 10 Consulting Firms In Chicago

If you are a candidate culling your list of office choices, or a current consultant looking to make a lateral move, you’ll want to carefully review the consulting firms in Chicago. The Windy City has no shortage of management consulting firms and, as one of the largest cities in the US, it is famed for…