Ben Appleton, Author at Strat-Bridge

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The Big 4 Network Effect Cuts Both Ways

Summary: The Big 4 model depends on scale, integration and shared client relationships. That network…

Ben AppletonJune 9, 2026

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Most Partner Decisions Are Made Years Before the Partnership Vote

Summary: Most consultants think about partnership when they are approaching the promotion. The reality is…

Ben AppletonJune 4, 2026

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Watch How Consulting Firms Get Paid, Not What They Say About AI

Summary: The biggest AI-driven change in consulting may not be automation or headcount reduction. It…

Ben AppletonJune 1, 2026

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Consulting 2026: Tanker vs Speed Boat

Summary: AI is not making consulting irrelevant, but it is dismantling many of the structural…

Ben AppletonMay 27, 2026

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The Rise of the Hybrid Professional

Summary: The Big Four accounting firms are now hiring more AI specialists than auditors, signalling…

Ben AppletonMay 19, 2026

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Consulting’s Partnership Model Is Shifting with AI

Summary: McKinsey shifting more partner compensation into equity is not just a remuneration change. It…

Ben AppletonMay 15, 2026

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The “McKinsey of AI” Is Really About Internalising Transformation

Summary:Anthropic’s new $1.5 billion venture with Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Apollo…

Ben AppletonMay 7, 2026

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The Real AI Shift in Consulting

Summary: Accenture’s latest reset highlights a deeper truth: AI transformation in consulting is constrained less…

Ben AppletonMay 5, 2026

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Consulting is being pushed to own the outcome – not just define it.

Summary: Consulting is being forced to move beyond advice into execution, with firms like BCG…

Ben AppletonApril 30, 2026

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BCG shifts to Strategy + Applied AI

Summary: Cross-border friction inside Big 4 firms is becoming a primary driver of partner moves,…

Ben AppletonApril 23, 2026

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Ben Appleton

The Big 4 Network Effect Cuts Both Ways

Most Partner Decisions Are Made Years Before the Partnership Vote

Watch How Consulting Firms Get Paid, Not What They Say About AI

Consulting 2026: Tanker vs Speed Boat

The Rise of the Hybrid Professional

Consulting’s Partnership Model Is Shifting with AI

The “McKinsey of AI” Is Really About Internalising Transformation

The Real AI Shift in Consulting

Consulting is being pushed to own the outcome – not just define it.

BCG shifts to Strategy + Applied AI

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