The Manager Role Is Becoming Consulting’s Toughest Job 
AI is elevating the role of Managers and Principals, not replacing them. As consulting teams…
Ben AppletonJuly 1, 2026
The Consulting Apprenticeship Model Is Changing 
AI is not killing consulting careers. It is exposing a much bigger challenge: the traditional…
Ben AppletonJune 23, 2026
AI Is Forcing Consulting to Explain Its Value Again 
AI is not making consultants obsolete. It is forcing firms to separate activities that create…
Ben AppletonJune 15, 2026
Consulting 2026 = Embedded AI + Judgement 
The latest FT reporting shows a consulting sector not in decline, but in redesign. AI…
Ben AppletonMarch 2, 2026
UK Consulting 2026: Nervous, Hiring, and Doubling Down on AI 
The UK consulting market expects volatility, yet hiring plans and AI conviction are rising. Firms…
Ben AppletonFebruary 26, 2026
OpenAI has chosen its (consulting) corner 
OpenAI’s Frontier Alliances with McKinsey, BCG, Accenture and Capgemini formalise a structural split in the…
Ben AppletonFebruary 24, 2026
AI Agents in Consulting 
AI agents in consulting are shifting the focus from adoption to measurable value, putting pressure…
Ben AppletonFebruary 19, 2026
McKinsey Wants Judgment, Not (just) Pedigree 
McKinsey’s AI-integrated hiring model reflects a deeper structural shift in consulting: firms are compressing leverage,…
Ben AppletonFebruary 17, 2026
Roland Berger – A Structure Shift in AI Consulting 
Roland Berger’s joint AI start-up is a structural move that reflects how leading consulting firms…
Ben AppletonFebruary 12, 2026
Inside the UK Big Four Reset 
The UK Big Four are defending profitability while quietly rewiring their operating models, with AI,…
Ben AppletonJanuary 29, 2026
“How’s the Market?” – A Geopolitical Question 
Consulting firms are still answering market questions with economic logic, even as geopolitics increasingly sets…
Ben AppletonJanuary 27, 2026
Germany’s Consulting Market Is Rewiring 
Germany’s consulting market isn’t contracting — it’s reallocating trust toward firms that combine judgment, sector…
Ben AppletonJanuary 20, 2026
“We Want to Make Ourselves Better” – McKinsey 
McKinsey’s internal reset is reshaping what senior consulting talent is worth. It is also changing…
Ben AppletonJanuary 15, 2026
Organic Consulting Growth Hits the Ceiling 
Organic growth is no longer sufficient to fund the next consulting operating model. Rising investment…
Ben AppletonDecember 16, 2025
AI disruption in consulting: messy now, predictable later 
AI disruption always looks cleaner in hindsight than it feels while you are living through…
Ben AppletonDecember 12, 2025
