Interviews
- »One on One with Eric Pelander – part 2
As consulting firms gear up for another wave of M&A,Consulting’s One on One sat down with Eric Perander, a partner inside the strategy-consulting firm Waterstone Management Group, to better understand the lessons he learned from one of the largest, and most successful, acquisitions in the profession’s history.
- »One on One with KPMG's Koecher & Rodriguez
KPMG’s Restructuring Services group just got a lot stronger. On July 16, KPMG acquired Grant Thornton’s supply chain advisory practice, effectively doubling the size of its core restructuring team and broadened its service offerings.
- »One on One with Ed Hess
Grow or Die. It’s probably the most common business axiom, and the least accurate, according to the new book “Smart Growth: Building an Enduring Business by Managing the Risks of Growth” (Columbia Business School Publishing). To better understand the book’s implications for firms, Consulting’s One-on-One sat down with the book’s author, Ed Hess, a former Arthur Andersen strategy consultant and current professor at the University of Virginia's Darden Graduate School of Business.
- »One on One with Summit's David Litherland
When prospective employees interview for a job, they obsess over making a good, lasting impression. Firms should do the same. To learn how firms can avoid typical pitfalls, Consulting’s One on One sat down with David Litherland, managing partner of Summit Search Group, an executive search firm specializing in placing professionals within professional service firms.
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2010
»Editor's Note: Data Dumps and Deeper Dives
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It’s Best Firms to Work For time and that can only mean one thing: It’s the time of year I get intimately involved with Excel Spreadsheets, data and decimal points.
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2010
»Editor's Note: Plenty of Booz News
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June must be Booz month.
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2010
»Editor's Note: Optimism Abounds
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In May, we held our annual Spring Consulting Summit in Chicago. As you may imagine, the last three or four summits have been roller coaster rides of themes that seem to rise and fall with the economic outlook.
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2010
»Edit Note: Seems Like Old Times
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Are we finally turning a corner? Sure seems like we are.
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2010
»Editor's Note: Starting Over
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As we begin not only a new year but a new decade, now seems like the perfect opportunity for a reboot; time to turn the page after one terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year.
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2009
»A Night to Remember
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Consulting magazine’s third-annual Women Leaders in Consulting Achievement Awards was held in New York on Nov. 12. Once again, the profession gathered at the Waldorf=Astoria to honor eight new recipients.
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2009
»Editor's Note: Same As It Ever Was, Sort Of
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As editorial types, we’re all about turning a phrase, coming up with a clever cliche that somehow doesn’t sound like one, or crafting the perfect headline when describing the big news story of the day. Therefore, one can imagine that it’s a little embarrassing for us to admit that we’re actually at a loss for words this issue. Therefore, I’ll state it as simply as I can: Bain & Company is the No. 1 consulting firm on our annual Best Firms to Work For list.
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2009
»The Little Firms That Could
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If you are anything like me, than you are probably getting a little tired of all the bad financial news, lousy earnings reports and corporate downsizing. That’s why this issue, which contains our annual Seven Small Jewels, is such a breath of fresh air. In an economy that most consider the worst we’ve seen in a generation, the 2009 Small Jewels really set themselves apart.
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2009
»Editor's Note: The 10 Best Firms to Work For, 2004
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The very first time we polled consultants on their employers of choice, it was the last quarter of 2000 and the height of the dot-com boom. Firms tried to top one another by rewarding their people with creative perks and emphasizing the playful side of their office cultures. Pool tables sat in conference rooms, and there was equity to take home in consultants’ jeans’ pockets. Spirits soared — artificially, some would say. A quick comparison of the 2001 and 2004 lists will show how much has changed and how much has stayed the same.
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»Editor's Note: A Profession Rooted in Compliance
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From the look on the partner’s face, it was clear that so-called “compliance opportunities” were something that he would have preferred not to discuss over bran flakes — or perhaps anywhere at all.
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