Short Takes

Propeller Heads in Orbit: Mercer's Brainiac Seedlings Rule the Profession's Gur-u-niverse Yes, it’s true. His excellence Tom Peters was a McKinseyite and the innovator, Clay Christensen, was a BCGer. But a quick inventory of the firms credited with pollinating the profession’s thought leadership ranks, reveals that Mercer — yes, Mercer Management Consulting — is perhaps consulting’s busiest bee.