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The Great Consulting Farce: Part Two
The Transformation Illusion Management consultancies have perfected the art of selling transformation. It’s a billion-pound industry built on promises of reinvention, disruption, and bold new futures. And yet, year after year, study after…
The Great Consulting Farce:
How the Big Firms Sell Illusions and Bill for Failure For decades, the world’s largest management consultancies—McKinsey, Bain, BCG, Deloitte, and the rest of the usual suspects—have positioned themselves as indispensable to corporate…
The Consulting Industry Is Shifting – But Not Everyone Will Adapt
Credit to Val Matthews for sparking the conversation with their recent post on the challenges facing the consulting industry. It’s a discussion worth expanding, because what we’re witnessing isn’t just a rough patch—it’s…
COGENT Executive Becomes a Bloom Accredited Supplier
At COGENT Executive, our mission has always been to provide practical solutions that yield real-world results. Today, we are proud to share that we have been accredited as a Bloom Accredited Supplier, a…
From Reflection to Resolution: How Will You Lead in 2025?
Well, it’s that time of year. The nation’s crowned its new celebrity king of the jungle, the Christmas markets are bustling despite the recent weather, and Chris Rea is on his long drive…
Are You Already Closed for Christmas?
It’s late November, and I’ve already heard it: “Let’s revisit this in the New Year.” Sound familiar? Suddenly, the whole of December is written off. Meetings deferred, decisions shelved, and opportunities kicked into…