“Knowledge is power.” It’s one of those phrases that gets repeated so often it slips by unquestioned. But it’s wrong. Knowledge—on its own—does nothing. It just sits there. Static. Inert. Waiting. The real…

“So what is it you actually do?” A fair question.Especially when you don’t fit neatly into the usual boxes. Not consultancy.Not recruitment.Not interim. And yet — we’re often called in after one of…

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…

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…

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…

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…