Tom Spencer

4 min read 2021-12-04 07:00:56

Decision Filters: Finding, Evaluating, and Taking Action on Opportunities

As the number of opportunities you have increases so too does the complexity involved in making a decision. For example, think of the last time you

5 min read 2021-12-04 05:59:41

“Consulting has traditionally been and is still a boys club, particularly at management level”, female McKinsey Consultant. “A lot of times I

3 min read 2021-12-04 04:59:28

Curiosity is a word frequently associated with childhood or domestic pets. When a child is experiencing the world around them for the first time and

1 min read 2021-11-27 07:00:10

“By a continuing process of inflation, government can confiscate, secretly and unobserved, an important part of the wealth of their citizens.”

1 min read 2021-10-23 07:00:44

Economic meltdowns hold important lessons for business consultants. Since the philosophies, frameworks, and insights developed by top firms

1 min read 2021-10-23 05:59:05

With the tight professional services market in the US, everyone I know in consulting has talked about how they know people who jumped consulting

1 min read 2021-10-23 04:59:20

In a locked-down world, global opportunities have been all but forgotten. That may be an exaggeration, but cross-cultural exchange has been

1 min read 2021-10-16 07:00:59

Knowing the ins and outs of upcoming trends in finance is indispensable for any aspiring consultant. You are likely to receive a question at your

1 min read 2021-10-16 05:59:43

MBA consulting recruiting season starts every fall. For a few falls now, in my capacity as a volunteer career advisor, I have had to uncomfortably

1 min read 2021-10-16 04:59:03

5G networks are a promising wireless technology that online bookmakers and sports betting operators should factor into their business strategy.

1 min read 2021-10-09 07:00:08

I have recently been asked questions on how pioneering inventions will interact with government regulation in multiple consultancy interviews.

1 min read 2021-10-09 05:59:03

Let’s say you get into a great MBA program. You go in with a clear post-MBA goal. Going through the motions of the program you get talking with

1 min read 2021-10-02 07:00:07

When career entrants and university graduates discuss the Big Four accountancy firms, EY, PwC, KPMG and Deloitte, they are most often portrayed as

1 min read 2021-10-02 05:59:12

Although commentators have long predicted a shift towards remote working, the Covid-19 pandemic has certainly driven the point home. As we currently

1 min read 2021-09-25 07:00:39

Flying leg break during a black belt test in 2016 I stood facing a wall of black plastic boards, faintly hearing “U-S-A, U-S-A” chanting from