The consulting industry has gone through a tumultuous period, with the deeds of a few tainting the many. It has been dragged through the mud. The nameplate consultancies involved in this public tarring and feathering have only themselves to blame for the public’s scorn. But at the same time the entire industry has been placed on trial, and perhaps unfairly so.

Having worked for nearly a decade within the management consulting industry, to say the last few years have made for painful viewing is an understatement. I have seen how the industry can add value and make a meaningful impact across the private and public sector...

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