COGENT Executive

Doing more with less’ is said so often in the Third Sector that it rarely gets questioned. This is a two-minute read on why it should.

The Most Dangerous Phrase in the Third Sector It isn’t “funding cut”. It is “we just need to do more with less”.

Leaders trust specialists in life, yet generalists in business. The irony costs more than they think.

The Boutique Bias: Why Leaders Buy Big and Lose Bigger When we buy for ourselves, we trust our instincts. We walk past the department store and step into the boutique.

Everyone is asking what AI can do for their business. I believe they’re asking the wrong question.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/beyond-ai-hype-question-most-businesses-forget-ask-john-mclaughlin-snare

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 success. CEOs, desperate for strategic clarity, turn to these firms for their glossy PowerPoints and highly paid ...