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Looking for advice. My kid got flagged with the honor council because a professor saw “irregularities” in a recent exam. The test was hand written, the prof was in the room the whole time, and the stu… more

Has anyone here ever hired an agency for LinkedIn uplift and other PR services?

Thoughts on Ankara? Had a recruiter reach out and not familiar with them.

I've started a boutique focused on finance and transaction work. Is anyone here working on AI specific services- wanted to discuss some ideas.

What’s the worst firm you’ve ever worked at and why?

Dare I ask, how’s the job market?

How is A&M Public Sector doing? Worth joining or bad time?

Anyone came across “Connectd.co”? They link executives looking for advisory board roles with startups. Of course they charge a fee for their “training and matching” program. Curious if anyone has expe… more

I retired, but I don’t want to golf and I’ve still got energy left to contribute. I have an opportunity to join a start-up in a fractional leadership role as me with minimal comp plus equity. We haven… more

Doing M&A work on buy-side at Deloitte. Been considering options and got higher base offers from EY and KPMG.

Equity Principal is still an equity Principal at all 3 firms right or is there something else to c… more

Temperature Check on Accenture - why have so many MDs departed recently?

US B4 partner here. My spouse and kids want to move to Europe, either for a summer or possibly longer. I said “great, I’ll retire at 60 in a few years and we can go then.” But they’re itching to go… more

A reminder today to always check that the contract is the same for both parties in the deal ……… 🤦‍♂️

Anyone leave a big 4 to go to ZS? Would like to hear about the main differences good and bad.

Currently a Partner at a Big 4 (Strategy). Strong performer, but I’ve hit a plateau where I’m starting to 'mail it in'—a behavior I used to despise. The platform is safe, but the fire is dimming.

I’m evaluating 3 paths: more

I had a recruiter reach out with an opportunity “outline” (suspiciously close to being on target with my background) and then asked me to put together an executive dossier, and recommended I use their… more

Thinking about a potential exit to a specific company. How direct can I be when reaching out cold to the ceo of a company to ask whether it might be a good fit? Any thoughts?

Anyone else recently joined Wipro? The dream I was sold on does not exist, our market leader was fired from another firm for assault and there’s headlines about it, there’s no support, thought leaders… more

What is your firm’s policy for business class travel? Mine is that anyone can book business above a 4 hour flight, and partners can waive that and book anytime but it’s frowned upon to always do it. I… more

Made my first $1M this year. Just before I turned 40! How did you celebrate that milestone? Looking for ideas.

I’m looking to exit by starting a company. But before we can get meaningful funding I want to make up for a salary gap ($200k) through some “side gigs”. Has anyone tried that? Executive coaching, frac… more

Hoping to start a conversation on how to think about investing in this awful geopolitical environment we’re in right now. I pulled significant sums out of US equities over the last month before and a… more

What’s the latest at Accenture as far as outlook? Reorg is done. Are they positioned for success? What’s the latest on culture? Seem to be doing all the right things and don’t have the SEC boat anchor… more

What’s it like at AlixPartners for a PMD? Is the firm busy, is there career growth, are people happy? They say that it’s far less cutthroat than A&M; is that true?

(Europe) 2 options: 1. A&M MD (with equity) tasked to launch and grow my own platform and team 2. McK Senior Advisor role, no retainer, sales % plus billed days, with a path to full-time equity pa… more

Experienced Partner (at a firm where that title doesn’t mean what it used to) and considering a move to Deloitte as an MD in Public Sector. Any insights on comp ranges for MD. What about culture and c… more

So what’s the business climate, culture, and comp expectations for a Global Head of Advisory role in a particular industry at TCS??

Currently a high performing partner at a big 4. Own revenue c. $6m p.a., all self originated, plus $20m+ p.a. in on sell. Current comp is underwhelming, and two other big 4s are offering c. 80% premiu… more

Thoughts on Kyndryl? Is it going to survive the current situation and will the outsourced companies look to move away to other outsourcers or insource?

What is the latest at DXC when it comes to Managing Partner roles to lead an industry? Is it a sinking ship or can you make some money? I floated comp at 700-1.2M to start and they didn’t flinch. Than… more

Recruiting: how has recruiting at UG and MBA levels changed for your firm this year?

Ready for the year of layoffs ?

I’m considering a move from one big 4 to another, which I’ve never done as a partner before. What are the key things to be careful of? Once I resign, does the new firm pay me for my notice period? Or… more

Move from boutique to OW as principal? Can you give me insight on path to partner at OW? Should I stay at boutique for faster growth to partner? Pros / cons welcome

Any insight in partner compensation in UAE/KSA for Tier 2/ boutique firms?

Is ACN hiring partners (SMDs) now? Big investments recently in AI would seem to kill industry focused sellers for AI experienced practitioners. Seeing this elsewhere. Thoughts?

Anyone worked at both KPMG and Accenture? How do they compare?