A Pivot Towards Boutique Consulting Firms
Why elite consultants are leaving a corporate setting for a nimble consulting environment. Burnout rates at the biggest consulting firms remain stubbornly high. Kennedy Research estimates big firm turnover at 18-20% annually, an average that is influenced by “lifers” who have been with firms for decades. A truer picture would be median tenure, which is unlikely to exceed 2.5-3 years at most of the big consulting firms. While burnout and the resulting turnover are as high as e