How advice became an industry: Bower, strategy shops, MBB, the Big Four, and the tiers beneath them. The history of professional counsel — not logo worship — ending with stewardship: when to hire, when not to, and how advice can build capacity or dependency.
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Contents
What the course covers
- 01Why Advice Became an Industry
- 02Founders and Early Firms
- 03Marvin Bower and the Profession
- 04The Strategy Revolution
- 05MBB as a System
- 06The Big Four Enter
- 07Explosion, Tiers, and Specialization
- 08Stewardship and the Future of Advice
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History of Consulting
Bower, the strategy shops, and the tiers beneath them
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