McKinsey

Consultants face a many-sided crisis

Disruption is coming to bite the industry that made a cult of it

Wed Jun 05 2024 - 05:00

McKinsey and BCG warn staff face jail if they reveal Saudi work

Senators assail consultants for helping Riyadh use ‘soft power’ to build influence in the US

Wed Feb 07 2024 - 11:45

Consulting firms freeze starting salaries in bid to shore up profit

McKinsey and BCG among those holding pay at last year’s levels as growth slows

Mon Nov 06 2023 - 10:52

McKinsey chief plans second term after years of crises

Bob Sternfels rebuilds consultancy in wake of corruption scandal and other challenges

Sun Jul 30 2023 - 15:52

Who to fire? How the biggest companies plan mass layoffs

Employers such as Goldman Sachs, Meta and Ford need to avoid lasting damage to morale as they axe jobs

Sat Mar 04 2023 - 11:00

Mariana Mazzucato: ‘The McKinseys and the Deloittes have no expertise in the areas they’re advising in’

Influential UCL economist questions value of influential consulting firms

Mon Feb 13 2023 - 17:43

Deciding to sever business links with Russia

Cantillon: Some firms signal cold disgust and leave, others still cosy up to Moscow

Sat Mar 05 2022 - 06:09

Employers need to listen to staff on return-to-office concerns

Before new working practices are set in stone firms need to be sure what workforce wants

Fri Mar 04 2022 - 05:00

Global market for ‘cultivated meat’ could reach $25bn by 2030

Scientists are trying to find a commercially viable way to transform animal stem cells into marbled steak or sushi-grade salmon

Thu Feb 17 2022 - 05:30

‘Help your employees find purpose or watch them leave’

Pandemic has led to many workers re-evaluating their relationships with their jobs

Fri Jan 21 2022 - 05:00

A work blunder teaches so much more than a triumph

McKinsey ‘rookie moment’ bungle videos are positive example of how to survive early career howlers

Mon Dec 13 2021 - 07:37

On-line trainer ETU to create 100 new jobs

Move follows recruitment of new customers says Irish firm

Sun Oct 17 2021 - 17:46

Are you on the path to burnout at work? Here are some steps you can take

High performance at work doesn’t have to come at the expense of personal wellbeing

Fri Oct 15 2021 - 05:00

Pandemic set to change shape of business travel forever

Industry bracing itself for lasting decline of up to 25 per cent

Fri Apr 30 2021 - 00:00

McKinsey’s Kevin Sneader voted out in leadership ballot after string of crises

Senior partners vote every three years on who should lead the firm

Wed Feb 24 2021 - 15:10

McKinsey to pay $537m to settle claims over US opioid epidemic

US states claimed consulting firm had helped fuel the crisis

Thu Feb 04 2021 - 20:17

Company boards must serve more than just investors

Firms need to find directors who represent all stakeholders – not just shareholders

Fri Oct 23 2020 - 05:43

Unresolved grief and sadness at work block progress

Grief costs companies billions in lost productivity and performance

Fri Oct 23 2020 - 05:30

McKinsey warned Wirecard a year ago to take ‘immediate action’ on controls

Management board later passed over consultancy for compliance work in favour of PwC

Tue Jul 14 2020 - 11:20

Has workplace diversity and inclusion become casualties of coronavirus?

Firms forced to row back on such commitments place themselves at a disadvantage

Fri Jun 19 2020 - 05:00

Coronavirus threatens a quarter of jobs in UK, report claims

Lower income jobs are most vulnerable as lockdown hits hours, triggers layoffs

Tue May 12 2020 - 08:17

Key climate plan targets ‘not credible’, warned senior official

Department secretary general proposed ‘negligible’ 5% cut to national farming herd

Tue May 05 2020 - 03:05

Lesson for start-ups: Stop trying to be unicorn, be a camel instead

Silicon Valley model needs a re-fresh, says Alex Lazarow

Thu Mar 12 2020 - 04:32

Finding the right recruitment formula to attract Generation Z

HR survey finds companies across Europe are aware they'll have to move beyond traditional hiring methods

Thu Feb 27 2020 - 00:00

Carlyle Ireland team leaving to set up new private equity fund

Carlyle Group supportive of Irish management spinning out to form Melior

Fri Sept 06 2019 - 05:14

Meet the winning CEOs: Irish Times Business Person of the Month Awards

July, August and September winners of awards in association with KPMG

Mon Mar 25 2019 - 06:53

Irish companies pay lip service to diversity and inclusion

Boards are 92% white, 74% male with low levels of disability and LGBT representation

Fri Jan 18 2019 - 05:45

We need new GDPR protections for cars

Cars are generating more data about us and our movements every day, but how will that affect us?

Tue Nov 13 2018 - 10:30

‘The Irish Times’ Business Person of the Month: Fergal Leamy

Coillte chief oversaw sale of stake in four wind farms for €136m

Thu Oct 11 2018 - 16:03

Gone but not lost: employees on the rebound

Boomerang employees represent an untapped talent tool for Irish employers

Thu Jun 14 2018 - 04:10

Technology can hurt students’ learning, research shows

New study finds giving pupils access to laptops in the classroom has a negative effect

Fri Feb 09 2018 - 01:00

Captured: How Jacob Zuma ‘sold’ South Africa to the Guptas

One family has gained extraordinary influence over a country and its politics

Thu Nov 30 2017 - 16:01

Zuma under pressure as FBI probes US links to Gupta family

Probes into alleged graft involving controversial South African business family widen

Thu Oct 19 2017 - 17:44

Blue-chip firms risk damage as South African corruption scandal spreads

KPMG and McKinsey linked to allegations in relation to firms owned by Gupta brothers

Sat Oct 14 2017 - 09:59