Consulting Firms Step Up Efforts to Push Out Their Low Performers
Financial Times · April 22, 2024
““The performance reviews are getting tougher, and more of the work is going to top performers.” — Namaan Mian, COO, Management Consulted”
The Financial Times featured Management Consulted COO Namaan Mian in its analysis of tougher performance reviews and declining promotion opportunities across consulting firms as historically low voluntary attrition disrupted the industry’s traditional “up or out” model. Mian highlighted how more work was flowing to top performers while lower performers spent longer between projects, limiting their visibility and development.