- 28 out of 541 CEO transitions between 2004 & 2010 were former mgmt consultants
- Companies run by former mgmt consultants outperformed the rest
- Even strong “people leadership” in a consulting context may not necessarily translate — leading teams of highly educated, motivated MBAs in the “up or out” environment of most management consulting firms is quite different from leading an employee population with a mixed set of skills and backgrounds
Read more in HBR. (Thanks, John)
