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2026 The Year of IA
Businesses are no longer asking if they should use AI. They're asking why it isn't working. That's the 2026 reality. Grant Thornton's 2026 AI Impact Survey found that 78% of business executives lack confidence they could pass an independent AI governance audit. Companies are scaling AI they cannot explain, measure, or defend.
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The Sky-High of 2025: Empty Desks, Full Debates
The headlines screamed "Return to Office." The data whispered something different.
The national office vacancy rate hit 19.7% in early 2025, nearly double pre-pandemic levels. Yet simultaneously, the national average occupancy rate reached a post-pandemic high of 55.13% in February 2025. Both facts are true. That tension defines the era. Kastle Systems, Kisi
2024 Recruiting: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The Good: AI finally started pulling its weight. Organizations incorporating AI-powered recruiting technologies jumped 44% in 2024, a 10% increase from 2023, and time-to-fill dropped from 48 days to 41. Skills-based hiring also gained real traction, climbing to 81% of employers shifting focus to competencies over formal credentials. Hiringthing, SHRM
Post-2022 Pullback: Where Does Consulting Go In 2023?
In the Chinese zodiac, 2023 was the Year of the Rabbit: a symbol of hope, careful navigation, and quiet resilience after turbulence. For business consulting, the symbolism fit perfectly.
The 2022 stock market decline didn't just rattle portfolios. It rattled budgets. And when budgets tighten, consulting is often the first line item cut.
The numbers proved it fast. Consulting job postings dropped 63% by September 2023, and growth in the $860 billion professional services sector fell to just 7%, down sharply from 11.5% in 2021. Even the giants weren't immune. KPMG, McKinsey, Accenture, and EY all instituted workforce reductions of 2% to 5%. Consulting.us, MIT Sloan Management Review
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Seneca Speaks
In early in 2020, we reentered the shipping industry with an opportunity poised to provide steadily increasing revenue. Covid 19 abruptly stalled the opening and forced an immediate pivot to dispatching as a third party provider.
In preparing the RREA campaign, a further distillation of future capital investment and its exit strategy was required. This action provided a clear-minded direction and a plan to take us there. As with all successful happenings, the end is clearly in mind.
Seneca Speaks, Part II, Capital Idea has entered the editing phase. The expectation is to begin marketing and book sales by forth quarter 2020. From initial reviews, the story is poised to be well received.