Strategy & war — Part I

In consulting, human capital is everything. Real experts are rare and have long been fought over, especially in a growth region like the Middle East where cultural compatibility is a key need. Now it looks as if the region’s scarcity of qualified consultants is taking the war for local talent to a whole new level. This is the first installment in a three part investigation into recent developments at Strategy& since it combined forces with global services organization PwC. Read part II here. Their offices are located on what feels like the central corner of downtown Beirut. From their conference rooms and executive offices the view sweeps across the headquarters of Lebanon’s largest bank and the premises of the nation’s top couturier to the city’s flashiest high end office addresses. But what makes the presence of consulting firm Strategy&, formerly Booz & Company, at the physical core of the Lebanese business landscape truly