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The Sharp End — Edition 6: March 2026
✍️ Editor’s Note Power Didn’t Disappear. It Moved. Over the past two months, we’ve talked about leverage and visibility. But visibility alone doesn’t guarantee influence. To understand what 2026 demands of strategists, researchers and insight leaders, we need to look at something bigger:
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The Sharp End —Edition 5 February 2026
The Visibility Gap. Why good strategists stay invisible and what it’s quietly costing them Skills, stories & signals shaping tomorrow’s teams
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The Sharp End — Edition 4 January 2026
New Year, New Leverage Skills, stories & signals shaping tomorrow’s teams. January often arrives carrying an expectation of clarity. Clear goals. Clear plans. Clear answers about what comes next. But after three months exploring retrainability, AI literacy, and human advantage, one thing feels increasingly clear precisely because the noise has settled: the market hasn’t become easier...but it has become more legible. Read on!
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THE SHARP END — Edition Three (Dec 2025)
This month, we’re putting the spotlight firmly on the skills AI still can’t touch and why they matter more than ever.
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Strategy Pulse: The Quiet Automation Shake-Up (November 2025)
Welcome to the November edition of The Strategy Pulse, where we explore the rising tide of AI-driven layoffs, the redefinition of strategic roles, and the consulting firms racing to rewire workforces from the inside out.
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The Sharp End Edition Two – November 2025
This month, we look at what happens next: how strategists, researchers, and insight leaders are becoming AI-literate.
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The Sharp End Edition One — October 2025
Welcome to the first edition of The Sharp End. Each month we’ll cut through the noise to bring you the signals, stories, and shifts that matter most for strategists, researchers, and insight professionals.
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How To Stop Your CV Going Into A Black Hole
With such a high proportion of CVs filtered out before human eyes lay upon them, failure to align with the required criteria will result in your CV being consigned to digital oblivion.
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Data Digest #9: Nectar Cards and AI News Anchors
The cogs of the data world are perpetually turning. Data never sleeps. Brace yourself for an exciting overview into some of the top data news stories that have been gracing our screens over the past month.