Mia Tan at Stratagem
Mia Tan, Senior Partner at the global consulting boutique Stratagem AI, leads the firm’s fast-growing AI in Medicine Strategic Business Unit, which has expanded at 35% year-on-year and now accounts for nearly a quarter of firm revenues. Technically accomplished and commercially successful, Mia has built a reputation for premium client relationships and disciplined growth. Yet during a late-evening autonomous car ride across Shenzhen, she finds herself reflecting on mounting pressures: overstretched principals competing for limited partnership slots, brilliant associates whose technical expertise may be outpacing their broader development, stalled cross-market collaboration, and her own diminishing time for strategic thinking and talent development.
Description
Mia Tan, Senior Partner at the global consulting boutique Stratagem AI, leads the firm’s fast-growing AI in Medicine Strategic Business Unit, which has expanded at 35% year-on-year and now accounts for nearly a quarter of firm revenues. Technically accomplished and commercially successful, Mia has built a reputation for premium client relationships and disciplined growth. Yet during a late-evening autonomous car ride across Shenzhen, she finds herself reflecting on mounting pressures: overstretched principals competing for limited partnership slots, brilliant associates whose technical expertise may be outpacing their broader development, stalled cross-market collaboration, and her own diminishing time for strategic thinking and talent development.
Learning Objective
As generative AI transforms both client demands and the internal mechanics of consulting work, Mia confronts a deeper leadership question: Is she truly shaping the future of her practice, or merely sustaining its momentum? The case invites discussion about leading in high-growth environments, developing talent in AI-enabled organizations, aligning incentives with long-term capability building, and balancing commercial success with strategic clarity.
It is designed for executive education and advanced MBA courses on leadership, organizational design, and professional service firm strategy.
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