In most cases, challenging your boss is career suicide. In consulting firms, it is simply a step forward towards the best answer...or at least it used to be. This year, MBB survey respondent scores reflected a industry increasingly shying away from confrontation. Notably, MBB scores fell between .237 and .336 lower than the previous year. Overall, the ability to challenge is still alive and well in boutique firms, which account for the remainder of the Top 10 firms in this category...including #1 ghSMART.