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hedda_foil

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3. I had the same kind of experience at another global manufacturer.

Reply to multigraincracker (Original post)

Mon Dec 30, 2024, 06:58 PM

Dec 30

This time, they were supposed to invent a new model for process improvement. They had at least ten consultants, including a couple of obvious senior guys with the baby MBAs. They did nothing but spin their wheels. The entire project cost a fortune and nobody on the inside or the consultancy side knew what the eff they were doing.

As an independent consultant (separate from the McKinsey folks) I was overpaid, underutilized, and spending a lot of time in useless meetings.

Capitalism at its finest.

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Reading When McKinsey Comes to Town. Great book, as I had never heard about the subject. [View all] multigraincracker Dec 30 OP

I might add to it the sub-title. multigraincracker Dec 30 #1

DU Consultants are better bucolic_frolic Dec 30 #2

I had the same kind of experience at another global manufacturer. hedda_foil Dec 30 #3