Noticed that McKinsey has a special talent in producing talent that will present themselves as the smartest folks in the room even when they have no clue what they are talking about.
What is the most ridiculous thing you’ve seen a McKinsey consultant say/do?
What is the most ridiculous thing you’ve seen a McKinsey consultant say/do?
In a room of seasoned energy executives with hundreds of years of experience deploying tens of billions of $ in successful projects, a MCK consultant 3 months out of bschool puts his feet up on the chair next to him and says “let me tell you the HBS school of thought on this”
Retailer seeing margin compression from increased competition. MCK consultant recommends raising prices to increase margins. Client asks “but won’t that impact demand?” MCK consultant responds “right, you might want to hire a pricing consultant to take a look at that”
First week at bschool, MCK consultant tells me that he does “strategy” and Deloitte (where I worked) didn’t
Me: So what did you do?
Him: Strategic cost realignment
Me: What’s that?
Him: Identify labor cost synergies and reorganizations
Me: You mean, fire people?
Him: Well, yeah
Me: So what did you do?
Him: Strategic cost realignment
Me: What’s that?
Him: Identify labor cost synergies and reorganizations
Me: You mean, fire people?
Him: Well, yeah
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