—How the powerful and secretive consulting company, McKinsey, has influenced huge companies and government entities around the world—
The Non-fiction Feature
When McKinsey Comes to Town: The Hidden Influence of the World’s Most Powerful Consulting Firm
Author: Walt Bogdanich and Michael Forsythe
Publisher: Vintage
Pages: 368 | 2023
The Saudi and China-related work is part of a larger pattern at McKinsey that’s taken hold in recent years. The firm is increasingly working with authoritarian governments the world over or for the state-owned companies that undergird their power.
The Memoir Spot
The Management Myth
Matthew Stewart
“The most important question about today’s managerial superheroes, however, is not whether they are ‘worth it.’ It’s about who works for whom.
Do managers exist to serve their corporations, or is it the other way around?”
The Product Spot
ProPublica – McKinsey’s Rules
ProPublica’s series of investigative reporting on McKinsey’s secrets.