I've read of this other view that the true value of management consulting is hiring an outside group of people to tell you what you want to hear so the executiv

I've read of this other view that the true value of management consulting is hiring an outside group of people to tell you what you want to hear so the executives can justify their decisions to the shareholders / board / whatever. I guess from this perspective it makes sense that such a firm operates that way. If a company wants to layoff people but is worried about PR or whatever they can hire this firm who they know is going to tell them to layoff people