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I have a book about the management consulting industry that suggest there is at least one large successful firm of management consultants where the answer is al
by arethuza 3y ago
I have a book about the management consulting industry that suggest there is at least one large successful firm of management consultants where the answer is always "fire 23% - 33% of your staff" regardless of what the question was.
Apparently this is the level that most organisations can stagger on long enough for senior management to bank the bonuses and move on and upwards and before long term effects kick in.
- aardvark179 3y agoYeah that’s always a bit depressing, but most companies only really seem to get the consultants in so they can be told the thing they were going to do anyway. I’ve seen good products and companies brought low by making the wrong bets and doing what was safe and sensible and cost reducing but not really thinking long term enough. They can stagger on for a long time still turning a reasonable profit until they suddenly don’t.
- arethuza 3y agoI suspect senior management who hire that consultancy know exactly what will happen but they need the cover to be able to say that they had "independent" management consultants come in and look at the business and give their "honest" recommendations.