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I think the story sounds fake because they listened to him. Having the ideas is easy. Persuading and organization to change is not. Perhaps it’s a cultural di
by groundzeros2015 9mo ago
I think the story sounds fake because they listened to him.
Having the ideas is easy. Persuading and organization to change is not.
Perhaps it’s a cultural difference between the middle of the 20th century and now.
- hoten 9mo agoWhy would a small company CEO hire a famous consultant only to ignore his suggestions? Absolutely not evidence of it being fake.
- groundzeros2015 9mo agoI’m not saying it is fake - I’m saying that’s the most absurd part.
- rcxdude 9mo agoOften the highly paid consultants are there entirely to get the organisation to listen to the right ideas that already exist within the company.
- leoc 9mo agoThat's basically what happened with Feynman's involvement in the Challenger enquiry, as he himself freely admitted in his memoir.