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Duff McDonald's book on McKinsey, one of the world's biggest consulting firms, should be made mandatory reading for every management education aspirant around the globe., Duff McDonald's new book about the people who built McKinsey, the consulting firm that has quietly influenced American business for decades, explains the firm's tremendous accomplishments--and its equally stunning failures. As McDonald shows, the firm's greatest success may well be itself. This is critical reading for anyone who wants to understand how the world of business really works., eoeIn this highly readable history, Duff McDonald brings us deep inside one of the smartest and most important firms doing business today e" a place where no other journalist has taken us before. With his straightforward storytelling and thoughtful analysis, McDonald demystifies the secrets behind McKinseye(tm)s successes and offers concrete lessons on changing companies and practices for the better.e, A fascinating account of the rise of McKinsey. If you want to know what it is about the culture of the firm that sets it apart and has made it so successful, read this book., eoeThere have been other books about this American icon, but The Firm is an up-to-date, full-blown history, told with wit and clarity.e, "Duff McDonald's new book about the people who built McKinsey, the consulting firm that has quietly influenced American business for decades, explains the firm's tremendous accomplishmentse"and its equally stunning failures. As McDonald shows, the firm's greatest success may well be itself. This is critical reading for anyone who wants to understand how the world of business really works.", Duff McDonald has written a breezy, entertaining book about McKinsey's glorious past . . . . refreshingly light on buzz words and heavy on personalities. . . . A fascinating tale, deftly told., eoeRevealinge McDonald combines a lucid chronicle of McKinseye(tm)s growth and boardroom melodramas.e, There have been other books about this American icon, but The Firm is an up-to-date, full-blown history, told with wit and clarity., Duff McDonald's new book about the people who built McKinsey, the consulting firm that has quietly influenced American business for decades, explains the firm's tremendous accomplishments-and its equally stunning failures. As McDonald shows, the firm's greatest success may well be itself. This is critical reading for anyone who wants to understand how the world of business really works., eoe[T]hought-provoking . . . a fascinating look behind the companye(tm)s success. . . . [ The Firm ] chronicles McKinseye(tm)s rise but also raises an important question about it that is applicable to the entire netherworld of consultants, advisers and other corporate hangers-on: e~Are they worth it or not'e(tm)e, [T]hrough an expert accretion of damning detail, McDonald builds a convincing case that, for better and (mostly) worse, McKinsey became the quintessential American business of the 20th century., [A] highly readable and thoughtful history . . . Duff McDonald offers a lucid and engrossing narrative as he considers the question of the effects and value of McKinsey., eoe[T]hrough an expert accretion of damning detail, McDonald builds a convincing case that, for better and (mostly) worse, McKinsey became the quintessential American business of the 20th century.e, eoeDuff McDonalde(tm)s book on McKinsey, one of the worlde(tm)s biggest consulting firms, should be made mandatory reading for every management education aspirant around the globe.e, In his superb examination of one of the most powerful, secretive, and least understood organizations on the planet, Duff McDonald finally solves the mystery, in elegant prose, of how McKinsey can be well known without anyone knowing anything about it. Thanks to McDonald, now we do., McDonald has written the definitive history of McKinsey, and through McKinsey of the entire multibillion-dollar industry that is management consulting. It's a heartbreaking tale of wasted talent., eoe[ The Firm ] is a book that fits one McKinsey colleaguee(tm)s description of former managing director Ron Daniel e" e~so smooth he could skate on your face and not leave a mark. e very readable.e(tm)e, [T]hought-provoking . . . a fascinating look behind the company's success. . . . [ The Firm ] chronicles McKinsey's rise but also raises an important question about it that is applicable to the entire netherworld of consultants, advisers and other corporate hangers-on: 'Are they worth it or not?', [ The Firm ] is a book that fits one McKinsey colleague's description of former managing director Ron Daniel - 'so smooth he could skate on your face and not leave a mark. ... very readable.', In this highly readable history, Duff McDonald brings us deep inside one of the smartest and most important firms doing business today - a place where no other journalist has taken us before. With his straightforward storytelling and thoughtful analysis, McDonald demystifies the secrets behind McKinsey's successes and offers concrete lessons on changing companies and practices for the better.
