# When McKinsey Comes To Town by Bogdanich and Forsythe

2 Hacker News commenters recommended When McKinsey Comes To Town by Bogdanich and Forsythe and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended for documenting the standard tactics McKinsey uses, with examples such as those seen in insurance, and named as a favourite read by one commenter.

## Why people recommend it

- Documents McKinsey's standard tactics (1 comments): "documents exactly standard tactics such as these in e.g. insurance." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48324260))
- Named as a favourite read (1 comments): "My favourite was the LRB article "When McKinsey comes to town"" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47344896))

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## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0593081870?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "When McKinsey Comes To Town by Bogdanich and Forsythe", https://hackerapproved.com/p/when-mckinsey-comes-to-town/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).