When McKinsey Comes To Town
When McKinsey Comes To Town by Bogdanich and Forsytheby Bogdanich and Forsythe
Shares rank 129 of 152 nonfiction books by recommenders
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.
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.
2 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 2
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 2 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
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Why people recommend it
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Documents McKinsey's standard tactics
“documents exactly standard tactics such as these in e.g. insurance.”
Comment from 29 May 2026 in “Bricks and Minifigs Stole a Man's $200k Lego Collection” Named as a favourite read
“My favourite was the LRB article "When McKinsey comes to town"”
Comment from 12 Mar 2026 in “AI Agent Hacks McKinsey”
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| Bullshit Jobsby David Graeber | 20 | 12 | 63% | 8 | — | — |
| When McKinsey Comes To Townby Bogdanich and ForsytheThis page | 2 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 2 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“documents exactly standard tactics such as these in e.g. insurance.”
“My favourite was the LRB article "When McKinsey comes to town"”
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