When McKinsey Comes to Town: Efficiency Without Accountability
Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world.
Using When McKinsey Comes to Town by Walt Bogdanich and Michael Forsythe as an entry point, this episode examines management consulting as a system for translating power into neutral-sounding expertise.
The discussion traces how efficiency frameworks, restructuring language, and execution strategies can obscure responsibility while reshaping corporations, public agencies, labor systems, and regulatory institutions.
The deeper issue is not simply one consulting firm. It is the institutional demand for outside…
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