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It’s Showtime, folks

By ⋅ 10 January 2012 ⋅ One comment

The news that American TV company Showtime is launching a new comedy series about management consultants, subtly entitled House of Lies makes for a depressing start to the year for anyone working in the consulting industry.  But it’s also a timely reminder that any attempts to improve the image of management consultants in the media [...]

From misery memoirs to consulting confessions

By ⋅ 25 September 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

This week saw the publication of yet another warts-and-all autobiography from a former consultant, detailing the appalling way in which a consulting firm enriched itself at the expense of its clients. It’s entertaining stuff: the French partner, metaphorical harpoon in hand, hunting for “profiterole” clients. It’s heart-rending: the homeless consultant, forced to hotel hop, suitcase [...]

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