Re:The man who killed Google Search
by A_D_E_P_T on Tuesday April 23, 2024 @04:46PM
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Yeah. But what do you expect when the boss comes from McKinsey? Not only does the place teach a particular skillset, it also selects for very peculiar employees. It would be downright weird if an ex-McKinsey employee were anything like a decent engineer.
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Are there known examples of ex-McKinsey employees that are generally considered a force for good in general?
Jørgen Vig Knudstorp saved Lego
Re:The man who killed Google Search
by Nathanael_M on Tuesday April 23, 2024 @08:41PM
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Peter Attia's book on longevity is really wonderful, as is his public discourse and research.
Re:The man who killed Google Search
by karaterobot on Tuesday April 23, 2024 @09:15PM
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The best manager I ever had was an ex-McKinsey consultant. Extremely empathetic, super competent, good dude. I have not worked with him for years but still text him for advice, and he delivers. I suppose that there are people who left McKinsey because they thought they could make more money elsewhere, and people who left McKinsey because they realized they made a huge mistake working there.
Jeremy Howard comes to mind. The sheer good that fast.ai brought as free quality educational material feels enough for "good in general" :)
Re:The man who killed Google Search
by snowwrestler on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @12:04AM
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Tom Peters’ work on management excellence is generally well-regarded and he started it at McKinsey.
He’s also more recently spoken pretty aggressively about how he thinks McKinsey has lost their way as a business and become a negative force.
Not that well-regarded any more since his fabrications came to light.
Re:The man who killed Google Search
by throwaway11460 on Tuesday April 23, 2024 @06:26PM
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McKinsey has absolutely stellar engineers and engineering leadership in its internal software teams, it's a gift and joy to work with them. Not sure about the consulting side though.