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time was lost to tea breaks

The people who remained would have to work harder. McKinsey calculated that 1.7 percent of a doctor’s time was lost to tea breaks and said £400 million in savings could be realized if weak medical providers “achieve standard performance.”

But slashing jobs wasn’t enough. McKinsey also called for…

—p.266 When McKinsey Comes to Town: The Hidden Influence of the World's Most Powerful Consulting Firm Chumocracy: Half a Century at Britain's NHS (258) by Michael Forsythe, Walt Bogdanich
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Saudi Arabia is a country that shouldn’t exist

Some McKinsey consultants, especially younger ones, were bothered that the firm would so willingly help the House of Saud, a family from Riyadh whose patriarch conquered much of the Arabian Peninsula in the 1920s and whose sons have overseen a ruthless theocratic autocracy ever since. They argued t…

—p.245 Serving the Saudi State (243) by Michael Forsythe, Walt Bogdanich
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non-impact muscle injuries

According to QuantumBlack’s home page, it helped a soccer team assess the “health of its players and identify the physical metrics that might signal impending injuries.” QuantumBlack’s evaluations were so detailed they included taking saliva samples. “Using objective medical markers and information…

—p.210 “The Enron Astros” (204) by Michael Forsythe, Walt Bogdanich