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When McKinsey Comes to Town: The Hidden Influence of the World's Most Powerful Consulting Firm
by Michael Forsythe, Walt Bogdanich
Feb. 26, 2023 - Feb. 27, 2023 (group-reads/read)

Forsythe, M. and Bogdanich, W. (2022). When McKinsey Comes to Town: The Hidden Influence of the World's Most Powerful Consulting Firm. Doubleday.


Doubleday, 2022. 368 pages. Hardcover. 9780385546232

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Introduction: When McKinsey Comes to Town

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Introduction: When McKinsey Comes to Town

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1. Wealth Without Guilt: McKinsey's Values

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Wealth Without Guilt: McKinsey's Values

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2. Winners and Losers: The Inequality Machine

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Winners and Losers: The Inequality Machine

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3. Playing Both Sides: Helping Government Help McKinsey

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Playing Both Sides: Helping Government Help McKinsey

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4. McKinsey at ICE: "We Do Execution, Not Policy"

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McKinsey at ICE: "We Do Execution, Not Policy"

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5. Befriending China’s Government

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Befriending China’s Government

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6. Guarding the Gates of Hades: Tobacco and Vaping

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Guarding the Gates of Hades: Tobacco and Vaping

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7. Turbocharging Opioid Sales

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Turbocharging Opioid Sales

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8. “Turning a Coal Mine into a Diamond”

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“Turning a Coal Mine into a Diamond”

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9. Toxic Debt: McKinsey on Wall Street

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Toxic Debt: McKinsey on Wall Street

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10. Allstate’s Secret Slides: "Winning Will Be a Zero-Sum Game"

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Allstate’s Secret Slides: "Winning Will Be a Zero-Sum Game"

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11. “The Enron Astros”

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“The Enron Astros”

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12. “Clubbing Seals”: The South Africa Debacle

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“Clubbing Seals”: The South Africa Debacle

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13. Serving the Saudi State

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Serving the Saudi State

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14. Chumocracy: Half a Century at Britain's NHS

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Chumocracy: Half a Century at Britain's NHS

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Epilogue

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