Lying, falsifying results, plagiarism, incompetence, greed, manipulation, overcharging, expenses fraud, sex and alcohol abuse. Find out what really happens when consultants come to town.
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The most shcoking book of the year --The Independent
It is a must-read for anyone in business or on the receiving end of consultants' advice --The Independent
It is a must-read for anyone in business or on the receiving end of consultants' advice --The Independent
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David Craig spent most of his career working for some of the world s best and worst management consultancies. After writing two whistleblowing books, Rip-Off and Plundering the Public Sector, about how consultants take millions from businesses and government departments while delivering little of value, he was blacklisted and so left the profession. Since then, he has written several books about government corruption, incompetence and waste, including Squandered: How Gordon Brown is wasting over one trillion pounds of our money and Fleeced: How we ve been betrayed by politicians, bureaucrats and bankers, both of which won the Hammond Whiteley journalism award. He is also the author of The Great European Rip-Off and Pillaged! How they re looting £413 million a day from your savings and pensions.
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"Buyers of consultancy are spending shareholders' and taxpayers' money, not their own. They have a duty to make sure that they are getting value from it. Often, they are not. No company or government department should let a management consultant through the door until they have read this book from cover to cover. Twice." Financial Times 11/05/05
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Wish I'd had this a few years back. Press officers need to be as cynical as the journalists they work with, and working in this role with blue-chip companies there's plenty to be cynical about. I witnessed first hand some of the tactics in Mr Craig's book, particularly the management fads, first hand. I watched as companies' people were faced with, and confused and demotivated by, complete tosh whilst customers were left floundering. I hid, literally, from consultants who said that a company's PR people were its 'most important' and that they would be 'spending lots of time with me' (they say that to all the girls). I was angered most by the management that soaked up this rubbish (the MBAs being the biggest culprits, a subject also covered in 'Rip-off') and accused freethinkers of being negative whilst we tried to keep their businesses going. Where were you when we needed you most Mr Craig?
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Fantastic read. Very funny and so true, even if you're not a consultant, if you work in a large company with several strategies etc. Couldn't put it down on holiday.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Somewhat interesting, but very poorly written
I work in the field of management consulting and always find books on the subject to be of interest (regardless of the view they give of the profession). Read more
Published 6 months ago by themk1234
3.0 out of 5 stars
Pretty good but ...
First of all I did read this book right to the end which is a good sign. However, I was left feeling that something was missing or not quite right ... a bit of a so what?. Read more
Published 10 months ago by M. G. Taylor
4.0 out of 5 stars
Pretty good effort
Much better than "House of Lies" and has some UK oriented material. Well structured and worth reading, if not that mind-blowing.
Published on 8 Sep 2007 by James
5.0 out of 5 stars
As it says on the tin
At last a management consultant who comes clean about what he does. I picked this up on a trip as a contracting consultant and boy did it ring true. Read more
Published on 24 Oct 2006 by Stefan
3.0 out of 5 stars
One man's account of several bad days at work
I’d say this is more a corporate autobiography than an industry exposé. It does lift the lid on some of the more dubious practices of management consultants, but only by... Read more
Published on 20 Feb 2006 by C. M. Perkins
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sadly all too true
Wonderful. I ran away from what was then Andersen Consulting 10 years ago and it all has the the ring of truth to it. Read more
Published on 25 Nov 2005
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good stories, dreadful writing - a struggle to read.
The author has some good stories to tell, and as a consultant myself I recognise the ring of truth in the sharp practices which he describes, and the many self-fulfiing prophecies,... Read more
Published on 2 Nov 2005 by Dr. V. Stewart
2.0 out of 5 stars
A sinner uncovered...
OK, I'm a management consultant. But I've a balanced enough view to want to read a book of somebody else's critical opinion on the industry. Read more
Published on 24 Aug 2005 by "scottlrutherford"
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great read for a balanced picture.
This book portrays the consulting business simply for what (most of )it really is: merchants of product called advice. Read more
Published on 18 July 2005 by W. Van Olffen
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not all management consultants are bad..
I do hope readers don't come away feeling that all management consultants are a waste. I have had the privilege of working with some exceptionally good consultants. Read more
Published on 24 Jun 2005 by "arunsadhashivan"
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