Perspective on McKinsey & Company, the World's Top Strategic Consulting Firm

by Marvin Bower

Marvin Bower worked for and led McKinsey & Company for 45 years. He succeeded Jim McKinseys untimely death. He wrote Perspectives on McKinsey for McKinsey employees, and it is not available to the general public as it contains trade secrets. This account is his own unique view on the development of McKinsey & Company. Bower outlines the eleven key factors of success for McKinsey, the three needs for success in consulting, how to create better organizations, and how to ensure each client gets a 10-to-1 return on each consulting dollar spent with McKinsey. Chapters Years of Shaping Purpose; The Firm's Early Years; Merging and Unmerging; Building a Distinctive National Firm; Becoming an International Firm; Building our Clientele; Professionalism - The Firm's Secret Strength; Development of Our Consulting Staff Philosophy; Developing Our Managing Philosophy and System; Perspective from the Sidelines; and Gearing the Firm to a Successful Future.

Genres: Business, Management

Hardcover

Published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[يوسف زهدى · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice book about the consulting industry, tells the story of one of the world's top consulting companies now days, the book filled with passion and objective arguments about how the company developed, emerged and went through different challenges.

In addition to being reference for consulting companies, it can be reference or case study for building a great business and managing business growth challenges.

[Mahuang59 · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book discuss when, where and how the world's most respectable consulting firm developed itself. I also highly recommend reading the article "The Way We Do Things Around Here" published by McKinsey Quarterly and written by Marvin Bower. I have the utter most respect for Mr. Bower because he always based his decision upon integrity.

[John Sturdivant · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reading this to begin adjusting to my new firm's philosophies and practices, but also good advice in general for running a professional services firm.