r/consulting • u/svenproud • 25d ago

When exMBB becomes an author

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478 Upvotes

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u/Reeelfantasy 25d ago

Each title should be followed by “then becoming one.”

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u/Shoddy-Reaction 24d ago

I was only in consulting for 4 month. I hope I am still untainted.

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u/Eclipse434343 25d ago

If you said this person worked at Amazon I would believe you too

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u/Free_From_Reddit 25d ago

The podcast If Books Could Kill just did a great episode on these books!

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u/EmployExisting302 25d ago

What did they say

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u/superhelical 25d ago

Would you believe me if I said they didn't like it?

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u/MsWeed4Now 25d ago

In my world, when everyone else is a problem, you’re the problem. 

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u/silentaugust 25d ago

It's not you, we just don't think you're a great fit for our culture.

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u/Duggur 25d ago

That’s one of the main points in the book about idiots. It’s basically the Disc personality system. So not at all scientific, but it’s a fun read on the plane.

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u/MsWeed4Now 25d ago

DiSC has never been my fav, but at least it’s not Myers-Briggs. 

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u/Xylus1985 25d ago

Personality assessment is not great. It’s also not a good management tool, better to use for self development

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u/MsWeed4Now 25d ago

I love the Workplace Big Five. 

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u/Xylus1985 25d ago

It’s similar. Big five can give you great insights for people to find good environments to put them in and be mindful of pitfalls, but is a really bad way to manage people.

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u/MsWeed4Now 24d ago

I don’t use it for management practices. It’s an insight into preferences at work, and a good way to illustrate that others have different preferences, which helps to mediate communication issues. 

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u/prank_mark 25d ago

Pseudoscience for educated people

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u/minhthemaster Client of the Year 2009-2029 25d ago

IDIOTS! SAVAGES! IDIOTS!

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u/kostros 25d ago

In MBB it should be “Your client is an idiot”

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u/Weary_Tie_3644 24d ago

the stories persuade me not to head to MBB

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u/skynetcoder 22d ago

is that quote if everywhere you go smells, maybe you are the asshole or something ? applicable to the author ?

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u/happymancry 22d ago

Hey, each book is living up to its title on that shelf! What are the odds?

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u/Resident_Addendum516 21d ago

I read that surrounded by idiots book because I was intrigued by the title more than anything and had a long wait at an airport.

Do not read this garbage. It’s complete pseudo scientific and stereotyping nonsense. I was pretty mad I wasted hours trying to make any sense of it before realising jt was a load of shite.

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u/VVFailshot 20d ago

I'll summarise, don't give feedback to people cause most don't like it😅 Otherwise if lacking structure it will give you something to believe and its easy. Horoscope has more signs while this buts people into 4 colored boxes so there's that. Im not gonna bash the book, its 3.6 roentgen not great, not terrible. I've picked much worse books that this

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u/PeterWhizzbang 20d ago

100% they all must have same content one way or the other way.

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u/neurone214 ex-MBB PhD 25d ago

Wasn’t my experience.