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...they were with his boss and mentor, Skilling. It was Skilling who provided the strategic vision behind Enron, who transformed its old gas-pipeline culture into a swaggering, rule-breaking, dealmaking cult that ultimately mislaid its analytical skills and perhaps its moral compass. Skilling, a Harvard M.B.A. and former McKinsey & Co. consultant, had a high-wattage intellect that always impressed. Even when he was a student, people who met him knew he would do something...
...interviews, he said: “I tend to connect well with people.” But he didn’t get the chance to speak to, much less connect with, a live human at any point in the process. He did receive an e-mail from McKinsey & Company’s Harvard recruiting team that was notable for its declaration that interviewing him would not be “appropriate,” as if it would violate some code of decency. He also got a letter from Katzenbach Partners that did actually say he was turned down...
...School, so he has at least one secure option. By now he can’t even remember the names of all the companies he applied to. “I applied to a few places—10, I think,” he says. “McKinsey, Katz, BCG, Goldman, two at Credit Suisse, Bain...three more…[pause]…that was back in October.” A few minutes later he thinks he’s remembered another but just lists Bain again...
...couldn’t be more wrong. As the McKinsey people especially would say, strong firms weather tough times by focusing on their core competencies, those specific tasks and skills that a particular firm does better than anyone else. So let’s take a look at you guys and see what your core competencies are. Most people would suggest that consulting firms like McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group and Bain excel at offering critical, unbiased strategy advice to Fortune 500 companies. Similarly, the conventional wisdom holds that Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and J.P. Morgan sell shares of companies...
...have haunted urban communities for generations: teen pregnancy, illiteracy, poor job training. Robin Hood doesn't just pay, it plays, becoming intricately involved in the management of beneficiary groups. Its staff offers expertise and procures pro bono access to the services of top New York firms like management consultants McKinsey & Co. and accountants Deloitte & Touche. The foundation's board members foot administrative costs, so all donations go directly to charity. In 13 years, Robin Hood has invested over $90 million in more than 100 grass-roots organizations...