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McK Insider? |
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catfights, consulting |
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09/18/1999 |
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Yes, Peter, you are of right, of course. Engaging in this kind of discussion is not really value adding. --- So, here I am: Kai A. Simon, working as a research director at the Viktoria Institute in Goteborg, Sweden. From time to time, I also work with a consulting firm. My areas of expertise are IT & organizational improvement. That is not a very detailed, but if you are interested, have a look at my private WWW-site at: www.informatics.gu.se/~kai --- Nevertheless, Brian had an interesting point when writing that I was not a consultant. He went on saying that I might go and talk to people and get paid for it, such as a psychologist, but if I understood him correctly, he would claim that this is not consulting. So, the question is: What constitutes a consultant and what professions do belong to this area? Anyone interested in starting a thread on that topic? |
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Kai: I didn't think you were contentious - I'm wondering who Brian and McKinsider really are - that's really who's fighting. I have found McK Insider to be good on a lot of stuff; Brian just seems to want to pick a fight. Maybe he really _is_ a McKinsey guy who needs to blow off steam from his lowly tasks that don't require much client contact.
I think this board should be for anyone who does management consulting or for anyone who produces knowledge related to mgt consulting.. Looking at your site I see some interesting stuff, but explain how knowledge is 'inscribed' in an organization - this actually sounds like some contemporary literary criticism. I think Foucault uses the term. How does recognizing how knowledge is inscribed in a particular organization confer competitive advantage ? Does this have anything to do with 'workflow'? Have you guys ever heard of Business Design Associates in California ? Their practice touches on this stuff. Anybody else heard of them ?
BTW, many Swedes speak ' better' English than most Americans.
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