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bloomsburybaker's review against another edition
challenging
informative
fast-paced
4.75
Really insightful. I would encourage anyone in financial services, government, or consulting to read this book and really consider what it sets out. No 5 stars bc there seems to be a slight political bias - but overall a fantastic read and really gripping (for a nonfiction)
jpspencer's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
3.0
Some good ideas but hard to read and not as systematic as hoped for.
lsm1105's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
linehdk's review against another edition
3.0
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for content (the research and the conclusions)
⭐️⭐️ for reading experience, because:
Too many cases with too many insignificant details.
Too much redundancy.
- Meaning: You’re left with a feeling of authors beating a dead horse when you (finally) find yourself more than half way through the book.
Too many citations.
Too many way too long sentences.
- Meaning: Difficult and tiring to read.
Just a quick citation of a random long sentence (see what I did there?):
“Commodified ‘solutions’ – a term used in the consulting industry to describe the frameworks, metrics and services on offer – can be influential branding and marketing tools in consulting; but in companies that adopt them, they can have the consequence that managers ‘flit from theory to theory’, failing to settle on one structure or strategy long enough to foster the development of capabilities before another is introduced."
⭐️⭐️ for reading experience, because:
Too many cases with too many insignificant details.
Too much redundancy.
- Meaning: You’re left with a feeling of authors beating a dead horse when you (finally) find yourself more than half way through the book.
Too many citations.
Too many way too long sentences.
- Meaning: Difficult and tiring to read.
Just a quick citation of a random long sentence (see what I did there?):
“Commodified ‘solutions’ – a term used in the consulting industry to describe the frameworks, metrics and services on offer – can be influential branding and marketing tools in consulting; but in companies that adopt them, they can have the consequence that managers ‘flit from theory to theory’, failing to settle on one structure or strategy long enough to foster the development of capabilities before another is introduced."