When Machiavelli Comes to Town: The Dangers of Opportunistic Consulting
“It must be considered that there is nothing more difficult to carry out, nor more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to handle, than to initiate a new order of things.” ~ Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince (1532) “Unencumbered by government oversight, McKinsey is accountable only to its clients, who expect that their vulnerabilities, mistakes, […]











Crime, Punishment, and the Sins of the Western Man
We have facts,’ they say. Facts are not everything – at least half the business lies in how you interpret them. ~ Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (1866) is the classic story about a young man who executes the “perfect crime” (or so he thought) yet is tortured by constant feelings of […]
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