What about the myth of management consulting?

A doctor of philosophy at Oxford University got an offer from a consulting company after only a few weeks of preparation, which is enough for business students to envy. After working for several years, he has seen through the scenery of management consulting and all kinds of inside information under the limitation of management, which is an attractive vocabulary of science or discipline. Whether it is the exposure of management consultants' whaling skills in the book or the sharp criticism of best-selling classics such as Evergreen, from excellent to excellent, people secretly reflect on whether they have given up herd thinking long ago and made their minds a racecourse for "masters". I think having such profound insight and convincing logical analysis ability is inseparable from the author's philosophical background. Philosophy, an ancient knowledge that seems beyond the reach of ordinary people and has no direct connection with many professional work skills, has once again proved its great energy when applied to practice. This reminds people of the story told by Mr. Zhou in an article. Thales, an ancient Greek philosopher, was busy thinking about philosophy and was laughed at by some influential people for not making money. Thales is good at astronomical phenomena and predicts that there will be a bumper harvest of olives in the coming year, so he rented all the local oil presses in advance and made a fortune, which proved the wisdom of philosophers. In the book The Myth of Management Consulting, the author analyzes four issues one by one: scientific management, people-oriented management, strategic management and management master theory. The author draws a story from his actual experience in consulting work, reviews the birth process and historical influence of the classic theory in the story, and then points out that the management theory regarded as a god by people is either vague in essence, lacking in scientific norms in research methods, suspected of being falsified in data, or limited in conclusion ... or "knowledgeable, interrogative, thoughtful, discerning and persistent" as our ancestors said. No knowledge or truth can be regarded as truth without thinking and choice. The method of thinking carefully and distinguishing clearly belongs to philosophy. Jumping out of the topic of management consulting, the author's spirit is also worth learning-not superstitious about authority, dare to challenge authority with facts and thinking, which is the spirit of innovation. Today, we often discuss the topic of innovation. If China still lacks innovative spirit and ability compared with Europe and America, the education mode bears a great responsibility for it. China's education emphasizes learning and repetition, which can be realized by thinking about countless new words and multiplication formulas in primary school and a large number of exercises in middle school. Too much repeated practice, in addition to the traditional virtue of hard work, is not beneficial to cultivating students' innovative ability. On the contrary, European and American education advocates questioning and questioning, and pays attention to students' participation. Therefore, European and American students may not have the upper hand in the basic education stage, and they will lag far behind China students when they need to exert their creativity in practical work. It is difficult to change the system immediately, but our personal habits can be consciously cultivated. When a master, a theory and a masterpiece are all said to be good or bad, it is a question worthy of reflection whether we are subconsciously influenced by public views or draw our own conclusions according to the objective laws of things. Ok, back to the theme of this book, although there are various problems in management, the world still needs excellent managers. The author is not pessimistic about this. He concluded at the end of the book, "In short, a good manager knows himself and the world around us very well, and he knows how to make the world better." With this standard to constantly self-test and practice, I believe that truly excellent managers will become even better.