How McKinsey Became One Of The Most Powerful Companies In The World

When the most powerful executives in the world have a problem they just can't crack, many of them turn to McKinsey - a prestigious and secretive consulting firm that has been influencing business and government decisions for decades. But now, as consumers require more transparency, the company has been thrust into the spotlight.

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How McKinsey Became One Of The Most Powerful Companies In The World

[theanchhaybun]

Of course, they’re going to be secretive. How else can u advice two opposing companies of the same industry and maximize profits?

[danielkunigan]

These mini-documentaries are amazing. They're all so high quality and in-depth like you'd expect from a professional news network, but easily digestible like you'd expect from a YouTube video. You guys have a good formula at this point, keep up the good work!

[ericwedin]

Worked with their consultants and I was most impressed by their invoicing capability. World class there... their report was read by nobody really and we ended up teaching their junior consultants our business while being invoiced...

[ibrahimseck]

CNBC's Youtube game is on point !

[chris_af]

CEO: I think 2+2 might = 4, what do you think?
COO: I don't know....2+2 might =5...
CEO: Lets get external perspective. (Pays
McKinsey: 2+2=4

[sourabh]

I think this video is sponsored by clever mcKinsey.

[PretentiousStuff]

I just watched a 16-minute ad from CNBC and loved every second of it.

[eddiestilll]

in Canada, the goal of a lot of top business school students is to eventually end up in mgmt consulting, and more specifically 1 of the MBB (McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group, or Bain)

[victornderu]

I have become addicted to these CNBC videos. Great work.

[stephanlinska]

Greetings from Germany. Where McKinsey is more influental in the military than the actual defense minister.

[lafkdjay]

McKinsey is basically TaskRabbit for CEOs.

[dominicj]

As an engineering graduate working in a similar consulting firm, I can guarantee that all we are doing is selling over-glorified ppts to clients and hoping that they buy whatever is presented. Essentially exploit the ill-knowledge of some clients to make profit.

[wackytheshaggy]

I’ve worked with consultants and have done assessment centers with McK and others.

The people that work there are top class, fun, smart and very good at problem solving.

It’s just that most problems are too complex to be solved by bringing in some smart people for a few weeks. And as a result they write reports that any intern could write and recommend stuff the management wants to hear.

[JCB]

In a nutshell: They are like the SWAT-Team for CEOS

[WHITELIONNYC]

This channel is better than Business Insider. They have become junk like Yahoo.

[crimesofthecentury]

My old company ended up with an ex-Mckinsey as the CEO. Long story short, I left to work at a much more stable and successful company and am very glad I did. Essentially, they are about disruption that does not result in improvement it results in the need to keep improving the mess they've made and bringing in more consultants.I cringe when I hear their name.

[nick]

I worked with them and they were very good at launching terms like don't try to boil the ocean...but no firm solutions or proposals

[larrygerry]

I worked in company that dealt with McKinsey. It led to 2 terrible decisions that ultimately led to the company's bankruptcy. Moreover, everyone I know that has dealt with them in a professional basis is that they always advise to lay off 30% of staff. The company I worked with were paying them 100s of thousands a week. Not a great return

[emmettfolger]

2:54 that guy Andre Borschberg has a lot of Robert De Niro in him

[rustoo]

@CNBC: Please do a video or a video series on the processes that firms like McKinsey, Bain, etc use in their management consulting process. That would be very insightful!