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The man who killed Google Search?

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1884 points elorant | 7 comments | 23 Apr 24 16:43 UTC | HN request time: 1.094s | source | bottom
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siliconc0w ◴[23 Apr 24 19:51 UTC] No.40136456[source]▶
Hard to place the blame on a single person, though I do think a "management consultant wearing an engineer costume" captures Google's engineering leadership these days
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A_D_E_P_T ◴[23 Apr 24 20:46 UTC] No.40137059[source]▶
Yeah. But what do you expect when the boss comes from McKinsey? Not only does the place teach a particular skillset, it also selects for very peculiar employees. It would be downright weird if an ex-McKinsey employee were anything like a decent engineer.
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1. wepple ◴[23 Apr 24 22:29 UTC] No.40138102[source]▶
Are there known examples of ex-McKinsey employees that are generally considered a force for good in general?
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2. notzane ◴[23 Apr 24 23:27 UTC] No.40138582[source]▶
Jørgen Vig Knudstorp saved Lego
3. Nathanael_M ◴[24 Apr 24 00:41 UTC] No.40139127[source]▶
Peter Attia's book on longevity is really wonderful, as is his public discourse and research.
4. karaterobot ◴[24 Apr 24 01:15 UTC] No.40139334[source]▶
The best manager I ever had was an ex-McKinsey consultant. Extremely empathetic, super competent, good dude. I have not worked with him for years but still text him for advice, and he delivers. I suppose that there are people who left McKinsey because they thought they could make more money elsewhere, and people who left McKinsey because they realized they made a huge mistake working there.
5. sundalia ◴[24 Apr 24 02:28 UTC] No.40139790[source]▶
Jeremy Howard comes to mind. The sheer good that fast.ai brought as free quality educational material feels enough for "good in general" :)
6. snowwrestler ◴[24 Apr 24 04:04 UTC] No.40140431[source]▶
Tom Peters’ work on management excellence is generally well-regarded and he started it at McKinsey.

He’s also more recently spoken pretty aggressively about how he thinks McKinsey has lost their way as a business and become a negative force.

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7. eschaton ◴[30 Apr 24 00:51 UTC] No.40206105[source]▶
Not that well-regarded any more since his fabrications came to light.