How many management consultants does it take to change a lightbulb? Nobody knows – they never get past the feasibility study. Nonetheless, former McKinseyites dot the corporate landscape. There are 150 alumni globally running companies which each boast more than $1bn in revenues, including Standard Chartered, Lego, Starwood Hotels and BHP Billiton. The latest mega-company to be run by a former McKinsey man is Morgan Stanley, where James Gorman becomes chief executive in January.
換一個燈泡需要用上幾個管理咨詢顧問?無人知曉——他們從來沒有通過可行性研究。不過,前麥肯錫(McKinsey)員工點綴著企業界的風景。在全球范圍內,共有150位麥肯錫人管理著年收入超過10億美元的企業,包括渣打銀行(Standard Chartered)、樂高(Lego)、喜達屋酒店(Starwood Hotels)和必和必拓(BHP Billiton)等。最新一家由麥肯錫人執掌的巨頭企業是摩根士丹利(Morgan Stanley)。今年1月份,詹姆斯?高曼(James Gorman)出任該公司首席執行官。