One of my friends who works in "industry" recently showed me a book about management consulting indutry called "Rip Off"...I have not yet read it myself, but was wondering whether anyone else on this forum has read it and has any opinions ?

We&#39;ve had a number of posts and comments about this book. The guy&#39;s essentially &#39;dished the dirt&#39; on some bad practices he&#39;s seen in his time and got the media in a feeding frenzy that this is somehow representative of the consulting industry as a whole. Needs to be read with a very big pinch of salt! For further comments see:<br><a href=http://top-consultant.blogspot.com/2005/06/guardian-takes-dislike-to-consultants.html>http://top-consultant.blogspot.com/2005/06/guardian-takes-dislike-to-consultants.html</a>

Agree with Tony. Being a consultant with several years experience at a Big 4 firm, I bought the book thinking it will be a mixture of anecdotes and insights into the industry, but it turns out to be a pile of rubbish.If you want a (very) serious insight into consultancy read Milan Kubr&#39;s Management Consulting or Phil Sadler&#39;s Management Consultancy: A Handbook for Best Practice; far more approachable, yet still very informative is The Top Consultant by Calvert Markham. If you&#39;re after the anecdotes but still want to learn something useful along the way try Martin Ashford&#39;s &quot;Con Tricks: Choosing the right consultancy&quot;

Which firm did he work for ?

Who were the butchers, baby butchers, and the familY?