The Consultant Circus: A Field Guide To Corporate Theater

Ever wondered what really happens behind those glossy consulting presentations?

The Consultant Circus is the brutally honest field guide to corporate theater that your MBA program never taught you. From the author who lived through every PowerPoint-fueled nightmare, this insider's exposé reveals how management consulting really works—and why companies keep paying millions for advice they already know.

You'll discover:

Why "synergy" means nothing but sells everything How to transform "talk to customers" into a $2 million transformation initiative The real reason companies hire consultants (hint: it's not for expertise) Why every failed project creates demand for more consulting The art of making obvious solutions sound revolutionary

Perfect for:

Current consultants who want to laugh instead of cry at 2 AM Former consultants seeking therapy through humor Corporate executives who've ever wondered what they're actually buying Business students considering selling their souls for frequent flyer miles Anyone who's sat through presentations about "leveraging core competencies"

From Beijing boardrooms to Minneapolis conference rooms, from strategy cathedrals to operational excellence theaters, this book exposes the magnificent absurdity of an industry built on transforming common sense into complex methodologies.

Warning: May cause uncontrollable recognition of buzzword abuse and permanent immunity to consulting-speak.

"Finally, someone brave enough to admit the emperor's PowerPoint slides contain no clothes."

The Consultant Circus - Because every problem has a framework, every framework has a fee, and every fee has a story worth telling.