{"id":2801,"slug":"mckinsey","name":"McKinsey","type":"organization","created_at":"2026-08-08T04:49:37.386145+00:00","hidden":0,"aliases":[],"episodes":[{"id":"b2f95417-dc59-49e6-a44f-50c0a51dbffa","slug":"s19e01-do-reply-use-plain-language-and-tell-the","subject":"s19e01: Do Reply; Use plain language, and tell the truth","title":"Do Reply; Use plain language, and tell the truth","publish_date":"2024-08-29T20:04:54.015071+00:00","year":2024,"month":8,"season":19,"episode":1,"episode_label":"s19e01","canonical_url":"https://newsletter.danhon.com/archive/s19e01-do-reply-use-plain-language-and-tell-the/","is_premium":0,"word_count":1374,"context":" … There will still be people who for various reasons are persuaded by, say, <mark>McKinsey</mark>-style language, and persuading those people is often critical to getting things done.\n\nI … ","reading_minutes":7},{"id":"e7496457-bc87-4d1a-bf31-d74cf57c5687","slug":"s12e59-look-the-disney-thing-weak-signals-zoom","subject":"s12e59: Look, the Disney Thing; Weak signals, Zoom; Commoditization breeds Complacency","title":"Look, the Disney Thing; Weak signals, Zoom; Commoditization breeds Complacency","publish_date":"2022-10-04T18:34:46.523078+00:00","year":2022,"month":10,"season":12,"episode":59,"episode_label":"s12e59","canonical_url":"https://newsletter.danhon.com/archive/s12e59-look-the-disney-thing-weak-signals-zoom/","is_premium":0,"word_count":1238,"context":" … Commoditization breeds complacency\n\nThe New York City Sanitation Department is hiring <mark>McKinsey</mark> for\na containerization study and design a pilot\n, one of the outcomes of which is expected … ","reading_minutes":6},{"id":"a5596a40-12b6-4d59-af93-8e84918be5f4","slug":"episode-one-hundred-and-fifty-seven-the-mezzanine","subject":"Episode One Hundred and Fifty Seven: The Mezzanine; Doing The Job; Minimum Viable Whimsy","title":"The Mezzanine; Doing The Job; Minimum Viable Whimsy","publish_date":"2014-09-08T00:00:00+00:00","year":2014,"month":9,"season":null,"episode":157,"episode_label":"episode 157","canonical_url":"https://newsletter.danhon.com/archive/episode-one-hundred-and-fifty-seven-the-mezzanine/","is_premium":0,"word_count":2665,"context":" … because of its promise of pulling out three core issues from the latest <mark>McKinsey</mark> Quarterly, ones that would \"preoccupy managers for the next 50 years\". And yes, some … ","reading_minutes":13}]}