NHS: Management Consultants

Debate between Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville and Lord Kinnock
Monday 13th February 2012

(13 years, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Kinnock Portrait Lord Kinnock
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My Lords—

Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville Portrait Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville
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My Lords, is my noble friend aware of the age-old aphorism among management consultants, of whom I was once one, although not at McKinsey, that 10 per cent of the work is diagnosis and 90 per cent is persuading the client to accept the advice?

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