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A Brief History of Strategy Consulting: 100 years from Frederick Taylor to the “Next New Normal”

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The history of the consulting industry can be told in eleven short chapters, starting with Taylor and his peers who were the first to look at businesses as a place of experimentation and optimization. Chapter 1: Frederick Taylor: “The System Must Be First”. Chapter 2 (1880s?—?1920s): 1920s): Taylor’s Squad Sets Up Shop.