Beware Management Consultants

This satirical parable illustrates how management consultants can overcomplicate obvious problems and enable poor decision-making. When the Red team lost a race due to having seven captains and only one rower—compared to the Green team's one captain and seven rowers—consultants recommended unnecessary restructuring instead of addressing the fundamental imbalance. The story demonstrates how organizations often reward executives and consultants while blaming workers and avoiding simple, direct solutions to performance problems.