Consultants love Gordon Ramsey’s “Kitchen nightmares” show. In it, he visits a restaurant that is doing badly, pinpoints the problems (expensive menu, bad food, no leadership, no communication), and tries to fix it. And he shouts a lot at them too. It always makes me think of my consulting practice, other consultants seem to agree. I love his focus on getting the basics right, his honesty and his passion.
Patrick Kennedy wrote a smart blogpost about it, and Ruth Ellison gave a great presentation around the same idea:
Peter Van Dijck 
And there is another article which uses GR as a role model for front stage and back stage thinking. “Why information architects are needed in the kitchen” (Ruissaard 2008).
Hi Peter, thanks for the link to my UX Nightmares presentation! I love Gordon Ramsey’s passion for his work and I’m glad to see that you’re another passionate IA :)
You’re welcome Ruth! Thanks for making the presentation, I enjoyed it. And thanks Peter for the link!
Cool post – sorry to sound like a nerd, but his name is Ramsay not Ramsey (which is why your blog didn’t come up in my original search)
Sorry to sound like the egghead, just trying to help.
David
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The Unofficial Gordon Ramsay Fansite