Culled from business headlines and corporate files, this examination of the ultimate in boardroom breakdown describes, in entertaining anecdotes, the mega-mistakes made by highly regarded leaders in business and public life.
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Why Smart People Do Dumb Things: The Greatest Business Blunders - How They Happened, and How They Could Have Been Prevented (Paperback)
I have spent my entire career on Wall Street and have witnessed first hand a lot of the pitfalls outlined in this book. It is easy to see it in others, but how can you stop doing it yourself? How do you keep yourself from doing dumb things especially when the more success you have, the less people are honest with you?I highly recommend this book for aspiring executives and entrepreneurs, just to make sure that they stay humble and avoid some of the traps on the road to success. The book shocked me because it clearly provides examples of past presidents, celebrities, and business executives and then outlines step by step how and why they blew it. The first half of the book had me wondering if it was too late for me, a president of a growing software company. But the second half of the book is full of recomendations and survival tips that are insightful and applicable. I make sure that anyone around me who aspires to any leadership position reads this book.
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I first read this book back in 1997 and it changed my life! This is the second time I have purchased this book.
The author,through real life examples, shows several different kinds and combinations of personality traits that can lead to a "smart person doing a dumb thing" and he shows how to look for and AVOID falling into those traps. Take the time to read it; it will give you a new understanding to why we do stupid things.
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"My name is Ed," says the gentleman with the scraggly beard, "and I'm a smart screwup. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, Bobby Ray Inman, John Sculley, Stew Leonard, White House, United States, Wall Street Journal, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Disconnect Effect, Bill Clinton, Lyndon Johnson, Milton Gould, Richard Nixon, Cyril Burt, Gary Hart, World War, Sol Wachtler, Joe Louis, New Excelsior, Stephen Chao, Bill Casey, Billy Conn, Harry Truman, Joseph Jett, Jules Masserman New!
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"My name is Ed," says the gentleman with the scraggly beard, "and I'm a smart screwup. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
smart screwup, risk junkies, logic override, doing dumb things, smart people Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Bobby Ray Inman, John Sculley, Stew Leonard, White House, United States, Wall Street Journal, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Disconnect Effect, Bill Clinton, Lyndon Johnson, Milton Gould, Richard Nixon, Cyril Burt, Gary Hart, World War, Sol Wachtler, Joe Louis, New Excelsior, Stephen Chao, Bill Casey, Billy Conn, Harry Truman, Joseph Jett, Jules Masserman New!
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- The Addictive Organization by Anne Wilson Schaef on page 151, and page 159
- When Smart People Fail - Rebuilding Yourself For Success by Carole Hyatt on page 113, and page 118
- Managerial Effectiveness (McGraw-Hill Series in Management) by William J. Reddin on page 194, and page 210
- The New Psychology for Managing People by Mortimer Feinberg in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Lyndon Johnson & the American Dream by Doris Kearns on page 159
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- The Winning Manager: Leadership Skills for Greater Innovation, Quality, and Employee Commitment by Julius E. Eitington on page 595
- Joint Custody with a Jerk: Raising a Child with an Uncooperative Ex, A Hands on, practical guide to coping with custody issues that arise with an uncooperative ex-spouse by Julie A. Ross in Back Matter
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