Why Smart Executives Fail: And What You Can Learn from Their Mistakes - Hardcover

Finkelstein, Sydney

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1591840104 ISBN 13: 9781591840107

Publisher: Portfolio, 2003

Synopsis

Identifies companies that made critical business mistakes that resulted in their downfalls soon after receiving recognition as successful empires, inviting corporate leaders to learn from the examples of others in order to avoid common vulnerabilities. 60,000 first printing.

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Review:

"If you think you know what's bringing down the leaders of the corporate world, think again. Written with tact and humor, and offering tremendous insight (often straight from the horse's mouth), Why Smart Executives Fail can be your road map for avoiding the rocky paths these leaders followed."--Alan Hassenfeld Chairman

"If you think you know what's bringing down the leaders of the corporate world, think again."

A marvel?a jargon-free business book based on serious research that offers genuine insights with clarity and sometimes even wit... it should be required reading not just for executives but for investors as well. ("The Wall Street Journal") Richly detailed storytelling and analysis. ("Fortune") A landmark book, certain to become a classic. (Warren Bennis) If you think you know what's bringing down the leaders of the corporate world, think again. (Alan Hassenfeld, Chairman and CEO, Hasbro Inc.)

A marvela jargon-free business book based on serious research that offers genuine insights with clarity and sometimes even wit... it should be required reading not just for executives but for investors as well. ("The Wall Street Journal") Richly detailed storytelling and analysis. ("Fortune") A landmark book, certain to become a classic. (Warren Bennis) If you think you know whats bringing down the leaders of the corporate world, think again. (Alan Hassenfeld, Chairman and CEO, Hasbro Inc.)

A marvelaa jargon-free business book based on serious research that offers genuine insights with clarity and sometimes even wit... it should be required reading not just for executives but for investors as well. ("The Wall Street Journal") Richly detailed storytelling and analysis. ("Fortune") A landmark book, certain to become a classic. (Warren Bennis) If you think you know whatas bringing down the leaders of the corporate world, think again. (Alan Hassenfeld, Chairman and CEO, Hasbro Inc.)

Synopsis:

Identifies companies that made critical business mistakes that resulted in their downfalls soon after receiving recognition as successful empires, inviting corporate leaders to learn from others in order to avoid common vulnerabilities.

About this edition

• Publisher: Portfolio
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1591840104
• ISBN 13: 9781591840107
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 321