Denial
Why Business Leaders Fail to Look Facts in the Face - and What to Do About it
$38.99
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
22 February 2011
Summary
Denial is the unconscious determination that a certain reality is too terrible to contemplate, so therefore it cannot be true. We see it everywhere, from the alcoholic who swears he’s just a social drinker to the president who declares ‘mission accomplished’ when it isn’t. In the business world, countless companies get stuck in denial while their challenges escalate into crises. Harvard Business School professor Richard S. Tedlow tackles two essential questions: Why do sane, smart leaders oft…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781591843917 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 159184391X |
| Author: | Richard S. Tedlow |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Portfolio |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 22 February 2011 |
| Weight: | 380g |
| Dimensions: | 45mm x 215mm x 139mm |
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Richard S. Tedlow
Richard S. Tedlow is the Class of 1949 Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and the author of Giants of Enterprise (one of BusinessWeek’s ten best books of 2001) and The Watson Dynasty.
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