The Ten Commandments for Business Failure
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Book Information
| Publisher: | Portfolio |
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| Publish Date: | 08/01/2008 |
| Pages: | 190 |
| ISBN-13: | 9781591842347 |
| ISBN-10: | 1591842344 |
| Language: | English |
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Now this elder statesman reveals how great enterprises get into trouble. Even the smartest executives can fall into the trap of believing in their own infallibility. When that happens, more bad decisions are sure to follow.
This light-hearted ?how-not-to? book includes anecdotes from Keough's long career as well as other infamous failures. His commandments for failure include: Quit Taking Risks; Be Inflexible; Assume Infallibility; Put All Your Faith in Experts; Send Mixed Messages; and Be Afraid of the Future.
As he writes, ?After a lifetime in business I?ve never been able to develop a step-by-step formula that will guarantee success. What I could do, however, was talk about how to lose. I guarantee that anyone who follows my formula will be a highly successful loser.?