Don’t Believe Every Business Book You Read
Posted on Wednesday, March 14, 2007 by Frank RocheSome of the biggest business blockbusters of recent years contain not one or two, but several delusions. For all their claims of scientific rigor, for all their lengthy descriptions of apparently solid and careful research, they operate mainly at the level of storytelling. They offer tales of inspiration that we find comforting and satisfying, but they’re based on shaky thinking.
That’s what Phil Rosenzweig, author of The Halo Effect … and the Eight Other Business Delusions That Deceive Managers, says in an interview in Forbes Magazine.
Considering that a large chunk of “great business books” is about human resources practices, it’s quite a charge that Rosenzweig levels. I’m going to pick up a copy of his book and give it a thorough read. In the meantime, the Forbes article gives a good summary. One pearl of wisdom:
Bad outcomes don’t always mean that managers made mistakes. Likewise, favorable outcomes don’t necessarily mean that the managers made brilliant decisions.
Tracey Beaney
Aug 31st, 2008
Great book about setting up a coffee shop business that will make you money from the start – Don Clarke’s practical and illustrated book “How to set up a coffee shop”. Please visit at http://howtosetupacoffeeshop.co.uk
Tracey Beaney
Sep 1st, 2008
Great book about setting up a coffee shop business that will make you money from the start – Don Clarke’s practical and illustrated book “How to set up a coffee shop”. Please visit at http://howtosetupacoffeeshop.co.uk