The Halo Effect: and the Eight Other Business Delusions That Deceive Managers
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (575 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1476784035 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Brad A. Clark said Wonderful Addition to Any Manager’s Bookshelf. The Halo Effect: and the Eight Other Business Delusions That Deceive Managers by Phil Rosenzweig and published in "Wonderful Addition to Any Manager’s Bookshelf" according to Brad A. Clark. The Halo Effect: and the Eight Other Business Delusions That Deceive Managers by Phil Rosenzweig and published in 2007 by Free Press is a business management book critical of much popular thinking in the business world related to what makes a company successful. The title is taken from the term coined by the psychologist Edward Thorndike. 007 by Free Press is a business management book critical of much popular thinking in the business world related to what makes a company successful. The title is taken from the term coined by the psychologist Edward Thorndike. Chris Honan said the author discusses eight “delusions” that are often at the root of poor analysis. It is a fact that the business. We are a group of three MBA students who read this book and are giving this review as a part of a class assignment. We chose the Halo Effect because the class we are taking is on Strategic Business Analysis and the Halo Effect seemed likely to present some interesting ways to interpret traditional business analyses.This book is essentiall. Good to Great… it seems like every few years a Paul “What leads to high performance in business?”This seemingly simple question is the basis of all business theory. It has sprouted an entire industry of managerial books, each promising an answer and implying that by following some basic rules, any manager can make their business succeed. We know the names: In Search of Excellen
Mega-selling books like Good to Great, Rosenzweig argues, are nothing more than comforting, highbrow business fables. . Rosenzweig, a veteran business manager turned professor, argues that most popular business ideas are no more than soothing platitudes that promise easy success to harried managers. (Feb. Following these delusions might provide managers with a comforting story that helps them frame their actions, but it also leads them to gross simplification and to ignore the constant demands of changing technologies, markets, customers and situations. 6)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Unfortunately, Rosenzweig hedges his own principles for success so much that managers will find little practical use for them. His argument about the complexity of sustained achievement, and his observation that success comes down to "shrewd strategy, superb execution and good luck," may end up limiting the mark
With two new chapters and a new preface, the award-winning book The Halo Effect continues to unmask the delusions found in the corporate world and provides a sharp understanding of what drives business success and failure.Too many of today’s most prominent management gurus make steel-clad guarantees based on claims of irrefutable research, promising to reveal the secrets of why one company fails and another succeeds, and how you can become the latter. Central among these delusions is the Halo Effect—the tendency to focus on the high financial performance of a successful com
Comments to the author can be sent to Phil@The-Halo-Effect.Visit The-Halo-Effect to download a user’s guide to The Halo Effect for your company or classroom, or to join a discussion forum about delusions in the business world. He is a native of Northern California. He earned his PhD from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and spent six years on the faculty of Harvard Business School. . Phil Rosenzweig is a professor at IM