The Halo Effect
... and the Eight Other Business Delusions That Deceive Managers
by Phil Rosenzweig
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“@SanaSecurities It is my all time favorite book. | If you read business books, you should read this business book. You'll read all others with a more skeptical (and intelligent) eye | Not my idea Delusion #7 from Phil Rosenzweig’s great book, The Halo Effect. It’s a short book that will change the way you think: | One of my favorite business books. | We have a tendency to idolize people and companies who show success in one area and think that everything they do must be wonderful because they’re successful. Not so. The Halo effect clouds our judgment and makes us cargo cult terrible practices and traits of successful people.”
Source →“@SanaSecurities It is my all time favorite book. | If you read business books, you should read this business book. You'll read all others with a more skeptical (and intelligent) eye | Not my idea Delusion #7 from Phil Rosenzweig’s great book, The Halo Effect. It’s a short book that will change the way you think: | One of my favorite business books. | We have a tendency to idolize people and companies who show success in one area and think that everything they do must be wonderful because they’re successful. Not so. The Halo effect clouds our judgment and makes us cargo cult terrible practices and traits of successful people.”
Source →“@SanaSecurities It is my all time favorite book. | If you read business books, you should read this business book. You'll read all others with a more skeptical (and intelligent) eye | Not my idea Delusion #7 from Phil Rosenzweig’s great book, The Halo Effect. It’s a short book that will change the way you think: | One of my favorite business books. | We have a tendency to idolize people and companies who show success in one area and think that everything they do must be wonderful because they’re successful. Not so. The Halo effect clouds our judgment and makes us cargo cult terrible practices and traits of successful people.”
Source →Recommended by 5 notable people, including Ev Williams and David Heinemeier Hansson
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Recommended by 7 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Business, and Social Sciences.
With two new chapters and a new preface, the awardwinning 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 steelclad guarantees based on claims of irrefutable research, promisin...
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“@SanaSecurities It is my all time favorite book. | If you read business books, you should read this business book. You'll read all others with a more skeptical (and intelligent) eye | Not my idea Delusion #7 from Phil Rosenzweig’s great book, The Halo Effect. It’s a short book that will change the way you think: | One of my favorite business books. | We have a tendency to idolize people and companies who show success in one area and think that everything they do must be wonderful because they’re successful. Not so. The Halo effect clouds our judgment and makes us cargo cult terrible practices and traits of successful people.”
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