Recipes for Disaster is all about recognizing the ingredients that create catastrophes. Failure is a complex phenomenon. There is
no set of simple formulas that guarantee failure in all situations. But patterns do emerge.
This book explores, through the
extensive use of case studies, the elements that tend to recur in failures ranging from self-defeating career moves to global financial
meltdowns. It also examines the factors that turn garden-variety failures into full-blown disasters.
The Duh Factor was inspired by the observation that many business books fill many pages by expounding on the profoundly obvious.
This
book reviews today’s business bestsellers and rates them on a “Duh Scale” of 1 to 10. The coveted 10 rating is reserved for
books with insights so obvious that even a CEO would be able to recognize them. Often by just glancing at the dust jacket or Table
of Contents and totally avoiding the bother of purchasing the book and reading beyond the first chapter.
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