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The Smartest Guys in the Room
Explore how unchecked ambition and intellectual arrogance led to Enron's catastrophic collapse. This episode dissects the psychological and cultural mechanisms that blinded 'the smartest guys in the room' to ethical boundaries, transforming innovation into deception.
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“Explore how unchecked ambition and intellectual arrogance led to Enron's catastrophic collapse. This episode dissects the psychological and cultural mechanisms that blinded 'the smartest guys in the room' to ethical boundaries, transforming innovation into deception.”
— Bethany McLean, The Smartest Guys in the Room
enron, corporate ethics, business failure
Best suited to listeners who want a clearer working understanding of enron, corporate ethics, business failure and better judgment in how they apply it.
Bethany McLean brings a credible and useful lens to enron, corporate ethics, business failure, with enough subject command to make the book worth hearing.