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Leadership · 22 min

The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron

By Bethany McLean

An incisive look into the Enron scandal, revealing how a culture of unchecked ambition and perceived genius created an echo chamber that blinded its leaders to ethical decay, leading to catastrophic collapse.

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“An incisive look into the Enron scandal, revealing how a culture of unchecked ambition and perceived genius created an echo chamber that blinded its leaders to ethical decay, leading to catastrophic collapse.”

— Bethany McLean, The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron

What it is about

enron, corporate fraud, business ethics

Who it is for

Best suited to listeners who want a clearer working understanding of enron, corporate fraud, business ethics and better judgment in how they apply it.

The author

Bethany McLean brings a credible and useful lens to enron, corporate fraud, business ethics, with enough subject command to make the book worth hearing.

About the author

Bethany McLean

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