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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Leadership
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22 min
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.
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