An eye-opening examination of the stupid things smart people do―and how to cultivate skills to protect ourselves from error. Smart people are not only just as prone to making mistakes as everyone else, they may be even more susceptible to them. This is the "intelligence trap," the subject of David Robson’s fascinating and provocative book. The Intelligence Trap explores cutting...(展开全部)

Culled from business headlines and corporate files, this examination of the ultimate in boardroom breakdown describes, in entertaining anecdotes, the mega-mistakes made by highly regarded leaders in business and public life.

Culled from business headlines and corporate files, this examination of the ultimate in boardroom breakdown describes, in entertaining anecdotes, the mega-mistakes made by highly regarded leaders in business and public life.

'As a rule, I have found that the greater brain a man has, and the better he is educated, the easier it has been to mystify him,' Houdini to Arthur Conan DoyleSmart people are not only just as prone to making mistakes as everyone else-they may be even more susceptible to them. This is the "intelligence trap," the subject of David Robson's fascinating and provocative debut. Pack...(展开全部)

A woman planning a dinner party calls a gourmet caterer and learns that "Chateaubriand" can be ordered. To which she responds, "No, thanks. We're going to take care of the wine ourselves." The dead silence at the end of the phone is her first clue that something is amiss. A CEO attempts to put an end to complaints from employees about the demeaning behavior of certain mana...(展开全部)

"Engaging...Teases out the cause and effect of seven cognition] traps with witty stories of famous blunders...to teach the basis of good judgment. L ike all good historians he's hoping we can avoid making the same mistake twice."--"O, The Oprah Magazine "For anyone whose best-laid plans have been foiled by faulty thinking, "Blunder "reveals how understanding seven simple traps...(展开全部)

We all make bad decisions. It's part of being human. The resulting mistakes can be valuable, the story goes, because we learn from them. But do we? Historian Zachary Shore says no, not always, and he has a long list of examples to prove his point.From colonialism to globalization, from gender wars to civil wars, or any circumstance for which our best solutions backfire, Shore d...(展开全部)

加里·贝尔斯基（Gary Belsky） 1983年毕业于美国密苏里大学，获演讲传播和政治学学士学位。讲授行为经济学课程十余年，向世界各地的企业和消费者群体讲授决策心理学。曾任美国《金钱》杂志“个人理财”专栏作家，目前是美国《ESPN》杂志主编，常作为美国有线电视新闻网、哥伦比亚广播公司多档节目的评论员出现在电视或者广播中。曾获美国商业及个人理财作家的最高荣誉“杰拉尔德·罗布杰出商业新闻奖”，并著有多部书籍。 托马斯·季洛维奇（Thomas Gilovich） 美国康奈尔大学心理学教授、行为经济学与决策研究中心联席主任。曾与诺贝尔经济学奖获得者、行为经济学家丹尼尔·卡尼曼、阿莫斯·特沃斯基共同从事研究。著有《理性犯的错》《社会心理学》等多部书籍。

加里·贝尔斯基（Gary Belsky） 1983年毕业于美国密苏里大学，获演讲传播和政治学学士学位。讲授行为经济学课程十余年，向世界各地的企业和消费者群体讲授决策心理学。曾任美国《金钱》杂志“个人理财”专栏作家，目前是美国《ESPN》杂志主编，常作为美国有线电视新闻网、哥伦比亚广播公司多档节目的评论员出现在电视或者广播中。曾获美国商业及个人理财作家的最高荣誉“杰拉尔德·罗布杰出商业新闻奖”，并著有多部书籍。 托马斯·季洛维奇（Thomas Gilovich） 美国康奈尔大学心理学教授、行为经济学与决策研究中心联席主任。曾与诺贝尔经济学奖获得者、行为经济学家丹尼尔·卡尼曼、阿莫斯·特沃斯基共同从事研究。著有《理性犯的错》《社会心理学》等多部书籍。

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