The Halo Effect, Phil Rosenzweig
The Halo Effect, Phil Rosenzweig
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The Halo Effect
… and the Eight Other Business Delusions that Deceive Managers

Author: Phil Rosenzweig

Narrator: Jim Manchester

Unabridged: 6 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/01/2009

Synopsis

Much of our business thinking is shaped by delusions—errors of logic and flawed judgments that distort our understanding of the real reasons for a company's performance. In a brilliant and unconventional book, Phil Rosenzweig unmasks the delusions that are commonly found in the corporate world. These delusions affect the business press and academic research, as well as many bestselling books that promise to reveal the secrets of success or the path to greatness. Such books claim to be based on rigorous thinking, but operate mainly at the level of storytelling. They provide comfort and inspiration, but deceive managers about the true nature of business success.

About Phil Rosenzweig

Phil Rosenzweig is a professor at IMD in Lausanne, Switzerland, where he works with leading companies on questions of strategy and organization. He earned his PhD from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and spent six years on the faculty of Harvard Business School. He is a native of Northern California.

About Jim Manchester

Jim Manchester is a retired English and theater teacher in Rhode Island. He has directed and acted in many theatrical productions over the years and has done voice-over work in the Providence area. Jim resides in the lovely seaport town of Bristol, Rhode Island.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Herve on September 11, 2017

When I read that Nassim Nicholas Taleb said this is “one of the most important management books of all time”, I was intrigued. Usually I do not like general business books. But here, not only is it a great book, but fun to read! What is the halo effect? A tendency to make inferences about specific tr......more

Goodreads review by Paul on April 24, 2016

From HBR: If a company is making a lot of money and you ask its employees to rate its performance on other dimensions – talent management, customer orientation, innovation, and so forth – they will give it high marks across the board. If a company is struggling financially, the ratings will be low ac......more

Goodreads review by Craig on August 06, 2012

I have to admit, I have a bit of a soft spot for business books. I've read through all the greats. However this book has opened made me reconsider them from a whole new light. The basic premise, the "Halo", is that when a company does well, it's reflected in the soft aspects of the company. When it d......more

Goodreads review by Zohreh on November 30, 2018

Beyond that i read too much about this book title but it have too much good points of view (especially in management) and i like it.......more

Goodreads review by Preston on September 01, 2016

Foundational for anyone who reads business books. The "Halo Effect" in social psychology is the tendency for competence or success in one area to spill into evaluations of other areas that are not necessarily related. In management research this manifests itself as the tendency to positively evaluat......more

Quotes

“A refreshing antidote to the glut of simplistic books about achieving high performance…[A] smart and spicy critique.” Publishers Weekly

“I was taken by this book. It destroys myths concerning the attribution of success in the management literature using potent empirical arguments. It should stand as one of the most important management books of all time, and an antidote to those bestselling books by gurus presenting false patter and naive arguments.” Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of Fooled by Randomness

“Rosenzweig doesn’t only poke fun at the mass of bad writing and bad science in the management world. He explains why it is so bad—and how you can learn from it, despite the efforts of the authors.” John Kay, Financial Times columnist and author of Everlasting Light Bulbs

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