Books like Why Excellent Companies Do Things Wrong

Loved Why Excellent Companies Do Things Wrong by Neil Smith? Here are 7 books with the same pull, and why each one fits.

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1Thinking, Fast and Slow
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman
It explains the cognitive biases that shape everyday judgement, which many business errors come from.
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2Predictably Irrational
Predictably Irrational
Dan Ariely
It uses experiments to show how people make systematically irrational choices, relevant to managers and consumers alike.
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3Good to Great
Good to Great
Jim Collins
It asks what separates lasting top companies from the rest, the same question this title raises from the other side.
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4In Search of Excellence
In Search of Excellence
Robert H. Waterman Jr.
It is the classic study of what made American companies successful, and later critics examined how many of them declined.
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5Thinking in Bets
Thinking in Bets
Annie Duke
It applies decision science to uncertain choices and to how people judge the quality of their own decisions.
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6Blink
Blink
Malcolm Gladwell
It looks at fast intuitive judgement and when snap decisions go right or wrong, a theme close to corporate misjudgement.
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7The Power of Habit
The Power of Habit
Charles Duhigg
It covers how habits and routines shape behaviour in individuals and organisations, which can explain repeated corporate errors.
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