Comments on: Book Review: The Black Swan http://managingleadership.com/blog/2007/07/13/book-review-the-black-swan/ The strategic role of the senior executive Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:13:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Individual leaders and organizational results | Managing Leadership http://managingleadership.com/blog/2007/07/13/book-review-the-black-swan/comment-page-1/#comment-8100 Individual leaders and organizational results | Managing Leadership Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:11:51 +0000 http://managingleadership.com/blog/2007/07/13/book-review-the-black-swan/#comment-8100 [...] of the most thought-provoking authors reviewed here, Nassim Taleb, argued in “The Black Swan” that the influence of a boss’s [...] [...] of the most thought-provoking authors reviewed here, Nassim Taleb, argued in “The Black Swan” that the influence of a boss’s [...]

]]> By: Individual influence over or submission to events | Managing Leadership | Managing Leadership http://managingleadership.com/blog/2007/07/13/book-review-the-black-swan/comment-page-1/#comment-7620 Individual influence over or submission to events | Managing Leadership | Managing Leadership Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:42:33 +0000 http://managingleadership.com/blog/2007/07/13/book-review-the-black-swan/#comment-7620 [...] to home, Nassim Taleb, in “The Black Swan” (see review here), also disputed the assumption that all-seeing individuals at the head of our companies really have [...] [...] to home, Nassim Taleb, in “The Black Swan” (see review here), also disputed the assumption that all-seeing individuals at the head of our companies really have [...]

]]> By: Being productive by making your boss productive | Managing Leadership | Managing Leadership http://managingleadership.com/blog/2007/07/13/book-review-the-black-swan/comment-page-1/#comment-6580 Being productive by making your boss productive | Managing Leadership | Managing Leadership Sat, 31 May 2008 07:48:03 +0000 http://managingleadership.com/blog/2007/07/13/book-review-the-black-swan/#comment-6580 [...] Gracie Passette, hosting the Carnival of the Capitalists, chose the review of The Black Swan. [...] [...] Gracie Passette, hosting the Carnival of the Capitalists, chose the review of The Black Swan. [...]

]]> By: Setting the stage for leadership | Managing Leadership http://managingleadership.com/blog/2007/07/13/book-review-the-black-swan/comment-page-1/#comment-5549 Setting the stage for leadership | Managing Leadership Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:44:37 +0000 http://managingleadership.com/blog/2007/07/13/book-review-the-black-swan/#comment-5549 [...] really leadership at all. It is worth bearing in mind Nassim Taleb's caution, offered in his excellent book The Black Swan, that "psychopaths rally followers." It must be said that it is not at all [...] [...] really leadership at all. It is worth bearing in mind Nassim Taleb’s caution, offered in his excellent book The Black Swan, that “psychopaths rally followers.” It must be said that it is not at all [...]

]]> By: Book Review: Ubiquity by Mark Buchanan http://managingleadership.com/blog/2007/07/13/book-review-the-black-swan/comment-page-1/#comment-1465 Book Review: Ubiquity by Mark Buchanan Sat, 20 Oct 2007 07:49:43 +0000 http://managingleadership.com/blog/2007/07/13/book-review-the-black-swan/#comment-1465 [...] Those of you who have read Nassim Taleb's The Black Swan (see here for review) know that he has a penchant for illustrating his key points with exuberantly expressive phrases. In particular, he described the bell curve as "that great intellectual fraud." [...] [...] Those of you who have read Nassim Taleb’s The Black Swan (see here for review) know that he has a penchant for illustrating his key points with exuberantly expressive phrases. In particular, he described the bell curve as “that great intellectual fraud.” [...]

]]> By: Steve Roesler http://managingleadership.com/blog/2007/07/13/book-review-the-black-swan/comment-page-1/#comment-963 Steve Roesler Tue, 17 Jul 2007 12:08:12 +0000 http://managingleadership.com/blog/2007/07/13/book-review-the-black-swan/#comment-963 You've sold me, Jim. You are the second person this week who has mentioned The Black Swan as a thoughtful read...but you gave me a host of reasons why. You’ve sold me, Jim.

You are the second person this week who has mentioned The Black Swan as a thoughtful read…but you gave me a host of reasons why.

]]> By: Jim Stroup http://managingleadership.com/blog/2007/07/13/book-review-the-black-swan/comment-page-1/#comment-964 Jim Stroup Tue, 17 Jul 2007 09:06:27 +0000 http://managingleadership.com/blog/2007/07/13/book-review-the-black-swan/#comment-964 I'm glad you've decided to read The Black Swan, Steve. I'm sure you'll find it enjoyable, and I'll certainly be particularly interested to hear your thoughts about it. I’m glad you’ve decided to read The Black Swan, Steve.

I’m sure you’ll find it enjoyable, and I’ll certainly be particularly interested to hear your thoughts about it.

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