Enron
An energy company that collapsed in a major accounting scandal.
Where Enron comes up1 episode or test
- 1Enron collapsesAccounting scandal ends the company
- 2Ex-employees have free timeAnd every reason to blame others
- 3Each blames another partSources shape the story told
- 4Book reads as blameThe Smartest Guys in the Room
- 5Reader asks why writtenWho were the sources, why talking?
From Byrne Hobart on The Smartest Guys in the Room
What was said about Enron
Books on Enron's collapse read like ex-employees each blaming another part of the company. Byrne Hobart reads The Smartest Guys in the Room as former Enron employees each explaining why the collapse was some other part of the company's fault. He uses it to show why a reader should ask who the sources were and why they were talking.
After a failure, former employees have free time and every reason to blame someone else. If only two people were in the room and one looks bad, the other is probably the source. His rule: "always ask why did this get written?" He also cites scandal books beating success stories as a pattern.
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Used as the example of scandal books beating success stories. Smartest Guys in the Room reads like ex-employees each blaming another part of Enron, which shows why asking who is talking matters.
Books on Enron's collapse read like ex-employees each blaming another part of the company. Byrne Hobart reads The Smartest Guys in the Room as former Enron employees each explaining why the collapse was some other part of the company's fault. He uses it to show why a reader should ask who the sources were and why they were talking.
After a failure, former employees have free time and every reason to blame someone else. If only two people were in the room and one looks bad, the other is probably the source. His rule: "always ask why did this get written?" He also cites scandal books beating success stories as a pattern.
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