Losing It! Behaviors and Mindsets that Ruin Careers: Lessons on Protecting Yourself from Avoidable Mistakes

Index

A

accountability, 145

Aerospace, 34–35

Alexander, Caroline, 72

Allen, Woody, 156

arrogance, 52–54, 99–105

with media, 108–110

Tom Coughlin example, 5–6, 152–154

audience’s point-of-view, acknowledging, 128–132

Augustine, Norm, 49

author’s background, 9–20

author’s experiences in Vietnam, 26–30

author’s PhD experience, 138–139

B

Bartiromo, Maria, 119

battles, choosing, 126

Beane, Billy, 125–126

Beatles, 16

Bennett, Steve, 52, 59, 61–62, 89, 91

Berlin, Irving, 9

big-player losers, 6–7

Bismarck, Otto von, 1

Bode, Howard, 94

Bossidy, Larry, 19, 49, 107–108, 112, 115, 126

bribes, 47–50

Brooks, Preston, 135–136

Buchanan, James, 136

Buffett, Warren, 17, 56, 147

Bullshit Bingo (game), 133

Bunch, Bruce, 110

business model, changing, 125–126

Butler, ...