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• Article | Bloomberg Businessweek | April 8, 2010

  Toyota Was in Denial. How About You?

  Richard S. Tedlow

  Keywords: Auto Industry;

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  Tedlow, Richard S. "Toyota Was in Denial. How About You?" Bloomberg Businessweek (April 8, 2010).  View Details

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• Book | 2010

  Denial: Why Business Leaders Fail to Look Facts in the Face--and What to Do About It

  Richard S. Tedlow

  This book deals with two of the biggest problems in business: Why do sane, smart leaders often refuse to accept the facts that threaten their companies? And how do they find the courage to resist denial when facing new trends, changing markets, and tough new competitors?

  Keywords: Change Management; Leadership; Problems and Challenges; Personal Characteristics; Competition;

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  Tedlow, Richard S. Denial: Why Business Leaders Fail to Look Facts in the Face--and What to Do About It. Portfolio, 2010.  View Details

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• Comment | Conference Board Review

  Nothing to See Here: Richard Tedlow Explains Why So Many CEOs Refuse to Confront the Truth

  Richard S. Tedlow

  The article presents an interview with business historian Richard Tedlow on the topic of why chief executive officers (CEOs) sometimes refuse to acknowledge data or information that indicate they need to shift their strategy. He notes that denial is a typical response to terrifying truths. He says CEOs need to surround themselves with people unafraid to be truthful, and that CEOs should be proactive in soliciting contrary points of view.

  Keywords: Management;

  Citation:

  Tedlow, Richard S. "Nothing to See Here: Richard Tedlow Explains Why So Many CEOs Refuse to Confront the Truth." Conference Board Review 47, no. 3 (Spring 2010). (A conversation with Richard Tedlow, by Matthew Budman.)  View Details

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