The Failure Myth: Harnessing Failure to Promote Successful Decision-Making

If you're an entrepreneur, a corporate manager, or someone facing a tough choice, the fear of failure plays a critical role in planning your way forward. You can choose procrastination, inaction, or taking on the challenge. Regardless of your choice, opportunities are presented to help you improve your decision-making and accelerate your success. This book tells you how.

Written by International Book Award recipient, Michael A. Sisti, it contains information based on a 50-year career as an entrepreneur, C-suite executive, and business consultant, plus extensive research on all aspects of business management. It is written in a concise manner with authority and a dose of humor. It contains quotes and anecdotes from famous business titans, entrepreneurs, and celebrities, along with seven diverse case studies. The case studies are broken down to illustrate the failures, the steps to prevent and overcome them, and the route to improvement.

Failure, be it a small mistake in hiring or something catastrophic is an opportunity to learn. The knowledge acquired provides the path to success. Understanding the causes of failure and its outcomes, helps you make better decisions in the future. The most damaging failure of all occurs when you choose not to act, and you fail having learned nothing.

This is a handbook for entrepreneurs, corporate executives, and professionals. It is also a teaching tool for students and educators.