Business Blunders
(Geoff Tibballs)
For journalist-turned-full time author Geoff Tibballs, the
biggest business blunder has been choosing the wrong
lottery numbers week after week. But his highly
entertaining book captures a rich variety of business
blunders across the globe spanning different industries. As
the beautiful preface by the legendary Sir John Harvey-
Jones remarks, the fine balance of business is in making
affordable mistakes and avoiding the atomic explosion of
the true business blunder. But Sir John?s best compliment
to the book is in his hope to make his own contributions to
the ensuing volumes. Though Tibballs never makes the claim
that this is an educative book, the humorous collection of
blunders is indeed a ready reckoner for valuing the spirit
of enterprise and innovation.
Tibballs divides the
blunders under clearly defined categories ? that makes for
very interesting reading. Under Flawed concepts, we have
the New Coke experiment that failed to click and the ill-
famed IBM lethargy that made Microsoft speed away with all
the glory in personal computing business. There are also
some lesser-known blunders like the AC Gilbert Toy story or
the Irish Canal experiment. Under Bankers? Errors, we have
the Barings collapse covered in great detail. The Sting
covers tales like the fake Hitler diaries and biography of
Hollywood producer Howard Hughes. Do not miss the Sale of
the Eiffel Tower and The Day The Circus didn?t come to
Town. Truly hilarious accounts, of course they seem so only
in retrospect. Missed opportunities is devoted to stories
like that of Dick Rowe who turned down the Beatles and
Napolean?s unfulfilled dream due to the sale of Louisiana
state. Money Down The Drain is a wonderful collage of
stories like The Advanced Passenger Train, The Hoover
Flights Fiasco, The Montreal Olympics Ruin, Raise the
Titanic movie disaster and a life time holiday ? thanks to
a computer error.
Throughout the pages,
Tibballs?s narrative is rich in humour and precise to the
point. And he tells each story with exceptional flair ?
whether a popular blunder or a lesser known chaos. In the
process, he strikes a chord with the reader. This is a
great tribute to the spirit of business. As Sir John Harvey-
Jones puts it, this book makes for fun reading and yet
carries a subliminal message for us all.
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