Learn from Failure Undo: The Key to Successful Decision Making by Robert V. Sici

Description: Learn from Failure Undo by Robert V. Sicina This book is written by a seasoned executive, entrepreneur consultant and educator. It should be read by anyone wanting to improve their decision-making skills. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Excerpt from Book My first significant failure happened when I was just hitting my stride. Up to that point, failure happened to other people, not me. Fail was a four-letter word. I didnt get where I was by failing and I certainly wouldnt get where I was going by failing. I had taken a new job running a subsidiary of Citibank, a.k.a. Citigroup, based in Bogota, Colombia. It put me in the vortex of a shotgun wedding between my company and local investors. We had been forced to sell majority ownership to local investors by a government decree called Colombianizacion or Colombianization in English. We had to sell 51% giving the local investors control. As further background, these were the days of the wild, wild west in Colombia (83-86). All heads of major multinationals lived as if we were kidnapping targets because in principle, at any moment in time, we could be. So, I had armed guards, 24/7 at our fenced in home and a safe-haven built in the house with a short wave radio to the Citibanks security arm. I generally had no pre-set schedule, two offices and, unannounced, I would occasionally work from home. I rotated cars, drivers and routes to work, sat in the front with the driver and sometimes I drove and he sat beside me. I did everything except have lead and follow cars (conspicuous and costly) and I would not allow my driver to carry a gun. First, because in a kidnapping, the driver is the first one to be taken out and second, I would rather have been kidnapped than shot. I had two security consultants paid by Citibank, Mike Ackerman and Lou Polombo based in Miami. They were ex-CIA. The core strategy we followed at their recommendation was to be a harder target than my colleagues who were high-profile heads of other multinationals. The theory was that when a kidnapping was being planned, the kidnappers would stake out two or three targets and then choose the one that was the softest target. So, nobody was bullet proof maintained Ackerman and Polombo. You just needed to be harder to hit than others around you. The head of Coca Cola, who did have armed lead and chase cars, said he felt safer in Bogota than he did when he visited Coke headquarters in Atlanta, unaccompanied by his private army. Details ISBN1546210822 Author Robert V. Sicina ISBN-10 1546210822 ISBN-13 9781546210825 Format Hardcover Year 2017 Imprint Authorhouse Subtitle The Key to Successful Decision Making Illustrations Illustrations, black and white Publisher Authorhouse Publication Date 2017-12-18 Pages 202 Short Title Learn from Failure Language English UK Release Date 2017-12-18 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:131489185;

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