Skeptical information doesn't easily permeate the mainstream business world.
Bethany McLean observed a "three monkeys" phenomenon (hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil) in business reporting.
Companies rarely criticize competitors publicly, and employees risk termination for speaking out.
This creates an information gap where skepticism circulates within a limited group but doesn't reach the broader public.
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Best-selling author of The Smartest Guys in the Room and All the Devils are here, Bethany McLean, discusses how to write a story, the behaviors of CEO’s, visionaries and fraudsters and so much more.
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