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Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth

Sydney Finkelstein

Associate Dean for Executive Education; Steven Roth Professor of Management


About

Sydney Finkelstein’s approach to leadership and strategy focuses on the strengths and weaknesses of executive talent. His widely read research analyzes how capable leaders make bad decisions and, ultimately, fail. He teaches the core course Analysis for General Managers. More

Books

Why Smart Executives Fail  //


Why Smart Executives Fail explores corporate mistakes—what they are, why they occur, and what managers, leaders, and investors can do about them.

Think Again  //


Sydney Finkelstein and co-authors Jo Whitehead and Andrew Campbell turn their attention to such major strategic decisions as the war in Iraq, Hurricane Katrina, and numerous business cases to explain why decision-makers sometimes think they're right when they are really wrong.

Breakout Strategy  //


Breakout Strategy offers a clear, actionable, set of ideas that give managers all the tools they need to move toward the sweet spots that exist in every industry.

Contact

Email

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Phone

603-646-2864

Education

  • Ph.D., Columbia University, 1988
  • MSc, London School of Economics, 1981
  • BComm, Concordia University, 1980
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