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Aug 2018
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MBA1078 Must Read: The Black Swan by Nas...

Omar Zenhom
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Business, like life, has patterns. But just as those patterns can help you understand what’s likely, they can blind you to what’s possible. That might sound like a deep statement, maybe even a little philosophical for a business podcast. But this week’s Must-Read book, The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, is all about thinking deeper than ever before. An ... Show More
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