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Inthisperiodwe'veseentremendousvolatilityinstockprices,amarketbubbleanditssubsequentpop,aparadeofcorporatescandals,thedemiseofaleadingaccountingfirmandprovendeceptionbymanyso-calledinvestmentanalystsemployedbymajorbrokeragefirms.

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Theauthorsdeftlybustinvesting’smyths—whattheycallinvesting'sSevenDeadlyTemptations—anddispensewithallthatcomplicated,confusing,andself-servingadviceoftheWallStreetwolves.

AshedidinhisclassicSynchronicity,JosephJaworskionceagaintakesusonamind-expandingjourney,thistimetotheveryheartofcreativityanddeepknowing.

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ThenumberofAmericancompanieslistedonthestockmarketdroppedbyhalfbetween1996and2012.Inrecentyearswe'veseensomeofthemoststoriedcorporationsgobankrupt(GeneralMotors,Chrysler,EastmanKodak)ordisappearentirely(BethlehemSteel,LehmanBrothers,Borders).

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Allleadershavescoresofthingstheycoulddo.ButadisciplinedleaderisonewhoidentifiesandfocusesontheVitalFew:the20percentofactivitiesthatwilldrive80percentoftheresults.

ThePractical,Precise,andProvenApproachtoIntegratedCostandScheduleControl!Thistrustedprojectmanagementresource,nowinitssecondedition,includesexpandedcoverageofhowintegratedcostandschedulecontrolworkswithinthefederalgovernment.