{"product_id":"10-stupid-things-corporations-do-curtis-stoaks-9798249519797","title":"10 Stupid Things Corporations Do: The Early Structural Signals of Organizational Entropy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMost corporations do not fall apart all at once.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey decay through patterns that look normal, sound responsible, and get rewarded long after they should have been corrected. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003cb\u003e10 Stupid Things Corporations Do\u003c\/b\u003e, Curtis Stoaks names the early behaviors that quietly produce organizational decline - from choosing optics over results and worshipping busyness to measuring what is easy, building accountability theater, punishing initiative, and adding process instead of removing friction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInside, you will discover: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewhy optics replace outcomes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003ehow busyness becomes a substitute for decision-making\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003ewhy metrics start shaping behavior instead of measuring it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003ehow accountability fails when authority is missing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003ewhy process expands while capability shrinks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003ehow culture erodes when systems contradict stated values\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003ewhy fixing one thing never works once dysfunction becomes structural\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is blunt, highly recognizable, and built for leaders willing to stop personalizing failure and start reading structural warning signs earlier. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf you are responsible for outcomes - not theater - this book will help you diagnose the patterns that quietly make corporations slower, weaker, and more political over time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat organizations tolerate, they eventually become.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Curtis Stoaks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798249519797\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.33d","brand":"Curtis Stoaks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997530697983,"sku":"9798249519797","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/10-stupid-things-corporations-do-curtis-stoaks-9798249519797","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}