Strategy Learning from failure

By. M. Suyanto

We can learn from failure and success of a company. Snobbism executive of the company one of the fall of the company. In 2002, the company has been known ambruknya oil Enron, because eksekutifnya perilakunya revolting against employees with the sack employees in a large-scale, but the company behind it is reported still able to find funds to fund the $ 200,000 luxury box at what was formerly called Enron Field. Polaroid company, reported cancel retiree health benefits, the company retired the petition, the management reported submit petition to the bankruptcy court order are allowed to give $ 19 million as a bonus to the executive order that does not leave the company. Similarly the company Webvan CEO pay his self mendurkan $ 375,000 pertahun lifetime, before the company stopped its operations that mem-PHK employees. Thanks to the incident-publicized incident in which a scene of executive greed and hubris, the United States is now no longer believe in the big companies to a new level. United States promised New Economy and a new era of prosperity is not limited. But everything was groundless, Mark Ingebretsen write in his book Why Companies Fail: Strategies for Detecting, Avoiding, and Profiting from Bankruptcy
. "Many top executives tend to build distance with the front lines. The bigger the company, the more likely a top executive-executive lost contact with the front lines. This can be a single most important factor that impedes the growth of the company "said Jack Trout. The experience of the failure of the top executives of the world can use this as a very valuable lesson and we do not back again. But rather, founder Sam Walton as Wal-Mart, with earthy and humble the front lines (clerk) of the
every Wal-Mart stores throughout his life. He even mengabiskan middle of night-didok loading and unloading berbicaran with the crew. Sam Walton leadership style that is close to the employee culture coloring company to Wal-Mart at this time. In 2003, Wal-Mart was selected as the company ranked the most imposing one of the world, the version of Fortune magazine. More information can be read on the book The 10 Rules of Sam Walton: Success Secrets for remarkable Results

Similarly, when Umar bin Khattab went to Syria onta increased along with pembantunya. Umar turns with a pembantunya in onta. When Umar increased onta, the pembantunya holding the strap, when the pembantunya embarked onta Umar holding the strap, so further up in places dituju. While in Syria came to Umar turn the ropes, in perjalan is holding the rope onta Umar and sandalnya clamp down on the left axilla. Governor of Syria, Abu Ubadah know and say, "O Believers Amirul, the official Syria has come out to meet you, is not worth it if they see you like this." Umar said, "Even with Islam because we have a noble, it is not concerned with the spiel ". Leaders who lead with a humble leader who is both noble in the sight of God and the human side. The details can be read in books Umar: makers of Islamic Civilization