A Case Study In Corporate Fear
"A Case Study in Corporate Fear" deconstructs how fear transforms successful companies into corporate casualties. Each episode forensically examines a different business failure, revealing how fear infiltrates decision-making and sabotages success. From Kodak's digital denial to Blockbuster's streaming stumble, we analyze the patterns of fear that destroy companies and careers. Join host Taras Wayner as we turn fear into your greatest teacher, helping you recognize and overcome the paralysis of professional fear. Whether you're a CEO or a rising professional, this podcast delivers actionable insights to help you lead with courage and learn how others failed so you never do. Visit fear-incorporated.com for additional resources and training opportunities.
Episodes
Tower Records was more than a store – it was a cultural phenomenon. With $1.1 billion in annual revenue at its peak, 200+ locations across 18 countries, and music experts who could trace the lineage from The Ramones to The Strokes, Tower Records was the mecca for music lovers worldwide. Elton John shopped there religiously, Prince launched albums there, and their "No Music, No Life" motto wasn't just ma...
In this episode, we examine the rise and fall of internet pioneer Yahoo through the lens of Brad Garlinghouse's explosive internal memo, which would become known as the "Peanut Butter Manifesto." From Yahoo's origins as "Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web" to its peak valuation of $125 billion, and finally to its sale to Verizon for just 3.6% of that value, we examine how ...
How did BlackBerry – the company that revolutionized mobile communication with always-on email and iconic keyboards – collapse from 50% market share to irrelevance in a decade? In this episode, I examine how fear transformed smart executives into prisoners of their past success, rendering them unable to evolve even as customers lined up for iPhones.
Timeline:
· 1999: Research In Motion introduces the first BlackBe...
How did Sony—the company that revolutionized portable music with the Walkman—lose its market dominance to Apple, a computer company with no prior experience in the music industry? In this episode, I examine how fear transformed Sony's innovative culture into siloed kingdoms that sabotaged their own digital music future.
Timeline:
· 1979: Sony launches the Walkman, selling over 100 million units worldwide
· ...
This episode of "A Case Study in Fear" examines how Blockbuster became a victim of its own market dominance. Host Taras Wayner investigates how the video rental giant went from revolutionizing home entertainment with 9,000 stores worldwide to filing for bankruptcy, all because of one powerful emotion: fear.
Discover how Blockbuster executives laughed Netflix's Reed Hastings out of the room when offered t...
"A Case Study in Fear" uncovers how Kodak became a casualty of its own success. Host Taras Wayner explores how the photography giant went from democratizing photography to filing for bankruptcy, all because of one powerful emotion: fear. Discover how Kodak's executives buried their own revolutionary invention (the digital camera), denied the digital revolution, and clung to their film business until it ...
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