Top 10 Business Failures Every Advisor Must Understand
Business failures rarely happen by accident—they are the result of recurring, identifiable patterns such as strategic misalignment, financial mismanagement, leadership breakdown, market misread, and execution failure. In this course, you will analyze ten real-world business failures, including Blockbuster, Kodak, Enron, Toys “R” Us, Theranos, WeWork, Quibi, DaimlerChrysler, Target Canada, and early-stage governance challenges at Uber. Rather than simply studying what went wrong, this course is designed to help you think like an advisor—identifying early warning signs, diagnosing root causes, and understanding how breakdowns across strategy, finance, leadership, and operations develop over time. By the end of the course, you will be better equipped to recognize risk patterns, ask more insightful questions, and provide higher-value advisory guidance that helps clients avoid costly mistakes. The course concludes with a 10-question multiple choice quiz to reinforce key concepts and ensure comprehension. Estimated time to complete: 2–2.5 Hours (Self-Paced).