What happened to previous history when Nazis overran Germany, Communists took over Russia, when any dictator wants to delete nonbelievers or non-supporters? History becomes edited. What happens when history makers fail to record their efforts, innovations, and findings and they are overlooked by other historians who document events? History celebrates the wrong discoverers. How much history have we gotten wrong over the centuries? We are at the mercy and folly of what was or was not recorded in a place that was or was not found in time for the next edition of our human historical record. Thomas Ayers writes about such stories in That's Not in my History Book: A Compilation of little-known Events and Forgotten Heroes.
Reading this book has caused me to think about our businesses. Which stories do we choose to record or delete, and how will those choices affect our business outcomes? How do success, ethics, and profits play a part in those decisions? Who is the business editor? Good questions for business owners and leaders to answer.
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