Learn from Failure: The Key to Successful Decision Making

We are, after all, the sum of the decisions we make. This book is built around that axiom. So decision making is what it's all about, yet how good are we at it, and how much would our lives could improve if we got better at it? If you find the answers to those questions intriguing, this book was written for you. Whether you are a businessperson looking to improve your bottom-line or career, or just an ordinary person looking to make fewer mistakes, this book will help achieve those goals. As Napoleon Bonaparte once said, "Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide."

Sicina has 30 years of experience in senior executive positions at Citibank, American Express and various entrepreneurial endeavors. He worked for fourteen years in Latin America for Citibank. He became CFO of Citibank's entire International Consumer Group and later, of Citibank's US credit card business. Sicina subsequently joined American Express and went on to become President of American Express Bank Ltd. and a member of its Board of Directors. Subsequently, he was named President of the Latin American Division for the corporation. Sicina has since worked in executive positions of several entrepreneurial endeavors. He is currently a professor at The American University. His course work over the last 18 years on decision making is the genesis of this book.