The 7 Deadly Chart Sins
12 min
These mistakes appear in Fortune 500 boardrooms every week. Learn to spot and fix them.
7 Deadly Chart Sins
- Truncated Y-axis (makes changes look huge)
- 3D charts (always wrong in business)
- Pie charts with >5 slices
- Dual-axis charts (misleading scale)
- Missing labels & context
- Chartjunk and decoration
- Wrong chart for the data type
Good vs. Bad: Revenue Chart Comparison