Jul 28, 2020
Good writing is not complicated. As one guest notes, “it’s about injecting personality, making it engage and entertaining for your audience. But most importantly, it's about structure. … How is one paragraph leading to the next, how are they connected? The worst kind of writing, and we all see it all the time, is...
Jul 21, 2020
As one of our guests asserts, “it's very, very difficult to get to the top in any organization without being able to communicate in writing.”
But how to become a better writer? Consider these two suggestions from another guest: “One is just simply read more and read better stuff. And secondly, write a lot. The...
Jun 30, 2020
Fictional 1980s corporate raider Gordon Gekko famously proclaimed that “Greed is good,” seeking to justify why one of the seven deadly sins is, in fact, ethically virtuous.
Leaders should think deeply about the ethical dimensions of their actions. However, too many fail to recognize the moral complexity inherent...
Jun 23, 2020
Warren Buffett has described integrity as “a reputational advantage that others will weigh in subsequent dealings.” His partner, Charlie Munger, agrees, noting that “You’ll make more money in the end with good ethics than bad.”
So, why are many leaders often tempted to take ethical short-cuts—or worse?
Jun 9, 2020
One of our guests argues that, “cash has historically been seen as a friend of the poor, [because] banks have never been seen as friends of the poor. Banks historically have been seen as institutions of elite control. They've been seen as run by social elites in the interests of social elites.” But much is...