And the Winners Are...The World's Most Ethical Companies
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TALKING MONEY, RELIGION, & POLITICS
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Paul Knowlton
- Mar 17
- 4 min
How We Enable Bankers To Be Evil
Let’s get right to the heart of every banking crisis, including the current one of this week: the temptation of bankers–who are human...
Karen Kuykendall
- Mar 10
- 4 min
Better Capitalism in Action - Arne Sorenson and Eric Yuan
Search for the phrase "qualities of a good business leader," and you will get many lists of varying lengths in response. Among these...
Paul Knowlton
- Mar 3
- 4 min
Meet the (Trustworthy) Press
Any business–and there are no exceptions–won’t survive long if it isn’t trustworthy. How frequently would you return to a store that...
Paul Knowlton
- Feb 24
- 4 min
Our Work as Our Religion
For most if not virtually all of us spending our adult lives in some career, our work is our religion. This can be up for some debate of...
Karen Kuykendall
- Feb 17
- 4 min
They Got Game: Stadium Swindles
We've just been through yet another Super Bowl spectacular, and whether you're a diehard fan or casual observer, you can't deny the power...
Karen Kuykendall
- Feb 10
- 3 min
Better Capitalism in Action - The B Team & B4IG
In a previous post, we featured two CEOs, Emmanuel Faber and Paul Polman, who have initiated changes within large corporations toward a...
Karen Kuykendall
- Feb 3
- 3 min
Better Capitalism in Action - Emmanuel Faber and Paul Polman
Previously on this blog, we shared with you how exciting it is to see aspects of better capitalism in action. For example, we spoke of...
Paul Knowlton
- Jan 27
- 5 min
The Pillory and Non-Compete Clauses
Unchecked, we humans are endlessly creative in the ways we control and abuse each other. Let’s take two quick examples: the pillory and...
Karen Kuykendall
- Jan 20
- 3 min
On Being Scrooge - Part 2
"Culture eats strategy for breakfast." So said Peter Drucker, one of the most well-known and influential thinkers on business management...
Karen Kuykendall
- Jan 13
- 4 min
On Being Scrooge - Part 1
We have just passed another Christmas, and most of us are ready to pack up the decorations and not think about holiday traditions again...
Aaron Hedges
- Jan 6
- 5 min
Jesus as Behavioral Economist - On Being Better Together
This is the fifth and final post in a series that takes a behavioral economics perspective on Jesus and the Sermon on the Mount. If Jesus...
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Aaron Hedges
- Dec 30, 2022
- 5 min
Jesus as Behavioral Economist - On Being [Relationally] Poor and Anxious
This is the fourth post in a series that takes a behavioral economics perspective on Jesus and the Sermon on the Mount. If Jesus and...
Aaron Hedges
- Dec 23, 2022
- 4 min
Jesus as Behavioral Economist - On Being Poor and Anxious
This is the third post in a series that takes a behavioral economics perspective on Jesus and the Sermon on the Mount. If Jesus and...
Aaron Hedges
- Dec 16, 2022
- 6 min
Jesus as Behavioral Economist - On Being Wealthy and Anxious
This is the second post in a series that takes a behavioral economics perspective on Jesus and the Sermon on the Mount. If Jesus and...
Aaron Hedges
- Dec 9, 2022
- 4 min
Jesus as Behavioral Economist
This is the first post in a series that takes a behavioral economics perspective on Jesus and the Sermon on the Mount. If Jesus and...
Karen Kuykendall
- Dec 2, 2022
- 4 min
CE-Ok, That's More Reasonable Compensation
In the first of this two-part series, CE-Oh My Goodness, Look at That Compensation, we saw how CEO pay has skyrocketed during the past...
Karen Kuykendall
- Nov 25, 2022
- 3 min
CE-Oh My Goodness, Look at That Compensation!
It won't surprise you to hear that during the past two years when wages increased for workers, wages for CEOs went up as well. What...
Paul Knowlton
- Nov 18, 2022
- 4 min
Understanding Ayn Rand - Traders
This is the last of a 6 part series designed to explain several important aspects of Ayn Rand’s influential Atlas Shrugged, or at least...
Paul Knowlton
- Nov 11, 2022
- 4 min
Understanding Ayn Rand - Without a Cannibal's Lust
This is the 5th of a 6-part series designed to explain several important aspects of Ayn Rand’s influential Atlas Shrugged, or at least...
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