by Alex Edmans What does it mean to be a responsible business in a time of crisis? We’ve seen some incredible responses to COVID-19. Unilever is donating €100 million of food and sanitizer, and providing
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Quandary #1: Speed Kills The company you work for is deciding whether to build a super-fast car for street use. There is a demand for the car and your company needs the boost this signature
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New Revelations About Trust Whether to trust or not trust someone is a recurring dilemma in our lives. One of the fundamental lessons of The Truth About Trust, a new book from psychologist and researcher
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THE EVERYTHING STORE Jeff Bezos’ Dream Come True While the face may be somewhat familiar and everyone knows his company well, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has not enjoyed the iconic status of a Bill Gates
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TRUST INC. Winning Back the Public’s Trust in Business The rise and fall of Aaron Beam, the former CFO of heath care giant HealthSouth who served prison time for accounting fraud, might not be as
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In 2001 the business world was rocked by news of the Enron scandal. Over the following decade many other company scandals have come to light, further eroding trust within companies and about big business in
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THE FIRM A RARE LOOK INTO MCKINSEY’S HISTORY In the world of management consulting, McKinsey sits at the top of the mountain. Yes, there are others, notably Boston Consultant Group (BCG) as it is inevitably
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In our latest Executive Insights video, Soundview’s Senior Editor Andrew Clancy interviewed Laura (L.J.) Rittenhouse, President and CEO of Rittenhouse Rankings. She is also the author of Investing Between the Lines. The key to the
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GIVE AND TAKE ARE YOU A GIVER, A TAKER OR A MATCHER? The world, according to Wharton professor Adam Grant, is filled with givers, takers and matchers. Takers are those who like to get more
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In this blog, we regularly look at the trends as they are being covered in business books. One topic that has gained momentum in recent years is Trust. Among the authors that have tackled this
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As if we weren’t already challenged enough by coming up with holiday gifts for friends and family, many business people also need to come up with gift ideas for colleagues, employees and clients. The challenge
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THE 3 POWER VALUES PUT POWER IN YOUR VALUES Johnson & Johnson was once revered as the epitome of a company whose core values had overcome a devastating setback that might have sunk a lesser
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On Friday, Lance Armstrong was stripped of seven Tour de France titles from 1999 to 2005 on doping charges. The USADA made this decision after reviewing test samples from those years, along with testimony from
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