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Kurt Vonnnegut on "Having Enough": A Reminder From the No Asshole Rule

BY Robert I. Sutton, PhDThu Mar 10, 2011

Yesterday, I was talking to a pair of very smart and very ambitious friends. As I told them, I am all for high performing teams, excellence in performance, and I love the restlessness that drives creative people at places like Apple, Pixar, and Facebook.READ»

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Dope, Dopes, and Dopamine: The Problem With Money

BY Tony SchwartzWed Oct 27, 2010

There are many stunning moments in the documentary "Inside Job," which brilliantly demystifies the story behind the global financial crisis. For me, the most powerful was something the CEO of a large bank said to his fellow guests at a party held by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. "We can't control our greed," the CEO acknowledged. "You should regulate us more."READ»

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Would You Be a Greedy CEO? Here's How to Tell

BY Heidi Grant HalvorsonThu Sep 16, 2010

When is a leader most likely to be self-serving, rather than focused on what's best for the company? And how can each of us tell which type of leader we are, or might someday be?READ»

BIG FINANCE | Comment

3 Words I Wish Big Finance Would Learn

BY Dr. Jim TaylorSun Feb 28, 2010

It has been shocking and bewildering to watch the behavior of some of the top banking CEOs in recent months, punctuated by the appearance of four of these executives before Congress last month. Some questions immediately pop into my mind. Do they follow the news? Have they no conscience? Do they not have public-relations people on retainer? The answer to all three is, apparently, no because it is clear that they are so far out of touch with reality that they are the equivalent of the Merry Pranksters of the 1960s tripping on acid.READ»

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Nonsense At Work

BY James McIntoshWed Jan 27, 2010

Always hungry is not a bonus:Once on a walking safari in South Africa I almost became lunch for a charging lioness. Now that it’s bonus season on Wall Street, I’d like to send a few bonus buccaneers on a walking African ...READ»

GREED | Comment

Nonsense At Work

BY James McIntoshMon Jul 27, 2009

Always hungry means never enough:Have you heard the one about me being charged by a lioness? Oh, you have. Well, a funny thing happened when I told that story again recently. I suddenly remembered how quickly fear ...READ»

GADI AMIT | Comment

Design, Luxury, and Greed

BY Gadi AmitMon Mar 23, 2009

Three weeks ago I watched a movie, The International, with Clive Owen and Naomi Watts. It's a boys' flick about bankers, terrorists and ex-Stassi agents. Besides the glorious violence at the Guggenheim, what caught my eye was the ...READ»

GREED | Comment

Nonsense At Work

BY James McIntoshMon Mar 9, 2009

The overpaid CEO PR backlash: It begins. The overpaid CEO public relations backlash. Trying to convince us that they are worthy, not greedy. Oh, to be so insecure that your main measure of public success is how much money ...READ»

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A Little Goes A Long Way

BY Dayna SteeleWed Oct 29, 2008

In any career, a little effort goes a long way. And too little effort can leave a lasting, bad impression on your customers. Yesterday I had the unfortunate task of visiting my father in the hospital. Memorial Hermann ...READ»

MONEY | Comment

More to Come...The Fat Lady Hasn't Sung Yet

BY Tina HancockFri Oct 3, 2008

Of course, we could change... If you think the finance crisis in this country--or the world for that matter--is close to ending, think again... Looking at the level of debt every investing entity has accumulated--from the ...READ»