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A Close Encounter of the Enlightened Kind

Aspen Institute's Executive Seminar finds modern wisdom in classic works.READ»

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Ethics on the Web

Today's Wall Street Journal sports a special section on corporate governance and ethics at work. On the inside front page, Barry Mitnick, a professor at the University of Pittsburgh's Katz Graduate School of Business, offers a ...READ»

Kenan Samms
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Dow 10,000 and 10% Unemployment: A Dangerous Reciprocity That Signals Need for Change

Recently, both the Dow and the unemployment rate almost simultaneously broke historical milestones, one good (Dow 10,000) and one bad (unemployment 10%). The lock step ascent of these two metrics has continued since the beginning of ...READ»

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Time To Scrap the MBA to Prepare Leaders?

Few MBA programs or executive training programs adequately address the crux of developing leaders.Business school or executive training programs should focus more on developing individuals' personal growth with an emphasis on values, emotional intelligence and ethical behavior in business.READ»

The "Great" Debate

To kick off the second day of Freedom to Connect, Charlie Firestone, executive director of the Aspen Institute, moderated a debate about how to create a "better" regulatory regime. Participants in the debate included Rick Whitt, ...READ»

Attacks on the Freedom to Connect

Susan Crawford is an assistant professor at Cardozo Law School, where she teaches cyberlaw and intellectual property law. Crawford is also a fellow with the Center for Democracy and Technology in Washington, D.C.; serves as a fellow ...READ»

Global Values in a Local World

Meet Martha Nussbaum, one of America's leading philosophers. She's asking some top businesspeople to confront today's toughest question: Are there global values to connect us all?READ»

Norman Lear's Not Laughing

The creator of ''All in the Family'' built a nonprofit to celebrate socially responsible companies. Now the Business Enterprise Trust is dead. What went wrong?READ»

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Commando Briefing

A crash course for conference commandos.READ»