Every decision needs to pass the self-test
By Carl Oliver Every decision has some risk of being recognized in hindsight as a bad decision. Good business ethics aim to prevent bad decisions. So business ethics training usually teaches people to use the rational decision-making process. Rational decision-making is a corporate ideal. Intuitively it looks like the route to the wisest decision. Even Read More →
Rigali: Let backward thinking pull you forward
By Laura Azzalina Rigali When’s the last time you asked yourself where you want to be as a person and as an executive, and where you want your business to be? Why do you get up in the morning? What’s the point of all the work you do? As a business leader, it’s critical that Read More →
There is more than one way to profit
By Nanette Scarpellini Metz Following the recent economic crisis, MBA students and their corporate counterpart — the CEO — have been vilified for their short-sighted views based more on shareholders and their personal golden parachutes than stakeholders and even their own employees. However, the new era of graduate education is breaking the mold. While many Read More →
Philanthropy is a quintessential American value
By Sabith Khan In the more than six years that I have studied faith-based philanthropy through nonprofit and individual action, I have been amazed at the wide-ranging areas that it reaches. Especially now, with Hurricane Harvey’s aftermath in Texas and Irma wreaking havoc across Florida and the Caribbean, faith-based organizations are increasingly stepping up to Read More →
Sports startups pitch ideas at Conejo Valley Startup Weekend
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