Do Honesty Pledges Work?
Honesty pledges often sound like a good idea, but whether they are in any given situation depends on various factors. Just ask Jim Comey. In a recent paper, Eyal Pe’er, at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Yuval...
How This CEO Grew His Luxury Brand During a Pandemic
Beleaguered leaders are grasping for ways to keep their organizations focused and motivated. The workforce, feeling whiplashed like accordions—some called back to work, some staying at home—has reached an all-time level of pandemic-fatigue. With promises...
How to Fight Online Disinformation in the Wake of a Bitter Election
Since last week’s election was called in favor of President-elect Joe Biden, social media venues have been flooded with allegations that massive vote fraud altered the outcome. President Donald Trump clings to this view, which...
On Climate, Finance, and Policy in the US: A Conversation with Bob Litterman
Listen to “#21 – On Climate, Finance, and Policy in the US: A Conversation with Bob Litterman” on Spreaker. In this episode of the Breaking the Fever podcast, we speak with Bob Litterman. We discuss...
A Buddhist Philosopher’s Antidote to Modern Nihilism
In mid-September 2020 as I write, massive wildfires are burning throughout Washington, Oregon, and California, and climate-change scientists are arguing that this is proof, hands down, for climate change. Climate-change skeptics, meanwhile, still doubt whether...
Making Corporate Values Human: A Conversation with Marsha Ershaghi Hames
Listen to “#20 – Making Corporate Values Human: A Conversation with Marsha Ershaghi Hames” on Spreaker. In this episode of the Breaking the Fever podcast, we speak with Marsha Ershaghi Hames about how COVID-19 has...
Do Compliance Officers Have an Inherent Conflict of Interest?
Should compliance be subordinated to legal, rather than separated from it? Yes, argues Sean J. Griffith, of the Fordham University School of Law, in a recent paper, titled “Agency, Authority, and Compliance.” This is an interesting...
4 Pillars of Business Integrity from the World Economic Forum
This time last year, I traveled to Dubai to participate in the Global Future Council on Transparency and Anti-Corruption. The World Economic Forum’s Global Future Councils are an interdisciplinary multi-stakeholder network, grouped into specific themes...
Why Modern Meritocracy Is Broken
If the 2016 election felt like a polarizing set of choices for American voters, the upcoming election makes that one look almost benign. Never has America been more divided as we struggle through a pandemic,...
The African Perspective: A Conversation with Uzodinma Iweala
Listen to “Episode 19 – Dr. Uzodinma Iweala” on Spreaker. In this episode of the Breaking the Fever podcast, we speak with Uzodinma Iweala about how race, culture, and class have shaped the COVID-19 crisis and...