What are ethics? Why should we be mindful of them, professionally and personally? I have written before in this blog on the connection between conversational practice and increased ethical behaviors. We need to be diligent in our quest to live a good life. What...
Amusing and bemusing are the findings of British journalist Jon Ronson who asserts that CEOs show four times the prevalence of psychopathic traits compared to the general public. Surely that gives us pause for thought? What about our own personal set of values and...
This week features a series of posts endeavoring to draw themes from the Delight Conference 2014 in Portland, as well as Design Week Portland. I shall each day post some thoughts collected in categories of creativity, curiosity, meaning, community, and empathy....
Could conversation (as I define it here) have prevented the shamefully absurd mutterings of natterers like Michele Bachmann or nipped in the bud the unethical actions of bankers in JP Morgan’s massive gambles, HSBC’s money laundering or Barclays...
A University of Massachusetts Amherst study demonstrates a tendency towards deceit the further removed one is physically from another person. Lying is far more likely in emails than in face-to-face conversation. Not only does physical distance separate our...
