Tag: business ethics
Sam Harris is Closing His Patreon Account – Is Patreon Being Ethical?
Sam Harris is Closing His Patreon Account – Is Patreon Being Ethical? Just as I’m ramping up my Patreon account to crowdfund Think Bigger Think Better, I learned Sam Harris is closing his Patreon account with the following note: […]
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Worst Ethics Scandals of 2018
Worst Ethics Scandals of 2018 In my Business Ethics and Leadership MBA class, we have a segment called Ethics in the News, where students bring an issue from the week’s news to discuss and try to apply abstract ideas – such as “values-based leadership” or “consequentialist ethics” or “tragedy of the commons.” From my point […]
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Questioning the Ethics of Amazon HQ2
Questioning the Ethics of Amazon HQ2 Ethics in the News was a feature of my MBA class in Business Ethics when we discussed the breaking news of the day – I’ve decided to bring that feature to you Ethics in the News Amazon HQ2 Amazon finally chose two locations for its “HQ2”, New […]
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Artificial Intelligence (AI), IBM, and the Future of Work with Jesus Mantas
Listen to our podcast on artificial intelligence, consumer AI, and the future of work. Today’s amazing guest, Jesus Mantas of IBM, joins us to talk about Artificial Intelligence, its main consumer and business applications, and how IBM is addressing the risks of AI. IBM is an incredible company. Not only is it more than 100 […]
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Announcing the THINK BIGGER, THINK BETTER Podcast!
I’m thrilled to announce the launch of the THINK BIGGER, THINK BETTER podcast! It’s been a long time in the making and I’m really excited to finally share it with all of you. The THINK BIGGER, THINK BETTER podcast asks the question, “How can contemporary philosophy and science help us make better choices, lead better lives, […]
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What is a good (ethical) business?
Listen to this four minute clip on the difference between an ethical and unethical business, and most importantly what I think the biggest differentiator is. Spoiler: it is having people unafraid to have values[based conversations, which are scary, and emotionally challenging but essential if ethical norms are to be followed.
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Business Ethics Review of 2016: Wells Fargo, AI, and Pharmaceutical Price Gouging
At our review of the biggest business ethics disasters of 2016, we talked about Wells Fargo, AI, and Big Pharma. The audience asked some great questions, about GREED being a motivator, and about neuroscience and its relationship to ethics. Here are some of my answers. In this 3m clip you will find a taste of […]
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What is Post Truth: Populism, Nationalism, and Alternative Facts
I had the privilege of moderating a panel of experts on Wells Fargo, Big Pharma, and AI at the Institute for Enterprise Ethics – I started with the challenge to expertise that post-truth represents.
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How do you create an ethical business culture? Storytelling at Shell, BP, and Microsoft
Creating an ethical culture in your business You cannot create a good enough ethical mousetrap – humans are vastly creative (even at fraud). The mishaps at LIBOR, VW, 2008 financial crisis, Deepwater Horizon, Wells Fargo all happened at businesses which had multiple layers of controls. So what can you do? Create an ethical culture – […]
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What makes a business “good” (in the ethical sense)? Fearless conversations about values
Is ethical business, good business? When you talk about a person being good, you mean more than they follow the law. Yet some people think following the law is all that is required of business – notably Milton Friedman who won a Nobel Prize. It is clearly a nonsense idea – Friedman was a good […]
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