Exercise Your Ethical Muscles: Here are 4 Keys to Being a Better Boss September 8, 2017 By Dov Seidman The animating spirit of business has always been an ambition to do big things—to build something valuable, to solve a difficult problem, to provide a useful service, to explore the frontiers of human possibility.
Seven Pointers for Future Leaders from Moral Philosophers September 5, 2017 By Dov Seidman This fall, some 20 million students will attend colleges and universities across America. At a formative time in their lives – intellectually, emotionally and morally – they’ll be exposed to a range of people and ideas that will
The Real Purpose of Corporate Purpose November 14, 2016 By Dov Seidman Every single day, business leaders and the people they work with are constantly reminded that the world around them is moving faster than they are currently able to respond and in ways that they struggle to predict, comprehend, let alone control. The
In the Machine Age, Only One Type of Organization Will Thrive: A Human One September 13, 2016 By Dov Seidman The world is not just rapidly changing, it is being dramatically reshaped. It is being reshaped faster than individual humans and the institutions are yet able to respond. Recent technological advances and disruptions have generated a
Why Colleges Must Teach Students How to Pause September 17, 2015 By Dov Seidman It’s fashionable to push for education reform these days, but the results of our various programs and initiatives are often harder to pinpoint exactly. American students’ achievement remains stagnant compared with their international peers, and just this year U.S. students
Our Employer-Employee Marriages Need Counseling February 24, 2015 By Dov Seidman The monthly jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reads like a national marriage scorecard. There are tallies of courtships (“job openings”), marital unions (“hires”) and a variety of divorces (“total separations,” “quits,” “layoffs” and “discharges”). Our recent scorecards contain
Ich bin ein Cavalier: What We Can Learn From LeBron, German Soccer And The Spurs August 19, 2014 By Dov Seidman I want to congratulate LeBron James, Germany and the San Antonio Spurs on their recent wins -- before they fade from our minds -- and for demonstrating to the world, and each other, how
Seeking Better Returns: Staying True to "Corporate Character" Means Realizing That Trust is Not Transactional November 22, 2013 By Dov Seidman We are moving deeper into an era when consumers have unprecedented visibility into shop floors and board rooms, and that gives new relevance to a time-honored truth: Trust is not transactional. Because stakeholders
A Cure for the Common Corporation July 17, 2012 By Dov Seidman HOW to Measure and Manage Performance in the 21st Century “We now know that you do well by doing good,” says Warren Cormier, the President of the Boston Research Group and one of the founders of the RAND Behavioral Finance Forum. “It’s
The 'HOW' of Education: Teaching Values Instead of Rules January 25, 2008 By Dov Seidman The goal of education is to help students prepare for life. In the 20th century, the education system largely did this by teaching specialized knowledge and skills that matched the needs of that time. Students learned to pass tests
