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> Betrayals of trust have major financial consequences. LOL at the tone-deafness of the article. Why would/should people trust a bureaucracy that tries to put
by ssivark 7y ago
> Betrayals of trust have major financial consequences.
LOL at the tone-deafness of the article. Why would/should people trust a bureaucracy that tries to put profit above people?
The other funny thing is whether readers trust advice from B-school professors. Arguably, a lot of the current ails of modern business (including the public's lack of trust in them) result from following wisdom professed by B-school faculty in MBA courses.
> So our need to trust and be trusted has a very real economic impact. More than that, it deeply affects the fabric of society. If we can’t trust other people, we’ll avoid interacting with them, which will make it hard to build anything, solve problems, or innovate.
They've got the priority order backwards.
- nradov 7y agoHave you actually attended MBA courses? That's not what was taught in mine.
- ssivark 7y agoI've attended several lectures & discussions, and read a few standard recommended books (by no means am I claiming thoroughness). Though my comment was a touch flippant and used a broad brush, I was basically paraphrasing what I've heard from Clay Christensen and Rebecca Henderson (both HBS faculty) on why large organizations make certain typical mistakes, derived from contemporary wisdom (also taught in B-schools).
- AnimalMuppet 7y agoMaybe they're trying for a different audience. If you're one of the greedy slimeballs, finding out that being trustworthy rather than a slimeball can pay might change you a bit. At least, it might change your external behavior in a positive direction.