Arguing Rationally to the Irrational
How do companies navigate the circular logic of convincing irrational people by appeal to rational logic?
Author Archive for: Charles H. Green
Entries by Charles H. Green
The Boston Consulting Group Caused the Recession
A (slightly) tongue in cheek explanation for how strategy and business process reengineering have had some negative consequences on the global economy.
July Carnival of Trust: Call for Submissions
A reminder: midnight tonight, Thursday July 9, is the due date for submissions to the July Carnival of Trust. Not heard of the Carnival of Trust? It’s a compilation of the Best Blogposts of the past month having to do in some way with the subject of trust: trust in relationships, business, politics, society–it’s a […]
Trust as Risk Mitigation Strategy
Trust is often thought of as soft; but trust mitigates risk, and better than the usual ‘hard’ approaches.
Trust in the Online Dating World
Trust, truth-telling, and the rules of romance.
Trust Lessons from Independence Day in Small Town USA, 2009
The Fourth of July is a unique event in small town America; a certain kind of trust is on high display.
The Real Meaning of L’Affaire Madoff
Madoff wasn’t a unique criminal, just large scale; the bigger scandal is how an entire industry lionized him.
Four Principles of Organizational Trust: How to Make Your Company Trustworthy
“Trust” is too vague a term to manage: this article breaks it down and tells how to build a trustworthy organization.
Trust and Pornography: The Supreme Court’s Lesson for Business
Like Justice Stewart’s definition of pornography, just because you know it when you see it doesn’t mean you can define trust.
Trustworthiness? Or the Appearance of Trustworthiness?
Are current regulatory discussions increasing real trustworthiness in financial markets? Or just the appearance of trustworthiness?