Ben Stein vs. Goldman Sachs: Market-Makers, Brokers, and Trusted Advisors
Was Goldman Sachs guilty of conflict of interest in the subprime mortgage debacle? Or are we all unclear about expectations?
Author Archive for: Charles H. Green
Entries by Charles H. Green
Would You Buy a Used Car From This Scientist? Not If You’re a Scientist!
There is a clash between an increasingly collaborative world and the old combative ideologies.
Faking It Doesn’t Make It
The language of relationships rings hollow in a belief system based on the ideology of competitive advantage.
Saudi Prince Alwaleed: Tough on Trust
Prince Alwaleed, the world’s 13th richest man, believes deeply in trust and doesn’t hesitate to apply its principles.
Larry David, Seinfeld and Social Networking
Truth telling is best taught by watching negative examples, not positive ones.
How to Develop a Critical Database People Will Trust
Trustworthy databases require data from outside the databases.
Trust-based Selling in the Real World: Case Study #24
True client service pays off for both parties, in life quality as well as hard dollars.
How Does Wealth Inequality Affect Trust?
An HBS working paper tries to measure trust with a Wall Street-like money game; but does such a game teach us about trust?
Trust Enablement
Alex Todd writes on trust.
Greed in the Social Networking Space
MySpace and FaceBook reflect dizzyingly fast plundering by greedy commercial instincts.