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?
Charles H. Green is founder and CEO of Trusted Advisor Associates LLC; read more about Charlie at http://trustedadvisor.com/cgreen/You can follow him on twitter @CharlesHGreen
Was Goldman Sachs guilty of conflict of interest in the subprime mortgage debacle? Or are we all unclear about expectations?
There is a clash between an increasingly collaborative world and the old combative ideologies.
The language of relationships rings hollow in a belief system based on the ideology of competitive advantage.
Prince Alwaleed, the world’s 13th richest man, believes deeply in trust and doesn’t hesitate to apply its principles.
Truth telling is best taught by watching negative examples, not positive ones.
Trustworthy databases require data from outside the databases.
True client service pays off for both parties, in life quality as well as hard dollars.
An HBS working paper tries to measure trust with a Wall Street-like money game; but does such a game teach us about trust?
Alex Todd writes on trust.
MySpace and FaceBook reflect dizzyingly fast plundering by greedy commercial instincts.
In this blog series, we explore five of the most common misconceptions about trust that, while they are widely-held, are powerful inhibitors to creating real trust: Trust has to be earned Trust takes time to grow and is quickly lost Clients just want you to solve their problem Clients will trust you if you give […]
There are many misconceptions about trust that pervade how we think about professional relationships. While most seem harmless (think about Ronald Reagan’s admonition to trust, but verify), unless they are examined and dispelled, they will impede real trust. This blog series describes five of the most common – and most dangerous – misconceptions about trust: […]