I was recently listening to a podcast on the topic of Criminology on Sean Carroll’s Mindscape. He was interviewing Charis Kubrin when I heard something that surprised me. To paraphrase, Ms. Kubrin indicated that the problem with privatizing prisons in the US is that they are run like a business. Read more
By: Zach Mercurio If you’ve read the many workplace psychology studies and whitepapers published over the past decade, you probably know that a sense of purpose in work is important. Studies show that when people believe that their work matters, they’re four times more likely to be engaged, are more Read more
In 2019, Bloomberg Businessweek invited subscribers to submit big technical ideas, from which a select number would be presented by the authors at their upcoming global conference. That motivated me to write the following article. Since it did not involve technology, I never submitted it; and it has lingered on Read more
The Problem In his 2016 book “Saving Capitalism”, Robert Reich argues that the “free market” is not a natural phenomenon but instead a human construct based on a set of rules addressing five key areas: Property ownership – who can own what and for how long Contracts – agreements in Read more
A week ago I received an email from my brother, Steve, suggesting I read Steve Robinson’s new book Covert Cows and Chick-fil-A: How Faith, Cows, and Chicken Built an Iconic Brand. In his email he noted that while Christ was part of the mix, Purpose was a key element in Read more
Recently, I was reading an article about what makes a life worth living; and one of the three areas touched upon was work. This got me thinking about how different work today is from work in the past. If we think of work in the narrow sense of the activities Read more
I believe businesses often fail for three reasons: Lack of enough capital, customer irrelevance, and not having the right people. Each of these reasons can be overcome with Purposeful Leadership. NOT ENOUGH CAPITAL. Having enough capital is a common concern for most businesses. One way of addressing this problem is Read more