Saturday, July 19, 2014

Ethics and young people

Should universities consider student EQ in admissions, not just the typical achievements? Those skills can be important for career and life success too, not to mention better leaders and a healthier society. As my favorite president Teddy R said, "To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society" (emphasis mine).

This comes on the heels of a $7B federal fine on Citi for all sorts of professional/ethical violations associated with its MBS business (as usual, no one goes to jail). The fine is a tax-write off and about 7 months of profits to Citi - hardly a trip to the woodshed.

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What should it mean to "be a man"?

http://www.npr.org/2014/07/14/330183987/the-3-scariest-words-a-boy-can-hear

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