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cphoenix's avatar

"In “capitalism”, big firms are run by rich greedy bossy managers in the service of even richer and greedier owners."

Please read Chapter 5 of Mindset by Carol Dweck. She contrasts Al Dunlap, Lee Iacocca, Ken Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, with Jack Welch, Lou Gerstner, and Anne Mulcahy. The former are "fixed mindset" leaders - they have to be The Best by all inward and outward signs, and they tend to crash and burn. The latter are "growth mindset" leaders, who are dedicated to learning and improving.

Growth mindset leaders are not bossy, and probably not greedy. They're often rich because of the immense value they create.

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RobinHanson's avatar

That sounds like a fine goal, but I'm not sure how one can achieve it.

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