Ethical Systems’ Breaking the FeverPodcast Series on Climate Change – Episode 4 In episode 4, we welcomed futurist Ben Hammersley. Visions of the future are linear narratives, but the reality is more complex. The future is not a destination, but people will sell it that way. Rather than make predictions about facts, it’s best to…
Ethical Systems’ Breaking the FeverPodcast Series on Climate Change – Episode 14 In episode 14, Akash Goel, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical Center and human rights advocate, spoke to us about the medical response and food system in the United States, as well as poverty, purpose and dignity after #Covid19.
Ethical Systems’ Breaking the FeverPodcast Series on Climate Change – Episode 18 In this episode, Breaking the Fever hears from Carlos Nobre, a climate scientist recognized for his work on biosphere-atmosphere interactions and climate impacts of Amazon deforestation. We speak about Covid-19, about the Brazilian people, the rainforest, biodiversity and climate, cattle and deforestation, and…
Ethical Systems’ Breaking the FeverPodcast Series on Climate Change – Episode 20 In this episode of the podcast, we speak with Marsha Ershaghi Hames about how COVID-19 has shaped and continues to shape, the way corporate leaders respond to challenges not only to their business models but also how they are evolving their dialogue with…
Ethical Systems’ Breaking the FeverPodcast Series on Climate Change – Episode 3 In episode 3, we featured Charles Hecker, Global Research Director at Control Risks. Charles is responsible for Control Risks’ thought leadership on geopolitics, global security, political risk, and their impact on international business, including the annual RiskMap process. He led a nuanced discussion…
Ethical Systems’ Breaking the FeverPodcast Series on Climate Change – Episode 21 As Chair of the CFTC’s Climate-related Market Risk Sub-Committee, Bob Litterman led the publication of a critical report that framed climate as a systemic risk to the US economy and reaffirmed the necessity of putting a price on carbon. We discuss Bob’s trajectory…
Ethical Systems’ Breaking the FeverPodcast Series on Climate Change – Episode 22 In this episode of the podcast, we speak with Jessica Long about the global imperative to eliminate waste in the economy, and the progress people have made on this front—in companies, industries, cities, and nations. We discuss: Sustainable growth Changing a “take, make,…
Robert Greenleaf’s concept of “servant leadership” prioritizes the well-being of the team, rather than focusing solely on achievement. This short video identifies 10 characteristics central to the development of servant leadership. An effective servant leader builds better organizations and promotes justice and empathy in the larger world. This video originally appeared on YouTube on June 30,…
Our brains create categories to make sense of the world, recognize patterns and make quick decisions. But this ability to categorize also exacts a heavy toll in the form of unconscious bias. In this powerful talk, psychologist Jennifer L. Eberhardt explores how our biases unfairly target Black people at all levels of society — from…
“There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.”―William Shakespear In his book, The Obstacle Is the Way, Ryan Holiday (2014) shares the wisdom of Stoicism* (a Greek philosophy) and ancient Stoics to help readers “accomplish the very specific and increasingly urgent goal we all share: overcoming obstacles. Mental obstacles. Physical obstacles. Emotional…
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