By Alexander Green There’s an unfortunate narrative making the rounds today that can be summed up in two words: Business sucks.
Academia, the mainstream media and Hollywood regularly promote the idea that business is all about greed, selfishness and exploitation.
We hear it every day.
“Those sharks will eat you alive.”
“You have to look out for No. 1.”
“It’s every man for himself.”
“Nice guys finish last.”
Remarks like these lead some folks to believe that business success is all about ruthless, backstabbing, cutthroat competition not only between organizations but within them.
Sadly, at some organizations this is true.
But not at the most successful ones.
Great businesses understand that to maximize …read more
