Principles and Symbolism Compromised

Are principles compromised when reward, risk, and investment are out of balance? ...

... "There is no sense of shared enterprise at most firms, and no belief among the rank and file that they should have to pay a price if the firm is drowning in losses and needs government support. " ...

Via New York Times: It’s the Principle

Driving Solution Adoption after Project Go-Live

Are there parallels between project delivery / benefits realization and the behavior of the market under bear conditions. Contrarians begin to notice when to make an investment. And, eventually the herd turns and the market moves. Can we learn from this phenomenon and translate into the project space? ...

... "Researchers who study nonconformity, fads, even game theory, agree that in any declining market, investors will inevitably begin to bet against the behavior of the herd. Many of these initial contrarians may be working from their own analyses ... " ...

Via New York Times: How to Turn a Herd