Largelydegraded ecosystemshave ledto despairanda spiral ofdeepeningpoverty. Untilindividualssuch as JohnD.Liurealized thatit could be different. By letting go ofold, destructivehabits and a shift in thinking and doing. Andby the powerof collaboration. Actually,the solution isobvious, and can be achieved in a relatively simplemanner.
Someone witha littleinsight intorelationshipsandunderstanding of humannatureseesthesimilarities inotherpartsof our world. Oureconomic, financialandpolitical(governance) ecosystemsare affected.Like the"ecosystem" of manylarge organizations. There isa way back, or rather,a way forward. By paying attention carefully, as JohnD.Liu,and then convincing the people, theworkers, the organizations andinstitutionsto act in a different way. Just leading by setting the example. This clip canserve as an inspirational source. Hope inaChangingEconomy. Passit on!
A mirror to us all
Is it about 'achievements', inspiring by settingthe example, serving customers and employeesor is it just about making a lot of money? This actionofa VPof GoldmanSachs is anewstep ina trend. He makes us looking into the mirror. Letting gooftheold, on the way toan inspiringwork environment.
TODAY is my last day at Goldman Sachs. After almost 12 years at the firm — first as a summer intern while at Stanford, then in New York for 10 years, and now in London — I believe I have worked here long enough to understand the trajectory of its culture, its people and its identity. And I can honestly say that the environment now is as toxic and destructive as I have ever seen it.