The Ethics Consultant #3: Damage control?
Why do problems spiral out of control? What's it worth to you to fix them? How much will it cost to skimp on solutions? It might be...
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Yonason Goldson
- Aug 26, 2021
- 1 min
Success is in the palm of your hand
How do we do a better job handling it when we get flustered and defensive? How do we give and receive criticism in a way the builds...
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Yonason Goldson
- Aug 25, 2021
- 1 min
Embrace unintended consequences
Humorist Kin Hubbard said: “Don’t knock the weather; nine-tenths of people couldn’t start a conversation if it didn’t change once in a...
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Yonason Goldson
- Aug 18, 2021
- 1 min
The Ethics Consultant -- Episode 1
Rent control? Your best friend lent you a thousand dollars to pay your overdue rent. But you didn’t use it to pay your rent. Why not? The...
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Yonason Goldson
- Aug 12, 2021
- 1 min
The long way home
"Let your eyes look directly forward, and your eyelids will straighten your path." --Proverbs Or, as Yogi Berra said, if you don't know...
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Yonason Goldson
- Aug 11, 2021
- 1 min
My Orthodox Life
A rebuttal If you absolutely must, watch the Netflix series My Unorthodox Life. But whatever Julia Haart has to say, make sure you listen...
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Yonason Goldson
- Jul 5, 2021
- 1 min
When I was a lad...
When I possessed the charming innocence of a 12-year-old, I took offense at the wording of the Pledge of Allegiance. Why, I wondered,...
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Yonason Goldson
- Jul 4, 2021
- 1 min
Remember Independence Day with gratitude
As a human being, as an American, and as a Jew, I am profoundly grateful to live in the United States of America. I could focus on the...
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Yonason Goldson
- Jun 30, 2021
- 1 min
What is faith?
One of the most persistent and compelling ideas I’ve learned recently is what Jim Collins calls the Stockdale paradox. It's named for the...
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Yonason Goldson
- Jun 14, 2021
- 1 min
The Rabbi's ethics challenge #5
How ethical are you? How ethical do you want to be? The word stultify means to crush enthusiasm, particularly using ridicule, disdain,...
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Yonason Goldson
- Jun 14, 2021
- 1 min
10 tips for a healthier, happier workplace
How can we return to a more normal normal? As the world begins to open up again, how can we return to a more normal normal? We can save...
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Yonason Goldson
- May 11, 2021
- 1 min
Trick your brain into making better decisions
Avoid this mental quirk can that can set you up for catastrophe in business and in life Ideally, we shouldn't need to trick ourselves...
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Yonason Goldson
- Apr 20, 2021
- 4 min
Nothing but the truth
Reflections about the boy who didn't cry wolf Having circled the globe one and a half times before finding my way to Torah observance,...
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Yonason Goldson
- Mar 26, 2021
- 1 min
Celebrate the responsibilities of freedom
A Passover message for Jews and non-Jews alike Freedom is a responsibility, not a right. If we believe that we can enjoy the fruits of...
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Yonason Goldson
- Mar 12, 2021
- 1 min
2 essential questions to ask if you want to be a better leader
My latest article in Fast Company illustrates the value of knowing the "other side" A popular technique employed by trial lawyers...
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Yonason Goldson
- Mar 8, 2021
- 1 min
News of the Day Episode 29:
Cast your vote for the new Reality Czar Earlier this month, a group of “experts” argued for greater government oversight to protect...
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Yonason Goldson
- Mar 7, 2021
- 1 min
Go-Giver podcast interview with Bob Burg
Deep within our hearts, we always know what the right thing to do is, don’t we? Or do we? We’ll look at that in our Thought of the Day....
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Yonason Goldson
- Feb 25, 2021
- 4 min
the Ultimate Question: Why?
The festival of purim teaches us about Masks, danger and second-guessing It's been nearly two decades, but I can still visualize the...
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Yonason Goldson
- Feb 15, 2021
- 1 min
News of the Day Episode 25
A Presidents Day reflection on moral history Back when the earth was young and I was in grammar school, we used to celebrate either...
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Yonason Goldson
- Feb 11, 2021
- 3 min
Intellectual integrity’s last stand
If you’re searching for ethical leadership, first look in the mirror In this electronic age of indelible memories, it didn’t take long...
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