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Leadership for the Common Good

The art and science of leadership.

Behavioral Finance
What Role Can Psychology Play in Impact Investing?

Samuel Wilson Ph.D. on June 15, 2024

The ambition to do good by doing business is not new; however, it is realized in impact investing. Social psychology can help foster effective processes in impact investing.

The ambition to do good by doing business is not new; however, it is realized in impact investing. Social psychology can help foster effective processes in impact investing.

Leadership
What Can Ordinary People Do to Address Social Polarization?

Samuel Wilson Ph.D. on March 4, 2024

In the face of systemic challenges like polarization, it is easy to feel hopeless. Happily, there is much we can do to practice everyday leadership for the common good.

In the face of systemic challenges like polarization, it is easy to feel hopeless. Happily, there is much we can do to practice everyday leadership for the common good.

Ethics and Morality
Social Justice, Social Order, and the Common Good

Samuel Wilson Ph.D. on January 4, 2024

We are divided in our worldviews about what constitutes a good society. To foster constructive conversation, we should put these worldviews on an equal moral footing.

We are divided in our worldviews about what constitutes a good society. To foster constructive conversation, we should put these worldviews on an equal moral footing.

Ethics and Morality
Responsible Social Innovation and the Public Good

Samuel Wilson Ph.D. on September 15, 2023

On the face of it, the idea that research, innovation, and technology should serve the public interest is entirely reasonable. However, what does the public interest actually mean?

On the face of it, the idea that research, innovation, and technology should serve the public interest is entirely reasonable. However, what does the public interest actually mean?

Motivation
The Common Good and the Paradoxes of Right vs. Right

Samuel Wilson Ph.D. on July 6, 2023

The paradoxes of the common good are unavoidable in complex, pluralistic societies. Our responses to these paradoxes may be a fundamental determinant of the fate of our society.

The paradoxes of the common good are unavoidable in complex, pluralistic societies. Our responses to these paradoxes may be a fundamental determinant of the fate of our society.

Ethics and Morality
Sustainability and the Search for the Common Good

Samuel Wilson Ph.D. on June 2, 2023

To address concerns about the end of a "safe operating space for humanity", it is vital to take a heterodox view of the common good to find durable solutions to complex problems.

To address concerns about the end of a "safe operating space for humanity", it is vital to take a heterodox view of the common good to find durable solutions to complex problems.

Leadership
The Common Good: Good for Whom?

Samuel Wilson Ph.D. on July 8, 2022

What can we do to foster the common good in divided times? Start the search for "the good" with humility, curiosity, and a simple question: "What does better look like?"

What can we do to foster the common good in divided times? Start the search for "the good" with humility, curiosity, and a simple question: "What does better look like?"