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A Lesson from Warren Buffet about Ethical Blind Spots

Harvard Business Review

The data seem clear on David Sokol's conflict of interest in the Berkshire/Lubrizol deal. As we discuss in our April 2011 HBR article "Ethical Breakdowns" , mounting research shows that we often fail to notice others' unethical behavior if it's in our interest not to notice. Had Buffet suddenly gone over to the dark side?

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The Big Picture of Business – Business Lessons to be Learned from the Enron Scandal

Strategy Driven

Many of those investigating Enron had received campaign contributions from the company, yet kept maximum objectivity. There was a conflict of interest in alliance with Enron…not objective enough. Too many bought into the hype and lost objectivity. Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc.