Last week, fellow HBR blogger Tony Schwartz, whose writings are my favorites on this site (my own included), asserted that those who sacrifice greatly should be society’s role models. Tony praised Warren Buffett for saying we should tax him and his billionaire peers more. Tony wrote that we should “save our admiration for people whose lives are about serving a greater good, and our greatest admiration for those who are willing to make sacrifices to do so.”
Sacrifice Is Overrated
Last week, fellow HBR blogger Tony Schwartz, whose writings are my favorites on this site (my own included), asserted that those who sacrifice greatly should be society’s role models. Tony praised Warren Buffett for saying we should tax him and his billionaire peers more. Tony wrote that we should “save our admiration for people whose […]
August 23, 2011
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