Monthly Archives: December 2011

Maslow, Ned Stark and the Common Good

December 23, 2011

Last week Ted Coine asked ‘what ever happened to the Common Good?’ At some point people stopped doing the right thing and started putting their individual selfish interests ahead of those of their organizations, countries or kingdoms: UBS, the nation of Greece, Queen Cersei, etc. These days we see squabbling in Washington over the budget because no one wants to do the right thing for the country. Everyone talks to the hand about cutting costs so long as it is not in their backyard. Just read Sen. Tom Coburn’s (R-Oklahoma) new report on wasteful government spending issued this week to…

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Ned Stark. Hand of the King. Chief Risk Officer.

December 7, 2011

Eddard (Ned) Stark, Lord of Winterfell, is a protagonist in the book A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin. He is principled and tells the truth and believes in honour and justice. Ned would make an excellent Chief Risk Officer. When King Robert Baratheon asked him to become the Hand of the King – a chief advisor to the King who executes the king’s command and speaks in the King’s voice – it was not a job Ned was seeking. He took the job because his friend needed him and Westeros needed a man like him. In that role,…

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