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J. C. WolfeDisruption in the Boardroom https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6159-0_2

2. Why Nothing Changes – Status Quo at Work

Jennifer C. Wolfe1 
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Bluffton, SC, USA
 

Too many organizations have the wrong incentives, designed for the pace of business two decades ago.

As discussed in Chapter 1, we need good corporate governance now more than ever, and we must have intellectual honesty, moral courage, and discipline for continuous learning. In this chapter, we’ll talk about moral courage as a fundamental principle of good governance.
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    Moral courage is the ability to make decisions that may not be popular or may be contrary to those in power over you but are for the greater good. It is the strength to make decisions that ...

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