ESSAYS & INSIGHTS
A COLLECTION OF MY ESSAYS, OBSERVATIONS AND INSIGHTS ON THE REALTIONSHIP BETWEEN VARIOUS THEORIES OF VALUE AND CORPORATIONS
SINCE APRIL 2012
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2025
- Apr 17, 2025 Where Does Good Governance End and Exceptional Directorship Begin? Apr 17, 2025
- Apr 7, 2025 The Board-Management Matrix - Sleeping Not Dead Apr 7, 2025
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2024
- May 14, 2024 Boeing Syndrome and the Modern Corporation May 14, 2024
- May 2, 2024 MC22: The Great Collapse and its Antecedents or The Black Swan too Big to See May 2, 2024
- Apr 11, 2024 MC21 :Modern Value Theory. Part One. The Problem of Supply Apr 11, 2024
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2023
- Nov 23, 2023 MC20: How Useful is a Theory of Usefulness ? Nov 23, 2023
- Oct 17, 2023 MC19: Counter-Value or The One in Which the Invisible Hand Wears the Infinity Gauntlet Oct 17, 2023
- Sep 19, 2023 MC18 : More on Prime Movers Sep 19, 2023
- Mar 27, 2023 Just Another 2x2 Matrix Mar 27, 2023
- Feb 9, 2023 MC17: Natural Vs Unnatural Exchange Feb 9, 2023
- Feb 3, 2023 MC16 : Value in Use and the Magic of Entropy Feb 3, 2023
- Jan 14, 2023 MC15: Connecting the Capitals to Open Systems Jan 14, 2023
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2022
- Dec 20, 2022 MC14 : The Podcast with Valeria Maltoni Dec 20, 2022
- Nov 25, 2022 MC13: The Value Generation Formula Nov 25, 2022
- Oct 31, 2022 The Economist who rejected Economics has died. Oct 31, 2022
- Oct 10, 2022 MC12: Recap - In Search of Phi? Oct 10, 2022
- Feb 25, 2022 MC11: The Forms of Capital Feb 25, 2022
- Jan 25, 2022 MC10: What Makes a Capital Useful Jan 25, 2022
- Jan 12, 2022 MC9 : The Capital Metaphor Problem Jan 12, 2022
- Jan 5, 2022 MC8 : The Two Types of Value in Use Jan 5, 2022
- Jan 4, 2022 MC7 : The Physics of Value in Use Jan 4, 2022
- Jan 2, 2022 MC6: Redrawing the Production Boundary Jan 2, 2022
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2021
- Dec 29, 2021 MC5: Value in Use is Not Use Value Dec 29, 2021
- Dec 29, 2021 MC4 - What is Value in Use ? Dec 29, 2021
- Dec 16, 2021 MC3: Why Solve the Value Problem Dec 16, 2021
- Dec 16, 2021 MC2: Deus Ex Machina Dec 16, 2021
- Dec 16, 2021 MC 1 : The Millennia Challenge - What is the Better Use of a Thing Dec 16, 2021
- Feb 22, 2021 What the crisis of 1543 can teach today’s crisis in capitalism Feb 22, 2021
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2020
- Nov 16, 2020 The Time for Debating the Difference Between Governing and Directing is Over Nov 16, 2020
- May 26, 2020 The deadliest marketing campaign in history May 26, 2020
- May 15, 2020 The New Science of Value and Law May 15, 2020
- May 11, 2020 Four Questions with Valeria Maltoni of Conversation Agent May 11, 2020
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2019
- Oct 3, 2019 Towards a New Science of the Corporation Oct 3, 2019
- Aug 25, 2019 Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation: Better but not Excellent Aug 25, 2019
- Mar 5, 2019 Three Contradictions in Australian Director Education Mar 5, 2019
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2018
- Aug 24, 2018 Capital & Capitalisation Aug 24, 2018
- Jun 15, 2018 The Board's Greatest Challenge Jun 15, 2018
- Feb 10, 2018 Social Purpose without Social Responsibility : Rethinking the Corporation Feb 10, 2018
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2017
- Nov 5, 2017 What is Directorship ? Nov 5, 2017
- Oct 20, 2017 A Matrix for Long Term Thinking Oct 20, 2017
- Aug 18, 2017 What do turtles and shareholders have in common? Aug 18, 2017
- May 12, 2017 Revisiting the Bainbridge Hypothetical : Corporate Purpose in Australia May 12, 2017
- May 8, 2017 Five Ways To Fix Adam Smith's Big Mistake May 8, 2017
- May 5, 2017 Getting the Balance Right Between Value Protection and Value Creation May 5, 2017
- Feb 1, 2017 An Open Letter to Corporate Governance Scholars Feb 1, 2017
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2016
- Oct 25, 2016 Leadership Vs Management : Only Half the Story Oct 25, 2016
- Oct 14, 2016 Back to the Future: Newton and the Next Economy Oct 14, 2016
- Sep 27, 2016 Creating Sustainable Companies Summit Sep 27, 2016
- Aug 1, 2016 DLMA Analysis: Can You See Beyond the Forest From Behind the Trees? Aug 1, 2016
- Jun 21, 2016 Do Company Directors Know Right from Wrong Jun 21, 2016
- Jun 1, 2016 It’s hard to see beyond the forest from behind the trees: rethinking organisational design. Jun 1, 2016
- Apr 7, 2016 A Copernican Revolution In Corporate Governance Apr 7, 2016
- Apr 6, 2016 The Economist Promotes Shareholder Primacy: It Must Be Spring in the Northern Hemisphere Apr 6, 2016
- Apr 6, 2016 23rd Australian Association for Professional & Applied Ethics (AAPAE) Annual Conference Apr 6, 2016
- Mar 23, 2016 Cotard's Syndrome and the Modern Corporation Mar 23, 2016
- Mar 2, 2016 Better Boards Conference 2016 Mar 2, 2016
- Feb 9, 2016 Story Telling and Business Feb 9, 2016
- Feb 1, 2016 Duty Before Virtue : The Real Ethical Dilemma Facing Corporate Governance Feb 1, 2016
- Jan 8, 2016 The 10 Most Important Principles of Directorship Jan 8, 2016
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2015
- Nov 16, 2015 How to Build Alignment Between the Board and Executive Nov 16, 2015
- Aug 12, 2015 What Company Directors Can Learn from Sesame Street Aug 12, 2015
- Jul 16, 2015 The Virtue of Corporate Governance Jul 16, 2015
- Jul 9, 2015 Understanding DLMA Analysis (pronounced "dilemma") Jul 9, 2015
- Jun 27, 2015 Team Rules : The Foundation of Board Leadership Jun 27, 2015
- May 26, 2015 AICD Discovers "Good" Governance is a Team Activity May 26, 2015
- Feb 23, 2015 Stealing From the Devil's Playbook: A Blue Print for Investor Domination Feb 23, 2015
- Feb 9, 2015 2003 - The Living Board Feb 9, 2015
- Jan 30, 2015 78% of Directors Don't Fully Understand Their Business Model Jan 30, 2015
- Jan 15, 2015 Do Scholars Have a Duty to Maximise Shareholder Value? * Jan 15, 2015
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2014
- Dec 11, 2014 Marketing Shareholder Primacy 4: Play Mind Games Dec 11, 2014
- Dec 5, 2014 The Evolution of Management Dec 5, 2014
- Nov 13, 2014 Marketing Shareholder Primacy: 3 - Win Their Hearts Nov 13, 2014
- Nov 5, 2014 Marketing Shareholder Primacy: 2 - Stay on Message Nov 5, 2014
- Oct 29, 2014 Marketing Shareholder Primacy : 1 - Get them Young Oct 29, 2014
- Oct 23, 2014 How capitalism was transformed into decapitalism Oct 23, 2014
- Aug 25, 2014 Opposites Distract: Why less bigotry is the solution to greater diversity Aug 25, 2014
- Jun 14, 2014 The One Question Every Director Should Ask Jun 14, 2014
- May 21, 2014 On How Corporations Work May 21, 2014
- Apr 16, 2014 Look Beyond the Forest: A Model of Boardroom Leadership Apr 16, 2014
- Feb 27, 2014 What is Leadership in the Boardroom? Feb 27, 2014
- Feb 14, 2014 More on Governing and Directing Feb 14, 2014
- Jan 28, 2014 Be the Bend in the River Jan 28, 2014
- Jan 22, 2014 Governing and Directing: Are They Different ? Jan 22, 2014
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2013
- Nov 25, 2013 Firm First Vs Shareholder First Nov 25, 2013
- Nov 11, 2013 The Modes Matrix Nov 11, 2013
- Nov 4, 2013 The DLMA Matrix Nov 4, 2013
- Oct 29, 2013 Shareholder Primacy: Paradigm or Groupthink Oct 29, 2013
- Oct 4, 2013 How Shareholder Value Tied the Invisible Hand : And Why Unilever Wants it Back Oct 4, 2013
- Sep 4, 2013 Governing and Directing : Are They Different? ** Sep 4, 2013
- Aug 9, 2013 What Boards Can Learn From Football Teams Aug 9, 2013
- Jul 19, 2013 A Real Alternative to Shareholder Primacy Jul 19, 2013
- Jul 9, 2013 New Directions in Directing - Sketches and Summary Jul 9, 2013
- Jun 20, 2013 Understanding the Corporate Condition Jun 20, 2013
- Jun 6, 2013 Better Boards Conference 2013 : New Directions in Directing Jun 6, 2013
- May 29, 2013 What Resists Directs: How Corporations Get Their Direction* May 29, 2013
- May 22, 2013 Risks Are Best Made May 22, 2013
- May 15, 2013 When Governing and Directing Collide* May 15, 2013
- May 3, 2013 Using Modes to Improve Boardroom Behaviour May 3, 2013
- Apr 18, 2013 Reframing the Relationship Between the Board and Management Apr 18, 2013
- Mar 27, 2013 Direct For Strength Govern For Weakness Mar 27, 2013
- Mar 26, 2013 The Tasks of Directing Mar 26, 2013
- Mar 7, 2013 A Model of Directing Mar 7, 2013
- Feb 21, 2013 What Ever Happened to Directing Feb 21, 2013
- Feb 15, 2013 Choosing Sides in the Governance Wars* Feb 15, 2013
- Feb 6, 2013 What Must Directors Do Feb 6, 2013
- Jan 25, 2013 Did You Hear the One About the Board? Jan 25, 2013
- Jan 17, 2013 Earning the Right to Trust Jan 17, 2013
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2012
- Dec 18, 2012 The Green Shoot of a New Branch of Directing Dec 18, 2012
- Nov 26, 2012 The Third Way Nov 26, 2012
- Nov 19, 2012 An Antidote to Governance Nov 19, 2012
- Nov 2, 2012 The Corporation is Free (and No One's B$tch) Nov 2, 2012
- Oct 17, 2012 When Do We Start Talking About Promises? Oct 17, 2012
- Oct 8, 2012 The Language of Directorship Oct 8, 2012
- Sep 28, 2012 Uncommercial Capitalism Sep 28, 2012
- Sep 24, 2012 Directorship Vs Governance Sep 24, 2012
- Sep 6, 2012 Commercial Capitalism Sep 6, 2012
- Aug 30, 2012 Who's Afraid of Competition Aug 30, 2012
- Aug 9, 2012 The Mechanics of Boardroom Performance Aug 9, 2012