In the 1987 Oliver Stone classic Wall Street, Michael Douglas’ role as the brazen corporate raider, Gordon Gekko, not only won the actor an Oscar for his performance but iconized his character as the ...

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LOOK at the news or social media these days, and you might see a pattern. Stories are about groups in conflict, competing for limited resources, with the gains for some framed as losses for others. If ...

I’ve been reflecting lately on the term “zero sum game.” It’s one of those phrases that gets thrown around often in business, particularly in negotiations. The idea is simple: in a zero-sum game, one ...