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There are social rewards that strongly motivate behavior – and one of the least used in corporate life is the encouragement of social rewards and reputation.

…remember that social norms can play a far greater role in society than we have been giving them credit for.

…honesty is something bigger – something that is considered a moral virtue in nearly every society.

…wealth does not necessarily make individuals happy, but it does serve the needs of an economy, which serves the needs of a stable society, which serves as a network for the propagation of delusional beliefs about happiness and wealth.

…having social ties is the single best predictor of a longer, healthier, more satisfying life.

Paying attention is an individual effort, but it’s also a kind of social cement that holds groups together and helps them feel part of something greater than themselves.

There is a growing body of research that shows how a sense of enjoyment makes people more productive, sociable, and innovative.

We may not all be money-grubbing materialists, but it is difficult for anyone in our society not to believe in the weirdly transcendent power of money.

In market societies, money is a medium of social dominance, a way for alpha males to impress potential mates by ritually emasculating rivals. It is no coincidence that a man who pays too high a price ‘gets screwed.’

Society tends to eventually celebrate what was, at first, shunned. Companies are no different.