By now you've probably heard about the Panama Papers – the 11.6 million files leaked from the database of the world's fourth largest offshore law firm in, you guessed it, Panama. The documents name a number of notable international politicians, business leaders and celebrities who are said to be using offshore bank accounts to hide their money or avoid paying taxes. Click here to brush up on details of the scandal.
Leadership Lessons from the Panama Papers Scandal
One important leadership aspect of this story was first called out by Geoff Colvin in his Fortune article. He states that discoveries like the Panama Papers – where we find that our elected leaders aren't what we thought they were – are becoming less and less of a "scandal." Sadly, we are beginning to expect this kind of reality from our leadership. This begs the question: "Are today's leaders more corrupt, venal, or dishonest than yesterday's?"
"Human nature being what it is, it's hard to believe that they are," Colvin writes.
But they appear to be. And that's all that matters... |
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