Ken Barnes is the author of Redeeming Capitalism. He has spent most of his years as a senior international business executive, balancing life in the corporate world with duties as an ordained minister and theological scholar. He has done business on 6 continents and currently holds 4 advanced degrees in biblical studies. Ken shares with us how we can create flourishing capitalism by taking a hard look at our own lives and businesses.
What you’ll learn about:
- 13:40 - How capitalism reflects the morality of the culture in which it operates.
- 16:35 - Ethical egoism: why law and customs can’t be substituted for ethics.
- 18:28 - How our businesses can benefit from cardinal values that helped form early capitalism.
- 21:30 - Giving yourself permission to want and tying your want to something bigger.
- 25:43 - Short-termism: How to make long-term investments and leave a bigger impact
- 34:48 - The “treadmill” of wealth accumulation, how much is enough.
- 38:30 - America's Migration from traditional to post-modern capitalism.
- 43:20 - How can we help redeem capitalism?
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