Using Ayn Rand's Values to Create Competitive Advantage in Business (part 1 of 2)

John Allison, who as chairman and CEO made BB&T Corporation the 10th largest financial institution headquartered in the United States, attributes the success of BB&T to the concept of Principled Leadership, based on an uncompromising commitment to fundamental values. In this talk, he explains how Ayn Rand's ethical system can be used practically to create a competitive advantage in any organization.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• ayn rand
• business
• compete
• ethics
• morality
• values
• philosophy
• capitalism
• individual rights
• productivity
• selfish
• leadership
• organization
• teamwork
• pride

[Twiggy269]

I want a boss like John Allison

[kelleynnn]

Dr. Allison is very articulate and there is great value in what he says. Thank you, Dr. Allison and the Ayn Rand Institute for posting this.

[budlab]

Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger have purchased over a hundred businesses, and we can learn a lot from them. Readers who wish to learn more about Warren Buffett’s businesses can review 70 of them in the new book MOATS. It is about the competitive advantages of each business.

[miamizsun]

very good presentation.

[AtlasShruggedify]

This should be made into an audiobook or podcast. Awesome, powerful message. Imagine a society where everyone was working in his TRUE best interest, not money or fame, but for their own long-term good.

This is a model how how we should live our lives and run our businesses.

[BringIt2TheMax]

continuing:

"I think it's funny. There was a time when men were afraid that some secret of theirs that was unknown to their fellows."

"Have you ever asked what is the root of money?"

"When you felt proud of the rail of the John Galt Line,"..."what sort of men did you think of?"

"You, who would not submit to the hardships of nature, but set out to conquer it and place it in the service of your joy and your comfort"

I'll stop and let U look them up, and learn from the knowledge that follows.

[BringIt2TheMax]

@SuperAntiZionist

No what you proved is that I don't remember a minor scene in a 1073 page book... So lets play for real... What page are the following on, because I happen to have a posit in my book on each, and each leads into a wonderful bit of meaningful dialog...

"Well first of all, that nationalization - what are you going to do about it?"

"Miss Taggart, do you know the hallmark of a second-rater""

[SuperAntiZionist]

@BringIt2TheMax

Because I have just proven that you yourself have never read the book; not only that but you accuse others of not having read it to hide your own ignorance!!!

You got caught out bad :)

[Whatever4690]

Greed also has a downside,like oil barons stopping cheaper sources of energy to keep themselves in profit,or medicial companies holding back on cures for fear it will put them out of business.Also capitialism doesnt always produce the best mankind can offer,in games and movies you get alot of mass produced crap because the investors wont take risks on things they cant guarantee turning a profit on.

[BringIt2TheMax]

@SuperAntiZionist Relevance?

[BringIt2TheMax]

@SuperAntiZionist Interestingly I'm not shocked as to this being your response; childish, trite, and of no value. So, I guess your not a liar...