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Kant’s Challenge: How to Bridge the Gap Between Ought and Is

My understanding of Kant is that we have a sense of what we should do, which may differ from how things are now. It is ought versus is.

Jun 26

Kant’s Challenge: How to Bridge the Gap Between Ought and Is

Jun 26

Jon Mertz

Honor the past while creating the future.

A lingering question for me is how to honor the past while creating the future. What is the past? It’s a loaded question. The past is our…

Apr 30

Honor the past while creating the future.

Apr 30

Jon Mertz

Know your personal immigration story

John F. Kennedy wrote a book entitled A Nation of Immigrants. A vital reminder from him:

Mar 28

Know your personal immigration story

Mar 28

Jon Mertz

Starting a Responsible Business

Exploring a leadership framework to start a responsible business for profit and purpose.

Nov 1, 2023

Starting a Responsible Business

Nov 1, 2023

Jon Mertz

For Momentum, Go Alone. Later, Collaborate.

Real progress may require going it alone. Collaboration is always the goal. However, traction is sometimes gained by going alone to grow…

Sep 8, 2023

For Momentum, Go Alone. Later, Collaborate.

Sep 8, 2023

Jon Mertz

Life Work Isms — Navigating Your Seasoned Path

Work and life are entangled. Life is challenging with our “do it all” mindset, and work is difficult to survive the demanding requirements…

Aug 28, 2023

work life temp or work life balance

Aug 28, 2023

Jon Mertz

An Essential Metric: Return on Intelligence

Not all smart people deliver value. Attention is required on a new metric: Return on Intelligence. We need the right blend of smartness and…

Aug 23, 2023

Return on Intelligence

Aug 23, 2023

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Shift to ESG Leadership Courage

While CSR has gone unnoticed for decades, ESG has become a political target. CSR was a call for wealthy business leaders to do more. ESG is…

Apr 4, 2023

Shift to ESG Leadership Courage

Apr 4, 2023

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Loyalty to a Fault

The phrase loyal to a fault hit me the other day. Loyalty is a virtue, a steadfast faith and commitment to people and ideas through good…

Jun 21, 2022

Loyalty to a Fault

Jun 21, 2022

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Defining Values and Virtues, and How We Need to Be Virtues-Centered

We have become values-centered in our actions and policies, and it is tearing us apart. Values are personal or based on an outcome…

Apr 6, 2022

Defining Values and Virtues, and How We Need to Be Virtues-Centered

Apr 6, 2022

Jon Mertz

Jon Mertz

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I am an experienced business leader and educator who challenges myself and others to lead more effectively and ethically in a complex and dynamic world.

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