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Aug 2020
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Ethical Fading with Lenny Wong

SIMON SINEK
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Are you honest? Let me ask the question a different way: have you ever told a lie? You can see the problem. Dr. Lenny Wong has spent years studying this and we talked about how pervasive this “ethical fading” is in so many aspects of modern life and what we can do about it. This is… A Bit of Optimism YouTube: http://youtube.com/simonsinek Facebook: https://w ... Show More
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