Shrinking Carrot, Flailing Stick

Shrinking Carrot, Flailing Stick

by | Apr 28, 2025 | Risk Report

The conventional thinking, that you can motivate others to do what you want with a mixture of punishment and reward, is at best shortsighted and outdated. Its biggest flaw is that it assumes away any agency and integrity on behalf of those you try to motivate. The...
First I Was Afraid, I Was Petrified

First I Was Afraid, I Was Petrified

by | Mar 31, 2025 | Risk Report

Feel free to slap on some shiny leggings and grab a hairbrush to belt into. Sprinkle in dramatic disco moves as you see fit. Kept thinkin’ I could never live without you by my side But then I spent so many nights thinkin’ how you did me wrong And I grew...
So Close and Yet So Tariffs Away

So Close and Yet So Tariffs Away

by | Feb 3, 2025 | Risk Report

Agreement has been in short supply lately, except when it comes to inflation being a pain that everyone wants to stop or at least get into a reasonable range of, say, 2%. As can be seen on the graph below, the Fed has been working its delicate tool of the interest...