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Podcast: Work On Your Game: Discipline, Structure, and Execution Under Pressure
Episode: #3573: Morality Is A Power Game
Description: Morality often sounds noble, but I want you to listen closer. In this episode, I explain how moral language is usually not neutral, especially when it comes from people in power. Many times, it is used to hide real interests and create leverage without saying what is actually going on.
If I tell you my true agenda, I lose some control. So instead, people dress it up as “what’s right” or “what’s fair.” You see this all the time in politics and leadership. I break down how to spot the power move behind the moral talk and how to stay emot...