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Here's a tip that could make banks phenomenally successful: radical honesty

  • Written by Louise Metcalf, Researcher in Environmental and Organisational Psychology, Macquarie University
Here's a tip that could make banks phenomenally successful: radical honestyRadical honesty works, but it is difficult.Shutterstock

Appearing before the banking royal commission, the newly appointed head of the Commonwealth Bank, Matt Comyn, has held out the prospect of ethical leadership making a difference.

He revealed that for more than a year as head of the Commonwealth’s retail division, he had wanted to shut...

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