Seung Paik — 'Leadership matters. Mission matters. Culture matters. Ethos matters. But nothing matters without Vigilance & Protection.'

Seung Paik — Founder of Leadernomics, award-winning educator, and veteran — attends the 2026-06-22 Commonwealth Club fireside and posts a structured takeaway praising Scott Cook's '60-Minutes-style' moderation. 27 likes.

“What a great book event last night at the Commonwealth Club World Affairs in San Francisco! It was more like an in-depth 60-Minutes interview with pro-moderator Scott Cook (co-founder Intuit). My Big Takeaways from the discussion: — Leadership matters — Mission matters — Culture matters — Ethos matters * But nothing matters without Vigilance & Protection * Incorruptible is sounding the alarm to the overwhelming, institutional pull of "financial gravity" ... the never-ending, progressive allure of short-term profits & ROIs that often drive perverse incentives. This isn't an overall knock on capitalism, but it is the ever-present reality of market failures. And without the right structure & protections in place ... even the best intentions, culture, leadership, and values are in danger, not only toward mission drift ... but sudden & complete mission failure. But there's HOPE! Eric's done the research & written the protective blueprint. And when established, business & human flourishing can coexist in the most sustainable & uncompromising way. To be forewarned is to be forearmed.” — Seung Paik on LinkedIn