Book review: 'The New Pioneers' by Tania Ellis

Underlying the financial crisis is a crisis of value and of values,’ asserted Tony Manwaring, Chief Executive of the London-based ‘think-and-do-tank’ Tomorrow’s Company. He was chairing a ‘Tomorrow’s Values’ reception held in the House of Lords on 17 November, organised by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and Tomorrow’s Company.

President Barak Obama referred in his inaugural address to the necessary trust between government and the people. The issue of trust—in human relationships and in the global economy—has become central to the way the world should work. Powerful voices are saying so. But what do we really understand by trust?

I’ve been struck by the number of senior executives who have called for an emphasis on ethical and even moral values in the light of the global economic crisis.