This article discusses trends in political decision making from the perspective of Donald Trump Jr.'s meeting with Russian officials. It analyzes the issues in four parts: past issues with putting personal ambitions over ethical considerations; current national policies prioritizing internal interests over the overall public good; a future where personal interests will increasingly drive decisions at all levels of government and business; and the growing challenge of balancing self interest with priorities for the larger society.

2. Volume 1 | Issue 22
12th
July 2017
Trends for the learning industry from Trump Jr’s
Russian link
Political Compulsions

3. We have broken this article into 4 parts
Past
Present
Future
Relationships

4. • Past
 Need for power made entities go external to get personal ambitions
met
 The balance between ethically right and practically possible was lost
 This behavior of larger entities slowly got into personal DNAs

5. • Present
 National policy and priorities are not looking at overall good and
going for internal policies
 The survival of the larger good is being compromised.
 The Brexit, migration support and climate policies turmoil are trends
in this direction

6. • Future
 From the larger levels to lower levels personal compulsions will lead
the decision making
 For entities and people it will demand higher and higher commitment
to think of larger good
 The Trump Jr link to Russia a long adversary is ones personal
interest conflicting with the national good

7. • Relationship
 Self interest will govern most transactions in the modern world
 Richness of quality of life towards societal priorities will be strongly
needed but difficult to sustain
• Summary
 Balance of life will be strongly needed but a challenge in coming
times

8. Author
Prashant Khanna
Director & Co-founder
Enhance Systems Private Limited
Delight through learning
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learning case studies and demos.