Bumpy Rug

Dr. Lisa and Dr. Shaunna unpack two big stories shaping business and society. First, we look at Harvard Business School research on why leading companies are endorsing purpose as a strategic driver of performance. Then we look at a recent SCOTUS decision green lighting racial profiling.

Episode 210 of the [Un]phased Unedited Podcast podcast, hosted by Lisa Ingarfield, titled "Bumpy Rug" was published on September 23, 2025 and runs 46 minutes.

September 23, 2025 ·46m · [Un]phased Unedited Podcast

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Summary

In this episode, Dr. Lisa and Dr. Shaunna unpack two big stories shaping business and society. First, we look at Harvard Business School research on why leading companies are endorsing purpose as a strategic driver of performance and profit, yet they aren't employing it. Then we look at the Supreme Court's 6 -3 decision that lifts restrictions on roving ICE patrols in Los Angeles, allowing factors like race, accent, and language to inform stops, sparking yet another debate over constitutional rights. Word of the Week [2:25]: Xenophobia: Fear of people seen as foreign or "strange" can be systematized. Phase 1 [7:48]: The Business Case for Purpose: A global report of 474 executives says that 90% recognize the importance of a clear purpose, but only 46% say purpose informs their strategic and operational decisions. Why the gap? Phase 2 [25:48]: ICE Heats Up Profiling: Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo, a case on the shadow docket, lifted a temporary restraining order barring ICE agents from making roving patrol stops based solely on apparent race or ethnicity, speaking Spanish or accented English, presence at day-labor pick up sites, and the type of work performed. The court’s conservative majority approved racial profiling, providing no reasoning save Kavanaugh’s ‘detached from reality’ concurrence.

Episode Description

First, we look at Harvard Business School research on why leading companies are endorsing purpose as a strategic driver of performance and profit, yet they aren't employing it. Then we look at the Supreme Court's 6 -3 decision that lifts restrictions on roving ICE patrols in Los Angeles, allowing factors like race, accent, and language to inform stops, sparking yet another debate over constitutional rights.

Word of the Week [2:25]: Xenophobia: Fear of people seen as foreign or "strange" can be systematized.

Phase 1 [7:48]: The Business Case for Purpose: A global report of 474 executives says that 90% recognize the importance of a clear purpose, but only 46% say purpose informs their strategic and operational decisions. Why the gap?

Phase 2 [25:48]: ICE Heats Up Profiling: Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo, a case on the shadow docket, lifted a temporary restraining order barring ICE agents from making roving patrol stops based solely on apparent race or ethnicity, speaking Spanish or accented English, presence at day-labor pick up sites, and the type of work performed. The court’s conservative majority approved racial profiling, providing no reasoning save Kavanaugh’s ‘detached from reality’ concurrence.

Mentioned in the show

The Business Case for Purpose – Harvard Business Review

KRISTI NOEM, SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, ET AL. v. PEDRO VASQUEZ PERDOMO, ET AL. – SCOTUS Opinion on racial profiling

SCOTUS Opens Door to Racial Profiling in Immigration Enforcement – UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute

US supreme court ‘effectively legalized racial profiling’, immigration experts warn – The Guardian