Vigorous learning is driven by concentrating on a mission (what must be accomplished very well), not monetary jackpots. An obvious example is a money-grubbing physician who is apt to slight patients, staff, families, and even public health. Dedication to a common mission is the key to cohesive work, more important than anyone's position in an organization.
A "wicked problem" is one in which win/lose cannot be avoided, or for which prior ideologies or mental sets prevent people from seeing the issues from a similar framework. These are much more difficult to address than process engineering problems.