Is anyone worth $350,000 for 3 weeks of work? I ponder this question after that amount was recently paid to a Citibank consultant — he was probably dealing with an issue that prevented a massive problem or won a major deal that provided substantial income to Citi.
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Prompted by several articles on the topic , I discuss executive remuneration in this podcast, particularly with regard to the fact that the shareholder value world is only concerned with financial capital and not productive capital, and the fact that no corporation on its own will be concerned with social issues.
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Following up on the recent news that top performing women have higher levels of testosterone , in this audio clip Andrew and I discuss the issue, as well as womens’ career progressions, what happened in Norway when it became the law for women to represent 40% of a company’s board , and how risk is related to testosterone. Listen to the clip here:
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This past July I had the pleasure of conducting a master class for the NHS in London. The NHS runs these classes as a way to engage staff with the latest in leadership thinking and leadership best practice. My talk, ‘Leadership in the NHS: Driving Strategic Improvement at all Levels,’ is available to watch as a podcast on the NHS’s website here .