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Re: (untitled)
January 23, 2006 - 02:41 AM
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Hello Peter,
I did some interviews with CEOs because of ma thesis, but it was a pure business talk...
I also have a good friend of mine, a CEO, of a small company back in Armenia, and I, of course, hugged him!
What exactly are you interested in concerning CEOs?
PEACE(in our hearts, in our minds, and in our lands)
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poverty does not exist at that level
January 24, 2006 - 05:18 AM
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Poverty, generally, is seen as the lack of access to the basics of life. In Nigeria for instance, those who don't have access to clean water, housing, and food are said to be poor. However, with the trend in globalisation, the defination has been extended to include lack of access to things like telephone, cars,etc.
Time will not be wasted discussing relational poverty. of important however, is the fact the COE's, who exploit labour to accumulate wealth do have access to all this things. Is it the Gates or the Adenuga's that would be said to be poor? Don't think so. Poverty does not exist at that level!
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Re: (untitled)
January 25, 2006 - 06:27 AM
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Hello Peter and others,
First of all thanks for clarifying your notion.
Just to comment on your reply about the "gap" between the decision makers and those who are affected by these decisions.
Recently it is becoming more and more of a trend and a sign of a self-respect among highly placed decision makers that they consider and eventually incorporate into their longterm and possibly even short term aspects of cultural, environmental and social dimensions and by doind so curtailing possible bad consequences of their decisions.
The evry notion of "citizenship" is introduced in a business lexicon not long time ago, which basically means considering not only "financial" benefits of society where the company operats or the wellbeing of its employees, but also other tangible and intangible dimensions.
Thats what most of CEOs love to talk about giving special emphasys on what they are trying to do.
I cannot claim that Switzerland is the most active arena of similar activities but things happen at least on small scale (projects of planting trees, or improving kindergartens, etc).
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Re: (untitled)
January 26, 2006 - 09:10 AM
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Until I read this post,whenever the word poverty came to my mind,CEO's were the last people on my mind. in fact they were not even last, they were not on my mind at all.but now that u guys mention it,well, its on my mind.oh what the poor of the world, the ones who survive on U$5 or less a day, wouldn't give to be in the CEO's shoes. in fact am sure they would appreciate his "psychotic existence" as explained by "peterfwomack" even for a day so long as they get so extremely well paid(dont all CEO's?).this would pay for their meals(sufficient meals, education, medical expense(so necessary for poor people for whom diseases are all too common)and so much more. As for the psychosis,well they are past that.u couldn't get more psychotic than having to worry ur head off everyday about where to find the basic necessities for existence(every single day) and how to get through to the next day. friendly faces with selfish hearts would not daunt these poor.actually,they are the reason the poor exist so meeting their makers would be a magical experience.as for being treated with contempt, do the poor know any other type of treatment?contempt is what they get served by the better off everyday.so hey,let a materially poor person trade his abject poverty with the "psychotic poverty" of a CEO and see if he will ever complain let alone want to let go, ever.
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Re: (untitled)
January 26, 2006 - 12:00 PM
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Some CEOs though do have human feelings are like any other human, spiritually and mentally very sensitive and rich who also have compassion even if they earn a lot.
An excellent exmaple of this is the case when Lee Iacocca heading Chrysler Company faced difficult times and how Lee Iacocca by sheer courage, compassion and persistance managed to save the company. He not only had nohand in major problems of the company, but he was the frontman to blame for very possible mistake at Chrysler done by his predecessors. He took that like a real man and more when he was forced to lay off people he offered to diminish his salary to 1 dollar per year to show that he shared the laid-off employees pain...
Read more about him on Wikipedia for example..
Majority of CEOs might as well be greedy etc but thre are some which make people believe that a man is not necessarily spoiled with his money and power...
For those interested in "COOL" former and current CEOs take a look at Steve Jobs (Apple, Pixar), Lou Gerstner(IBM), Jack Welch(GE), etc.
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