Interesting post. But I don't think I play the way he thinks I should play:
Should the board of directors allow the superstar CEO to keep his job? Or is killing a guy to advance your career always a firing offense? Okay, keep your answer in mind.
All right, answer in mind.
I predict that every one of you favored firing the hypothetical CEO for killing a guy to get ahead.
And boom, fail on the first one. I'd be voting for the superstar CEO to remain. And I can see how the argument would go. Oh, the horror, the tragedy, how could we associate with such an evil man, blah, blah, blah. There would be one response from me to each objection: "So what? Is firing Superstar CEO in the best fiduciary interests of the company? Can we be guaranteed that his replacement would be just as superstar or more? No? Then my vote remains to keep him." In ANY question of business, the first and foremost thing on everyone's mind should be what is in the best fiduciary interests of the company. What is good for business. Not personal. Firing someone out of moral outrage is a personal thing. Business, not personal. Business, not personal. I don't care if the CEO is the most virulently racist, sexist, bestiality-endorsing asshole that ever walked the face of the earth. How I personally feel is for the home and church. Business is business. Money does not care about your morality.
People who believe Obama is bad for the business/government of America should vote him out. People who believe the opposite should vote him in. That's really all it breaks down to.
Edit: Forgot to mention, though I meant to - the other question other than "Does this benefit the business?" is "Did he do anything illegal?" No illegality? No problem here.
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Date: 2012-10-18 06:30 pm (UTC)Should the board of directors allow the superstar CEO to keep his job? Or is killing a guy to advance your career always a firing offense? Okay, keep your answer in mind.
All right, answer in mind.
I predict that every one of you favored firing the hypothetical CEO for killing a guy to get ahead.
And boom, fail on the first one. I'd be voting for the superstar CEO to remain.
And I can see how the argument would go. Oh, the horror, the tragedy, how could we associate with such an evil man, blah, blah, blah.
There would be one response from me to each objection: "So what? Is firing Superstar CEO in the best fiduciary interests of the company? Can we be guaranteed that his replacement would be just as superstar or more? No? Then my vote remains to keep him."
In ANY question of business, the first and foremost thing on everyone's mind should be what is in the best fiduciary interests of the company. What is good for business. Not personal. Firing someone out of moral outrage is a personal thing. Business, not personal. Business, not personal. I don't care if the CEO is the most virulently racist, sexist, bestiality-endorsing asshole that ever walked the face of the earth. How I personally feel is for the home and church. Business is business. Money does not care about your morality.
People who believe Obama is bad for the business/government of America should vote him out. People who believe the opposite should vote him in. That's really all it breaks down to.
Edit: Forgot to mention, though I meant to - the other question other than "Does this benefit the business?" is "Did he do anything illegal?" No illegality? No problem here.