I too think it is ludicrous that the typical CEO is compensated at a level so out of proportion with all other workers. If you happen to know anyone that works in compensation, they will tell you that these salaries are absolutely necessary, or else you would not be able to hire the best candidates. The funny thing is that its not the money per se that really matters to the executives, it’s the power, image and ego-feeding that goes with having the “highest salary”. The real issue is shame on us all for letting this happen. Our belief and support of the “hero-leader” myth and our own desire for ever-growing returns of our mutual funds drive the exact situation we are bemoaning. If we want to see chance, we need to embody the change.
Blogs I read
Recomended Books
Seth Godin: Purple Cow
A Remarkable book. (Sorry, I couldn't resist)Christopher Locke, Rick Levine, Doc Searls, David Weinberger: The Cluetrain Manifesto: The End of Business As Usual
This book resonated with me when I read if several years ago. It wasn't until the last year or so that I fully understood what it was saying.Clayton M. Christensen: The Innovator's Dilemma (HarperBusiness Essentials)
One of the few books on business that introduced me to fundamentally new ideas.Fritjof Capra: The Hidden Connections: Integrating The Biological, Cognitive, And Social Dimensions Of Life Into A Science Of Sustainability
This book first introduced me to the concept of sustainability.Jamshid Gharajedaghi: Systems Thinking: Managing Chaos and Complexity : A Platform for Designing Business Architecture
Fantastic treatment of how to apply systems thinking to organizations.Senge, Scharmer, Jaworski, Flowers: Presence: Human Purpose and the Field of the Future
Many will read this as New Age fluff, but for me it resonated. We have to change onthe inside before we can change our environment.
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