Fred 'the shred' Goodwin vs. Gordon Brown demonstrating the leadership spectrum
On the one side we have a man who ran a commercial enterprise with a reputation of ‘shredding’ the cost out of a business and on the other we have a man who is in public service.
Fred ‘the shred’ Goodwin’s salary £3million’ish vs. Gordon Brown’s salary £187k
Now the Executive Coaching Guru makes one observation that the one refuses to relinquish any of his £693K per annum pension, whilst the 2nd shut parliament for a day in order to honour a colleague who has suffered the horrible loss of his child.
They are of course different scenario’s, but they do I think indicate the fundamental line of variance that exists in the market place.
For me the next decade will see a swing towards the ability of a leader to not only run the show, but do so with a level of humanity that is present in the behaviour of Gordon Brown, but not Fred Goodwin.
The business you lead in today, whether you recognise it or not is made up of people that are witnessing a huge shift in the drivers that propel our wealth generation. The banks WILL be different, reward will be for ‘sustainability & legacy’, not the quick turn around.
If ever there was a time for the individual to consider their role and responsibility as a leader then this is it, your people are ready for the kind of leadership that sees the value in the person, not just the dollar.
I agree with you. Although, Gordon Brown is as good as politically dead.
Yes, I think it’s important for leaders to demonstrate through their actions that they truly care about people. Unfortunately, too often businesses value people only as resources and not as human beings (I always preferred the term personnel to human resources).