Friday, 27 February 2009

Bright Young Talents & banking giants...

An acquaintance who used to work for a world renowned bank once told me his knock-off time was usually 10pm, because he chose to read through the tiny words on all the documents (including internal control manuals) he signed. It was impossible to do that if you want to knock off at 6.

Thanks to such over-prudence he saved himself from many troubles that befell his colleagues. The price? Pretty obvious.

He was a middle-level manager, and I wonder if his boss knew anything about that. Saying “talent is our best asset” is one thing (an easy one), saving them from systematic burn-out and utilizing them wisely is another.

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