tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884250713136593657.post3876184183428054916..comments2023-06-12T06:33:37.531-07:00Comments on I'm Just Sayin': A Bad AnalogyPintohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18068626618472163651noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884250713136593657.post-67817828889462766762009-02-22T20:43:00.000-08:002009-02-22T20:43:00.000-08:00Good points.1) It is most big banks, specifically ...Good points.<BR/><BR/>1) It is most big banks, specifically most investment banks. That there are more banks in trouble though suggests that good leadership should be in even higher demand (and therefore pricier), no? Even if we concede that current leadership has proven unworthy, can we conclude as well that congress will do a better job than new, well-compensated, properly incented management?<BR/><BR/>2) True, the stakes are higher, but that would be an argument against political posturing like H1-B and executive pay caps, no?<BR/><BR/>3) This is a powerful concern. The CEO is one of few individuals around whose decisions can move more dollars than a quarterback. If there aren't meaningful metrics for CEO performance, there damn well should be. Additionally, there definitely are metrics... are they all meaningless? The few that I can think of are definitely of limited value...Pintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18068626618472163651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884250713136593657.post-10953656564586077102009-02-22T19:47:00.000-08:002009-02-22T19:47:00.000-08:00Here are three differences.It's not one bank, it's...Here are three differences.<BR/><BR/>It's not one bank, it's almost all of the big banks.<BR/><BR/>If all of the banks fail, we're facing serious problems, not just a nacho-free weekend.<BR/><BR/>There are meaningful metrics for QB performance.Jim Applehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11080395413026172939noreply@blogger.com