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Old 27th Apr 2007, 18:22
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Never in the history of time has any CEO produced a good performance when he's paid in advance for doing that. Incentive is the word; "If and when you succeed, you'll get paid". I am not holding my breath for M Dose to do that.

Incidentally, the last really competent CEO Gulf had was the great Alan Bodger, back in the mists of time. An accountant who could fly and knew how to deal with the shareholders. Gulf made a good profit in his day, and has never done that since.

He remarked one day, puffing hard on his cigar to keep it going properly as he rotated the F27 he was flying at the time on a scheduled service, having replaced the sick Captain at 5 minutes notice, "Remind me where we're going".

It was a phrase we often used as the lunatics took over the asylum after he quit/was pushed, and as far as I can see they are still there.
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