Chief executive officer: Difference between revisions

''A propos'' the cult of personality that attends all large organisations, the [[chief executive officer]]<ref>and his henchmen. Goldman had Hank, John and John, Barclays Bob, Jerry and Richie, and so on. Grim.</ref> gets referred to at all times by only his Christian name — so  “Lloyd”, “Bob”, “Chuck”, or “Jamie” — and is immune from the cynicism (which, in any other dimension, will be total) on the part of those who hanker after advancement in the firm. The CEO is afforded a kind of hero of the Soviet Union status and his pronouncements, however banal, hackneyed, or foolish, will be quietly celebrated across the breadth of the organisation.