We think in narratives and scripts. That is how we understand people s lives. This type of teaching does require personal vulnerability, which makes some CEOs uncomfortable. Get in there and be vulnerable, he said. Work on real business projects.
People learn if they are out of their comfort zones.
When you get people to really share what they feel is important, get energized and can infect other people with energy. Corporate Governance in the U.K. and Worldwide Professor Christine Mallin of the University of Birmingham has established a new program for studies of company governance in the United Kingdom and other national settings. Housed at the Birmingham Business School, the Centre for Corporate Governance Research is focused on the relationship among directors, investors, and other stakeholders, and the impact of these relations on company strategy and performance. Among the center s research are studies of voting by institutional investors, the disclosure of directors compensation, and company compliance with the Cadbury and Greenbury recommendations for effective governance. It has also undertaken projects on the development of corporate governance in China, Malaysia, and Central and Eastern Europe.