Career Risk and Action: Chicken or the Egg?
In a recent Virtual Town Hall about what governance means in the investment world, guest speaker Mr. Wayne Miller mentioned a relationship between career risk and fiduciary reform. Chairman Emeritus of Denali Fiduciary Management, Miller said that many people abide by the status quo, however ineffective, rather than innovate and improve their fiduciary practices. The fear is loss of one's job by taking prescription actions to better manage how monies are allocated and monitored. My response was to suggest the opposite. Why would a professional willingly adhere to bad practices when doing so could imperil his or her job and the related ability to get a bonus and/or promotion?
Which is the chicken and which is the egg? Does doing the right thing jeopardize one's climb up the career ladder or immensely help someone advance?
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