Imbalance of Power at Nestle - Would "Romeo" Laurent Freixe Have Been Able to Cast a Love Spell Without the Title

 An extension of Henry Kissinger's observation that power is a great aphrodisiac is that it is too often leveraged by Very Important Men. In verboten contexts.

This Romeo Syndrome is so irksome because they probably wouldn't have been able to cast a love spell without their titles. At least not with subordinates in the organization. Usually corporate ethics rules ban such pursuits. Obviously, power is unequal.

The latest example is former Nestle CEO Laurent Freixe. He joins the long list of other powerful men who conducted affairs of the heart with subordinates. And lost big jobs. They range from Steve Easterbrook at McDonald's to Mike Hurd at H-P. 

Until academia put a stop to professors becoming romantically involved with students, there were too many dazzled young women who actually entered into marriages with those who had the power. Those females probably should have been on a more extended hunt for the best fit for a spouse. In those days that was what college was about.

In the 1960s, at very small liberal arts college Seton Hill, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, in a short time there were three such marriages: Sally Spahn Mennen, Lolly Orze Connolly and Sally Conroy Fullman. Always there will be that question: Could they have done better ... 

In my coaching, I guide clients on how to navigate power. The common situation is not being lured into inappropriate romances. It's about not understanding when to hold, when to fold and how to establish your own power.

Thrown off your game, maybe the first time since you started working? You made all the right moves and then the world moved in another direction.

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