Was the financial crisis caused largely by men working in a risk-taking environment?
I don’t think that the issue is gender. I don’t think it is because we have had too many alpha-males. Actually, greed is a human characteristic. Once we get the right 50/50 balance in companies you will see more women driven by greed too. Today, you have the second or third generation of women in positions of seniority. We are younger in that sense and there are fewer role models. We are a bit more pure. Over time that will change. As humans, we are all programmed to try to do better and more. What are the big challenges for you as a business leader? My generation grew up in an environment where you had growth every year and ideally double-digit growth, powered by inflation and the emerging markets. We were expected to deliver this kind of growth every year. If you didn’t do so you were regarded as a loser. That situation will change for sure. Not only because of the recession but also because there is a limit to how much growth the world can absorb. And probably in the last five to si
