If we were willing to pay for real talent, we could get somebody with a good voice".
But in the casting, you know, if I don't get the perfect actor, we still get somebody who's good.
Now, they've been cutting back in recent years, in the last 5 years pretty significantly, but they understand you get somebody who's good, who has capability, and then you have to invest in training.
"My mother told me one time, she said, Johnny – when I was a very young man – she said, Johnny, if you want to look for a really good friend, get somebody who's Jewish.
If the lead violinist isn't doing a very good job, get somebody else.
But I do think it is a good idea to get somebody's incentives aligned as closely as possible with the shareholders', and I think it is good to have a variable element in pay". The other major task that falls to Tankel and his peers is explaining remuneration schemes to big City institutions, the main owners of large UK companies.
Colletti said: "Obviously, it was a bit of a gamble, but when I looked him in the eye last night he said there was no doubt, 'I'll be as good tomorrow as I will be on Wednesday.' When you've got somebody that good that demands the opportunity, sometimes you take a chance and give him the opportunity".
Now you get somebody who maybe isn't as good, and your vision doesn't happen.
"You're far more likely to get somebody into work if you have got a good relationship with them," she said.
"Anytime they can get somebody like that out, I think that's really good".
