On 1st October, the Financial Times Weekend Magazine presented a five-page feature article on Paul Polman, a Dutchman who has been CEO of Unilever since 2009.

Yesterday evening, I mentioned this to a HR specialist who recalled how Polman introduced himself to a meeting of staff in the UK, 3 months after his appointment.  He started with a simple question: 'Why am I the employee who has used the company gym most often in recent months?'

Just as he pursued a policy of returns for investors who committed themselves to long-term returns, he signalled to employees his assumption that engaged employees exercise responsibility for their long-term healh through regular investment of time in facilities provided by their employer.

Corporate BS from the big I am!

Sounds like the sort of micromanaged stuff that executives with too high opinion off themselves like to indulge in.

Bet you, what he does is, stir everything up, launching bold initiatives and then disappear for the next well paid job just  as the s**t hits the fan and everybody realises it’s just the same old same old.

Why would I want to take part in activities that don't interest me in my own time?

You should keep your dismal assumptions/thoughts to yourself - instead of the usual HR type garbage.

I don't disagree with the concept of maintaining personal fitness and it being an individuals responsbility to do so - however how I acheive that, is not the business of my employer.