The Practical Leader

OCTOBER 5, 2011

A survey of 300,000 employees shows that open and honest communication pays huge dividends to companies with transparent cultures. The CEB study found companies “where employees provide honest feedback substantially outperformed their peers in terms of 10-year TSR (Total Shareholder Return) from 1998–2008.

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TSR Open-book Letter Execution 58

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

CEOs can use both signals and systems as powerful levers in tilting the focus of their company toward long-term societal value creation — which will take care of their shareholders perfectly well. He changed "Market Total Shareholder Return" (M-TSR)" to "Operating Total Shareholder Return (O-TSR)."

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TSR CEO Short-term Long-term 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 13, 2011

These companies structure their pay programs differently than American companies do. companies receive more than half of their annual pay value in long-term incentive — typically equity — compensation. For long-term incentive plans, the dominant measure is total shareholder return (TSR). The objective?

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TSR CEO Incentives Long-term 10