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The Servant-Leader’s Night Before Christmas (2022 Edition with Video)

Modern Servant Leader

There had been no focus on long-term success, And Short-term drivers too long caused distress. Ego’s torn, pride drowned, the power leaders signed out, Their golden parachutes and bonuses now in doubt. Sat on Zoom hoping a leader would come, on their behalf.

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The Servant-Leader’s Night Before Christmas – 2020 Edition

Modern Servant Leader

There had been no focus on long-term success, And Short-term drivers too long caused distress. Ego’s torn, pride drowned, the power leaders signed out, Their golden parachutes and bonuses now in doubt. Sat on Zoom hoping a leader would come, on their behalf.

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The Compensation Silly Season

Harvard Business Review

Another aspect of the silliness of this season is that most critics use as their key metric for company success the annual change in the company share price, as well as other short-term indicators of company economic performance.

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How IBM's Sam Palmisano Redefined the Global Corporation

Harvard Business Review

Patience and a long-term view. Palmisano warned against prioritizing shareholders or other constituents, calling this "a false choice," and explaining that "Long-term management is a serious challenge in a world driven by short-term thinking. Directness. He's personable, but blunt. Pragmatism. When the U.S.

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Income Inequality Is a Sustainability Issue

Harvard Business Review

As an example, last March, 68% of Swiss voters approved a measure giving shareholders the right to block executive and Board pay packages, outlawing “golden parachutes,” and increasing transparency regarding loans and retirement packages, according to the Wall Street Journal. Yes, Switzerland. Take Action.

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Stop Making CEO Pay a Political Issue

Harvard Business Review

While it’s the level of pay that captures politicians’ (and the public’s) attention, it’s the structure of pay which matters more for firm value – for example, whether it vests in the short-term or long-term. A cap could also lead boards to focus on the “optics” of pay (e.g.

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