Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

He is a globally recognized microeconomist and author of seven books and has taught organizational economics, accounting, and finance at the University of Rochester’s Simon Business School for more than forty years. Zimmerman , Ph.D., is the co-author of Relentless: The Forensics of Mobsters; Business Practices.

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P&L Franchising Leadership Forrester 330

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

How much do CEOs actually matter? Although such sentiments may not apply to most CEOs, even the anonymous CEO still benefits from the impulse: Most CEOs worldwide earn between 50 and 100 times more than the average worker. The CEO-to-worker pay ratio in America is even bigger, at 350:1.

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CEO Drucker Peer Review Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

And while it’s true, as they write, that “large bonuses and stock options have been held responsible for overly risky behavior and short-term strategies,” I know of no peer-reviewed evidence that the crisis was actually due to poor incentives, and their article cites none. Thus, while poorly designed incentives (e.g.

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Execution Incentives Short-term Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Recently, my colleagues and I interviewed dozens of these higher-ambition CEOs , all of whom taught us a valuable lesson: integrity is at the heart of great leadership. Higher-ambition CEOs know who they are, and how they lead and run their companies reflects their personal values and principles. Personal Integration.

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360-Degree Feedback Ethics Education Human Resources 14