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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. they will have busy days, large loads, and long nights.

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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. they will have busy days, large loads, and long nights.

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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.

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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 an Interest.

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Offering Retirement Benefits to Employees: Pros and Cons

HR Digest

Offering better retirement benefits will appeal to the employees and make them stick to an organization for long. Golden parachutes: This is an agreement between the companies and the key professionals. Golden handcuffs are specially designed to encourage long-term efficient relationships with the employees.

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The Great Splintering

Harvard Business Review

The convulsions of violence that have wracked London and other British cities seem to have exploded overnight, but I'd bet those of us living here know: that fuse has been long burning. And yet, over the last several years or so, gradually, almost imperceptibly at first, the tenor of my city has changed. It's a lofty goal.