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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

When Palmisano retired this month, the media chronicled his success by focusing on IBM's 21% annual growth in earnings per share and its increase in market capitalization to $218 billion. The real story behind IBM's success is the course Palmisano set for 21st century global enterprises. Patience and a long-term view.

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Stop Making CEO Pay a Political Issue

Harvard Business Review

” And in the UK, Theresa May launched her ultimately successful campaign to become Prime Minister with a speech that proposed to curb executive pay. a low ratio) and ignore more important dimensions, such as performance targets being long-term rather than short-term. There are reasons to be skeptical here as well.

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