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Lessons From the Military: Your Risk is My Risk, Too

Harvard Business Review

Third, character matters just as much as any knowledge or skills acquired from training and education. Leading people in risky environments is not a game with a reset button, a golden parachute, or a bailout clause. Risk has faces and names.

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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.

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Offering Retirement Benefits to Employees: Pros and Cons

HR Digest

Offering excellent retirement benefits for an employee can be useful for small companies who strive to attract and retain the right talent and skilled professionals. Golden parachutes: This is an agreement between the companies and the key professionals. Why should an organization provide retirement benefits?