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Linking Executive Pay To Climate Change Metrics

The Horizons Tracker

“Unlike traditional metrics like TSR (total shareholder return), climate-linked incentives in the energy industry so far do not include evaluation against a peer group,” the researchers explain. “As Use actionable performance measures that reflect the added value that management can bring to influence them.

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CEOs Must Model the Behavior for Creating Societal Value

Harvard Business Review

CEOs can use both signals and systems as powerful levers in tilting the focus of their company toward long-term societal value creation — which will take care of their shareholders perfectly well. He changed "Market Total Shareholder Return" (M-TSR)" to "Operating Total Shareholder Return (O-TSR)."

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Don't Blame Your Company's Poor Performance on Its Industry

Harvard Business Review

Indeed, our study shows that the biggest variations in TSR are not between industries but within them. But the TSR variations of companies within these industries were far greater: 44 percentage points in tobacco and 69 percentage points in computers and peripherals. For them, industry was not destiny. So how do the winners do it?

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The Best Indian CEO List: Youth and Education Rank High

Harvard Business Review

The first-ever ranking of Indian CEOs based on the long-term shareholder returns they generate (available here and published in Business Today , an Indian business magazine) provides an interesting answer. This post is part of the HBR Insight Center, The Next Generation of Global Leaders. Who are the best-performing CEOs in India?

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Overcome Your Biases and Build a Great Team

Harvard Business Review

or a European company, a top Korean manager in a Korean company—they can assist a person of diverse background help gain insight into the culture of the organization and serve as a wise counsel. Recognize that a diverse leadership team delivers superior long-term performance. For example, a successful white male in a U.S.

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