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While it may be tempting to bask fully in the glory of success, remember: When a CEO takes too much credit for the good,…

— Judy Smith

“It’s been my experience that the people who gain trust, loyalty, excitement, and energy fast are the ones who pass on the credit to…

— Stephen M.R. Covey

Greed has increasingly become a virtue among Wall Street bankers and corporate CEOs in the U.S. Nowhere else in the world do CEOs insist…

— Simon Mainwaring

The days of CEOs getting rich while shareholders lose has got to end. Management must be accountable.

— John Paulson

Twenty years ago, you might have been pessimistic and said there's no hope. But these days, some of our very biggest companies are acting…

— Jared Diamond

CEOs the world over are fond of pointing to their workforce and saying "Our people are our greatest asset." And yet today, only two…

— Marcus Buckingham

As you would expect, I come from a business background, and the idea that a finance director would be somewhat not working closely with…

— Rishi Sunak

Compensation needs to be predominately performance-driven. If CEO compensation was performance-driven, which I believe it was in IBM's case, nobody would ever argue. If…

— Louis V. Gerstner, Jr

“Enduring great companies don’t exist merely to deliver returns to shareholders. Indeed, in a truly great company, profits and cash flow become like blood…

— Jim Collins

The best CEOs in our research display tremendous ambition for their company combined with the stoic will to do whatever it takes, no matter…

— James C. Collins

If CEO compensation was performance-driven, which I believe it was in IBM's case, nobody would ever argue. If the shareholders didn't make billions and…

— Anonymous

Just imagine how fast, innovative and excellent your business will be once every single teammate - from the janitor to the executive - begins…

— Robin S. Sharma