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The Secret Rules of Business Success (or Failure)

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    It is not that top executives don’t deserve to be paid well, but that excess wealth tends to lead to behavior that is contrary to the firm’s best interest. They may have public extramarital affairs that embarrass the firm, they may play games with their expenses and they are more likely to use company assets for personal pleasures. In the end, excessive compensation becomes a distraction, making the top executive less effective and, if they flaunt that wealth (as they often do), it saps their ability to lead the company.

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The Secret Rules of Business Success (or Failure)

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    It is not that top executives don’t deserve to be paid well, but that excess wealth tends to lead to behavior that is contrary to the firm’s best interest. They may have public extramarital affairs that embarrass the firm, they may play games with their expenses and they are more likely to use company assets for personal pleasures. In the end, excessive compensation becomes a distraction, making the top executive less effective and, if they flaunt that wealth (as they often do), it saps their ability to lead the company.

Over the last three decades, Rob Enderle has worked as an inside (ROLM/Siemens/IBM) or outside (Dataquest, Forrester, Enderle Group) technology analyst. He thought it would be interesting to share the 16 immutable rules that most people actually running tech companies don’t seem to know.

These rules define the differences between a company that is doing well, like Apple, and a company that is failing, like RIM. They anticipate the mistakes and suggest fixes to major financial, operational and PR problems the firms experience and provide a primer for anyone wanting to be successful in this segment. Many are not segment-oriented and could apply to any business at any level, but some are specific to technology.

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