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The chief executive is no longer a leadership role but a figurehead measured only on growing the company’s market capitalisation.

Drawn from what Ed Zitron said

Subjectsmanagementcapitalism
What these subjects mean

management Running the place: an executive's calendar, dissent, severance, and what a manager is actually for.

capitalism Markets as a system rather than a market: what it is for, what it costs, and what people mean when they say they are retiring from it.

Mental modelIncentives

What Ed Zitron actually said

  1. Ed Zitron Writer and public-relations executive
    The Chief Executive — who makes over 300 times more than their average worker — is no longer a leadership position, but a kind of figurehead measured on their ability to continually grow the market capitalization of their company.

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    ↗The Era Of The Business Idiotwheresyoured.at

    21 May 2025

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