How IBM's Sam Palmisano Redefined the Global Corporation
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 18, 2012
In 2009 he called off the $7 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems in part due to Sun's egregious golden parachutes. In contrast, IBM kept laser-like focus on building the global organization to execute its strategy, and financial results followed. Palmisano once said, "The CEO is not the brand! It is not about you.
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