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How IBM's Sam Palmisano Redefined the Global Corporation

Harvard Business Review

Palmisano believes the technology industry requires "a high-performance, in-your-face, speak-your-mind culture." In 2009 he called off the $7 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems in part due to Sun's egregious golden parachutes. Palmisano once said, "The CEO is not the brand! Directness. He's personable, but blunt.