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FORTUNE: CEO pay: They didn't earn it – and should return it – May. 2, 2006

I know this is a lean blog, not CEO watch, but I can't help pointing out this article from Fortune. CEO's love to talk about “pay for performance.” What happens when they get paid on fudged performance and cooked books? Mostly, they get to keep it.

The popular culture is outraged that Barry Bonds, a “cheater” is about to pass Babe Ruth. His records shouldn't count, some say.

Shouldn't we be more upset about CEO's, our corporate leaders, cheating and taking bonuses they shouldn't have been entitled to?

  • Frank Dunn, Nortel: $5.7 million bonus, overstated revenue by $1.2 billion
  • Hank Greenberg, AIG: $19.5 million bonus, overstated profit by $3.9 billion
  • Sanjay Kumar, Computer Associates: $300 million bonus, overstated revenue by $2.2 billion
  • Scott Livengood, Krispy Kreme: $1.6 million bonus, overstated profit by $22 million

The law makes it tough, in certain ways (read the article) for corporations to get the money back after the financial restatements.

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Mark Graban is an internationally-recognized consultant, author, and professional speaker, and podcaster with experience in healthcare, manufacturing, and startups. Mark's new book is The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation. He is also the author of Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More, the Shingo Award-winning books Lean Hospitals and Healthcare Kaizen, and the anthology Practicing Lean. Mark is also a Senior Advisor to the technology company KaiNexus.

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