“If CEO compensation was performance-driven, which I believe it was in IBM's case, nobody would ever argue. If the shareholders didn't make billions and billions of dollars, I wouldn't make millions of dollars. My salary was the same for 10 years. It was all performance-based.” IfsYearsBelieveI BelieveMillionsCasesPerformancesDollarsDrivenArguingBillionsCeoSalaryCompensationShareholdersIbm Author:Lou Gerstner
“No institution will go through fundamental change unless it believes it is in deep trouble and needs to do something different to survive.” NeedsBelieveDifferentTroubleInstitutionsFundamentals Author:Lou Gerstner
“I firmly believe that IBM's size can be used to its advantage.” BelieveUsedAdvantageSizeIbm Author:Lou Gerstner
“What we believe is going to be very important is the delivery of traditional software and services and hardware over the Net. That's a form of electronic marketplace.” BelieveImportantFormTraditionalSoftwareMarketplaceDeliveryHardware Author:Lou Gerstner
