Alignment strikes out: this screwball notion never stood a chance--at least not with Yankees manager Joe Torre.(QUIDDITIES)

Directors & Boards | January 1, 2008| | Copyright

IN OCTOBER, the New York Yankees offered manager Joe Torre a contract for 2008, providing for a base salary of $5 million (vs. $7 million the previous year) plus "incentives" of $1 million a pop should the Yankees win the American League Division Series, the AL Championship Series, and the World Series.

Concluding that he had been insulted and did not need financial "incentives" to motivate him to perform his duties, Torre rejected the offer.

This situation from the sports world resonates in the corporate governance realm. It demonstrates some of the ways ...

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