NOTES
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CHAPTER 1. THE WORTHINESS IMPERATIVE
1. In contrast to Nardelli’s 2005 base salary of $2.16 million, Blake was given base pay of $975,000 when he took over. And Blake’s contract had no guaranteed bonuses and no massive severance package. See Patti Bond, “No Golden Net for New Depot Chief,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 25, 2007.
2. Ibid.
3. The Home Depot, “The Home Depot Presents 2007 Key Priorities and Financial Outlook,” news release, February 28, 2007, accessed December 17, 2010, http://ir.homedepot.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=63646&p=irolnewsArticle ...
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