Shares..... Who Cares?

Shares… Who cares?

Shares are no longer worth what they were used to be. And although that’s bad news for many people, in other ways it’s got its positive side, too. Because shareholders and managers with options seem to have been too focused on the short term. They had shares but were not owners. Shareholder satisfaction therefore became an aim in itself. Which is damaging for customers and employees. Continuity is after all in the best interests of all three stakeholders: customers, employees and shareholders. And probably in that order.

It’s not just a case of owning shares, but of caring about what one is the owner of. A real owner is loyal and above all intrinsically motivated. An owner cares about his job, his club, yes, even his colleagues. He or she does what is best for th...