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	<title>Michael Lee StallardCostco Found the Antidote to the Ills of Shareholder Capitalism &#8211; Michael Lee Stallard</title>
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		<title>Costco Found the Antidote to the Ills of Shareholder Capitalism</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Sep 2024 18:28:21 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Article Published by SmartBrief on Leadership. <p>Recently, SmartBrief on Leadership published an article I wrote about Costco&#8217;s stakeholder capitalism approach to business. Costco stands out as a notable exception to the prevailing model of shareholder capitalism. Under the leadership of co-founder and former CEO Jim Sinegal, Costco cultivated a culture that prioritized employees, customers and sustainable growth over short-term stock market [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.michaelleestallard.com/costco-found-antidote-ills-shareholder-capitalism">Costco Found the Antidote to the Ills of Shareholder Capitalism</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.michaelleestallard.com">Michael Lee Stallard</a>.</p>
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					<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em id="gnt_postsubtitle" style="color:#770005;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:1.3em;line-height:1.2em;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;">Article Published by SmartBrief on Leadership</em></p> <img width="760" height="389" src="http://www.michaelleestallard.com/wp-content/uploads/Costco_Flickr_Mike-Mozart-760x389.jpg" class="featured-image wp-post-image" alt="Costco Wholesale Location" srcset="http://www.michaelleestallard.com/wp-content/uploads/Costco_Flickr_Mike-Mozart-760x389.jpg 760w, http://www.michaelleestallard.com/wp-content/uploads/Costco_Flickr_Mike-Mozart-300x153.jpg 300w, http://www.michaelleestallard.com/wp-content/uploads/Costco_Flickr_Mike-Mozart-768x393.jpg 768w, http://www.michaelleestallard.com/wp-content/uploads/Costco_Flickr_Mike-Mozart-518x265.jpg 518w, http://www.michaelleestallard.com/wp-content/uploads/Costco_Flickr_Mike-Mozart-82x42.jpg 82w, http://www.michaelleestallard.com/wp-content/uploads/Costco_Flickr_Mike-Mozart-600x307.jpg 600w, http://www.michaelleestallard.com/wp-content/uploads/Costco_Flickr_Mike-Mozart.jpg 860w" sizes="(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px" /><p>Recently, SmartBrief on Leadership published an article I wrote about Costco&#8217;s stakeholder capitalism approach to business.<span id="more-9084"></span></p>
<p>Costco stands out as a notable exception to the prevailing model of shareholder capitalism. Under the leadership of co-founder and former CEO Jim Sinegal, Costco cultivated a culture that prioritized employees, customers and sustainable growth over short-term stock market gains. This stakeholder capitalism approach has proven to be not only ethically sound but also financially successful.</p>
<p>Read the <a href="https://www.smartbrief.com/original/costco-found-the-antidote-to-the-ills-of-shareholder-capitalism" target="_blank">full article</a> to learn more about Costco&#8217;s approach and why it works.</p>
<p><em>Photo courtesy of Flickr user Mike Mozart under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en" target="_blank">Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic</a>. Image has been cropped.</em></p>
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