For the past nearly 60 years, we have fetishized shareholder returns at the cost of other stakeholders

Berman has posted 177 reviews on Goodreads at a 4.74 average. He gives Incorruptible five stars in three sentences, reading it as a verdict on 60 years of shareholder primacy: the people a company has been trained to treat as costs are the ones who pay it back over a long enough horizon.

“For the past nearly 60 years, we have fetishized shareholder returns at the cost of other stakeholders. It turns out, elevating the interests of team members, customers, suppliers, and broader society, isn’t just better for the world. In the long run, it’s better for shareholders too. An absolute must read.” — Jeff Berman on Goodreads