Pretty sure I'm just showing both sides of the coin and letting people think this through ratber than hoping on one or the other bandwagon firing their shotgun yelling "YEEEEHAAAWWWW!!!"
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http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/n...ectid=11349518
As Rod says Xero should be proud and take it as a compliment that their high calibre people are poached by a competitor
Ah righto ;)
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_BFG
Yikes, no matter how Rod spins that it isn't good. Not after the US CEO left a few months ago as well...
Totally agree and you don't have to be a lawyer or an accountant to understand why, its just commercial common sense. Fact of the matter is that shareholders should be really concerned if the most senior XRO marketing executives see better opportunities with competitor companies. its not usually just about a better short term pay offer from a competitor as intelligent career minded executives almost always consider which company is best for their career in the long term.
It's OK to keep a close eye on the competition but not to fall in love with them. Rod should be grumpy, long den was not 110% focused on his job.
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In a release on Sage's website, Longden said he had been following Sage's success for a while before deciding to take up the role.
"As a champion of the software industry, I've followed Sage from afar and like many others, have had my own view of the company. Sage is a fantastic brand and undoubtedly the leading provider of accountancy and book keeping software to small businesses in the UK. Now is a great time to be joining," Longden said.
Took a while for the news to come out
http://uk.sageone.com/2014/10/22/nick-longden/
As the saying goes ... a picture tells a thousand words ... and boy, doesn't this picture say a lot!! And Rod calls him a great guy...huh?
And another thing Winner.... these days it is no longer about being 110% focussed on your job, or the company that is filling your pay packet - it is only ever about one thing...and it aint loyalty.