Jobs was a product guy, his love of the product led to great innovations, but his actions were ultimately governed by a profit and loss mechanism that redounded in amazing ways to his myriad worshippers.

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Should bonuses come off the top-line, bottom-line, be based on contribution margin, be subjectively or objectively distributed, be paid in cash, stock, options, profit sharing, perks, or some other mechanism?

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That may still be worth it to the Wall Street firm, but the reward mechanism is time-consuming to apply, creates internal jealousies, and skews profit-sharing throughout the bank.

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