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The Motley Fool January 25, 2007 Rich Duprey	Home Depot Trims CEO Salary Frank Blake draws a more modest paycheck than his much-criticized predecessor. He "gets" that investors in Home Depot are fed up with the board of directors giving away their wealth to the CEO.
Job Journal February 25, 2007 Michael Kinsman	Career Pros:Sports Stars Can't Compete with Overpaid CEOs Can America bring it's high-flying CEOs down to earth?
The Motley Fool May 30, 2006 Rich Duprey	Home Depot Abdicates Responsibility When management and directors abdicate their responsibilities, what can shareholders do? Either oust management and the board, or oust the stock from your portfolio.
The Motley Fool January 3, 2007 Rich Duprey	CEO Job Under Construction at Home Depot Chairman and CEO Bob Nardelli resigns. But is real change on the way? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 2, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Listen, Learn, Change The daily headline trail for Home Depot is beginning to rival that of any high profile Hollywood breakup. Many investors and other observers are piping mad right now. But things should eventually blow over; the company itself is performing quite well.
The Motley Fool January 8, 2007 Rich Duprey	Is CEO Pay Really Out of Whack? Their companies' performance may be faltering, but CEOs' pay packages sure aren't. Is this a new era of corporate greed? What does it mean to shareholders?
BusinessWeek June 11, 2007 Jena McGregor	Activist Investors Get More Respect Boards are listening, and shareholder proposals are making headway.
BusinessWeek January 15, 2007 Jena McGregor	This Proxy Season, Expect A Brawl Add up shareholder anger over the backdating scandal, a slate of new rules on executive pay disclosure, increasing pressure from activist hedge funds, and more companies requiring directors to be elected by a majority shareholder vote, and a tempestuous proxy period lies ahead.
The Motley Fool August 27, 2007 Seth Jayson	Another Failure for Home Depot So why are shareholders celebrating? Home Depot gets rid of its Supply business, but still fails shareholders by developing short-sighted, entirely reactive business plans.
BusinessWeek January 15, 2007 Brian Grow	Out At Home Depot Behind the flame out of controversial CEO Bob Nardelli.
U.S. Banker June 2006 Rebecca Sausner	Corporate Governance: Ready, Aim and Fire: Shareholders Get Armed A fairly new proposal on the ballot at some institutions includes moves to require an advisory shareholder vote on compensation committee pay reports, with Merrill Lynch, Countrywide Financial and U.S. Bancorp facing votes on this issue.
The Motley Fool April 5, 2010 Jeffrey Morgan	Corporate America Wants Your Vote Why we should all care about corporate governance.
The Motley Fool August 8, 2007 Nathan Parmelee	Quick Take: Nardelli at Chrysler Makes Sense Bob Nardelli is roundly disliked for his deeds at Home Depot, but maybe he has the right background for his new job as CEO at Chrysler.
The Motley Fool February 7, 2007 Tom Taulli	Repair Work for Home Depot Extending the olive branch to shareholders is the first step. The next is bringing back growth.
BusinessWeek January 31, 2005 Louis Lavelle	A Simple Way To Make Boards Behave Requiring directors to win a majority of votes would give shareholders more say. Investors at as many as 100 companies will vote on nonbinding shareholder resolutions urging those companies to adopt majority voting.
The Motley Fool July 8, 2009 Toby Shute	Shareholders 1, Board Bozos 0 Score one for shareholder empowerment.
U.S. Banker May 2007 Karen Krebsbach	Executive Pay, Still in the Hot Seat Shareholders are trying to gain more influence on executive pay as more resolutions hit the agenda at firms' annual meetings. But passage is proving to be tough.
BusinessWeek July 30, 2009	A Trio of Options Shareholders could soon have an easier route to proposing their own directors on company boards, thanks to three changes
The Motley Fool February 20, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Get Out and Vote! Proxy voting lets your shareholder voice be heard.
The Motley Fool September 17, 2007 Selena Maranjian	The SEC May Shut You Up If you want to keep the right to influence your companies, let the SEC know. The SEC has recently proposed changing rules for shareholders -- in ways that don't seem to protect them at all.
CFO June 1, 2008 Kate O'Sullivan	Not-So-Modest Proposals For board members the choice is clear: support shareholder proposals that win a majority vote or risk losing the director seat.
The Motley Fool June 23, 2005 Bill Barker	History Is Made, for Now At yesterday's annual meeting, Flamel's shareholders made history. All proposals to re-elect the former directors were rejected by voting shareholders.
The Motley Fool May 13, 2005 Tim Beyers	Time to Get Out the Vote A full slate of annual meetings is upcoming. If you're an owner, it's time to crack those proxies and go vote.
The Motley Fool January 10, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	The Vilification of Bob Nardelli, Part 1 The much-hated boss of Home Depot is gone. Is Home Depot a good opportunity for investors today now that Nardelli is gone? Or is there another lesson to learn from this saga?
The Motley Fool July 19, 2010 Alex Pape	Picking Through Wall Street's Trash: The Home Depot Home Depot, led by a capable CEO very much in touch with the business, is making all the right moves.
HBS Working Knowledge August 9, 2004 Lucian A. Bebchuk	Bring Shareholders into the Board Room How can we improve board performance? One way is by reducing the extent to which boards are insulated from, and unaccountable to, shareholders.
The Motley Fool May 28, 2008 Selena Maranjian	CEO Pay: It Just Makes No Sense Let's let the laws of supply and demand work.
The Motley Fool January 9, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	The Market Mix Tape Tune in for a rockin' review of the big happenings in the market last week. "Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones and the market participants... "Hit the Road, Jack" by Ray Charles and Home Depot's board of directors... etc.
The Motley Fool May 30, 2008 Alyce Lomax	Shareholders Step on the Gas Shareholders are indeed owners, and that should mean having a voice and advocating for change as needed. Maybe that's why corporate governance issues appear to be gaining momentum.
The Motley Fool May 30, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Shareholders Have Spoken at Applebee's Two independent directors have been elected to the restaurant's board. Seeing an activist's candidates get elected by shareholders certainly seems like a good sign that shareholders are starting to take ownership more seriously.
The Motley Fool February 27, 2008 Rich Duprey	A Backhanded Defense of CEO Pay Congress is hosting a tete-a-tete for the heads or former heads of Countrywide, Merrill Lynch, and Citigroup to discuss how they could reap such windfalls in the face of their company's failures.
The Motley Fool April 13, 2007 Nathan Parmelee	Quick Take: CEO Compensation Bill Is a No-Brainer Congressman Frank's proposed, shareholder-friendly bill is nothing that other countries aren't already doing.
The Motley Fool May 14, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Shareholders Take Action Here are some tips on how to make a difference with your holdings.
BusinessWeek November 17, 2003 David Henry	Mutual Funds: Tossing Out The Rubber Stamp A new SEC rule that takes effect next year will require mutual funds to disclose how they vote on proxies for the stocks they own. The rule is intended to keep funds from siding with management to gain 401(k) business. How will this affect corporate governance?
The Motley Fool September 14, 2006 Seth Jayson	Dueling Fools: Home Depot Bear With economic pressures mounting, growth stagnating, and management that's accountable to no one, there are plenty of good reasons for investors to stay out of Home Depot.
The Motley Fool April 2, 2007 Alyce Lomax	The Truth About CEO Compensation While CEOs fulfill very important roles, they should remember that they are employees, too. They must answer to shareholders, instead of their own greed and hubris.
Search Engine Watch August 6, 2008 Kevin Ryan	Woohoo for Yahoo Even after the vote re-count, a majority of shareholders voted Yahoo's board in, and Carl Icahn settled for the right to propose two board seats and a spot for himself. At the end of the day, what's more important than rebuilding the Web's biggest brand?
HBS Working Knowledge September 13, 2006 Jay W. Lorsch	Rising CEO Pay: What Directors Should Do Compensation committees are under pressure to keep CEO pay high, even as shareholders and the media agitate for moderation. The solution? Boards of directors need better competitive information and an ear to what shareholders are saying.
The Motley Fool January 12, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	The Vilification of Bob Nardelli, Part 2 What can investors learn from the departure of Home Depot's boss?
BusinessWeek October 16, 2006 Roben Farzad	Fidelity's Divided Loyalties Fidelity Investments could be the king of shareholder rights. But do its corporate interests get in the way?
BusinessWeek August 9, 2004 Amy Borrus	At The SEC, The Agony Of Compromise Chairman Donaldson is finding a deal on proxy reform elusive in an election year. Yet, despite competing pressures, his resolve shows no sign of waning.
The Motley Fool March 26, 2004 Tim Beyers	PeopleSoft's People Speak Up Shareholders deliver a wake-up call in voting for expensing options.
The Motley Fool May 6, 2008 Alyce Lomax	When Shareholders Speak ... AFLAC Listens The insurance company blazes a trail in letting shareholders have a say on management's pay.
Knowledge@Wharton May 21, 2003	Do Shareholders Have the Clout to Rein in Excessive Executive Pay? What can/should be done about extravagant pay packages for CEOs and other executives, which sometimes result in huge pay increases even while the stock is falling?
The Motley Fool October 6, 2005 Gardner & Mann	Quality Systems: Board Battle Rages On The electronic records software provider's final slate of directors is being contested by dissident shareholder and director Ahmed Hussein. If a lawsuit is brewing from the vote count, management and its board should have revealed it to shareholders.
The Motley Fool May 5, 2006 Selena Maranjian	Think Twice Before Agreeing With Management Did you know that companies in which you own stock may be doing things you don't like, and you may be giving them your blessing? Investors, proxy voting probably doesn't work the way you think it does.
The Motley Fool June 20, 2007 Nathan Parmelee	Nissan Puts the Brakes on Bonuses CEO Carlos Ghosn and Nissan's board of directors won't be getting bonuses for their below-par 2006 performance. Nissan's shares aren't loved by the market right now, but the negative view won't last if the company continues to execute its plan.
HBS Working Knowledge December 6, 2004 Mallory Stark	Executive Comp: Pay Without Performance Out-of-control executive compensation schemes are "widespread, persistent, and systemic," and new reforms won't clean up the mess, argue two law professors in this Q&A and book excerpt.
The Motley Fool October 11, 2004 Tim Beyers	Don't Waste Your Vote Every year, as a shareholder, you're given the chance to have a say in how the companies you own are run. Don't blow it. Vote.
The Motley Fool June 13, 2011 Matt Koppenheffer	It's the Same Old Story at Chesapeake Chesapeake's annual meeting didn't change much of anything when it comes to the company's awful pay practices.