Amazon Shareholders Almost Voted Down Executive Pay. Here's the Brutal Truth Every Leader Should Learn

Last week, shareholders came within 6 percentage points of voting down Amazon's proposed executive compensation. Nine days later, Dave Clark, CEO of Amazon's worldwide consumer division and a 23-year Amazon veteran, announced his resignation. With compensation of more than $55 million, Clark was Amazon's fourth highest-paid executive, after CEO Andy Jassy, executive chair Jeff Bezos, and CFO Brian Olsavsky. READ MORE