The numbers.(CEO CHRONICLES)(Brief article)
Please indicate to what extent the following factors affected your
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CEO confidence plunges on credit concerns.(CEO CONFIDENCE
INDEX)
THE CEO CONFIDENCE INDEX PLUNGED in August as CEOs reacted to
growing concerns over the U.S. Credit Markets. According to 203 top
executives surveyed, the top economic indicator fell by 24.3 points . . .
Thorns & roses.(CEO CHRONICLES)
ROSE ...
Who says there are no second chances in business? Cerberus Capital
Management has named former Home Depot CEO BOB NARDELLI as CEO and
chairman of the newly hived off Chrysler. CE . . .
Confronting the global threat of avian flu.(CEO WATCH)
George B. Abercrombie, president and CEO of Hoffmann-La Roche in
Nutley, N.J., speaks out about his concern over the strong possibility
of a worldwide avian flu pandemic and our seeming inability . . .
Brand battle.(UPdate)(Company overview)
Trenton, N.J.-based TerraCycle's strategic fight with
Marysville, Ohio-based industry leader Scotts Miracle-Gro might become a
case study for small upstart companies on how to survive disputes . . .
INfact.(CEO CHRONICLES)
CEOs are awash in numbers from morning till night. Most of those
numbers come to CEOs filtered and organized with a PowerPoint behind
every numeral. But decision-makers also benefit from data . . .
Flying high?(INbox)(Survey)(Brief article)
Aircraft perquisites--and disclosure of them--seem to be on the
rise among CEOs of Fortune 100 companies, reports Equilar's
Executive Compensation newsletter. More than 78 percent of . . .
Property pursuits.(CEO CHRONICLES)
What happens when a lawyer in private practice for 22 years forays
into the corporate melee? Recruited by former CEO Charles H. Foster Jr.
to restructure LandAmerica Financial Group and strengthen . . .
Winning in Windsor.(CEO CHRONICLES)
Two years into his reign at the helm of InterContinental Hotels
Group (IHG) and Andrew Cosslett can still get worked up discussing the
many outrages upscale hotels visit upon beleaguered business . . .
King of NOG.(CEO CHRONICLES)
When it comes to reviving brands and turning around flagging firms,
few can rival James M. Kilts. He won a reputation rebuilding brands at
Kraft, then moved on to return a floundering Nabisco to . . .
Unifying Unisys.(CEO CHRONICLES)
Soon after he was named CEO of Unisys in 2005, Joe McGrath went to
the board with an ambitious plan to transform the company. The changes
he outlined were formidable--requiring a three-year . . .
What should Bob Nardelli be doing in his first 100
days?(FEEDBACK)
In an online posting, CE asked readers what three things Bob
Nardelli needs to do in his first 100 days to put Chrysler on the right
path. Responses were unusually strong--and strongly felt. The . . .
Thirty years on.(EDITOR'S NOTE)
September 2007 marks the 70th anniversary of J.R.R. Tolkien's
The Hobbit and the creation of Middle Earth, the 50th anniversary of the
Treaty of Rome when the path to European integration formally . . .
Energizer bunny economy.(EDITORIAL)
IF IRAQ IS PRESIDENT BUSH'S THORN is the economy his rose? One
wouldn't think so from general reports. Judging from the public
debate one would think we are on the verge of depression, yet . . .
Don't bail, prevail.(EDITORIAL)
IT SEEMS THERE ARE NEARLY AS MANY proposals to withdraw troops from
Iraq as there are U.S. Senators who oppose the war itself. The only
thing less edifying than the Bush Administration's . . .
Hedging to glory: it's a hedge fund world.(FLIP
SIDE)
Catastrophe buffs warn that the next global financial cataclysm
will involve some massively overextended hedge fund that makes the wrong
bet on natural gas or Indonesian munis or the weather, and . . .
Lessons from the labor markets: what to do about class actions
and employment discrimination.(LEGISLATION)
In general, most CEOs accept the basic proposition that free
competition in both capital and labor markets is the surest road to
social prosperity and business success. Speaking in the most . . .
Privatize the highways? Why private capital has discovered the
U.S. highway market--and why you should care.(LOGISTICS)
About 18 months ago, a delegation representing America's
largest retailers paid a visit to the Office of the Secretary of
Transportation and the White House. Their message was simple: The . . .
Pick your pricing: how catalyst companies price for
profit.(BUSINESS STRATEGY)
Some of the world's most influential businesses are
catalysts--businesses that unleash the hidden value that comes from
getting different groups of customers together on the same platform . . .
The "hot spot" CEO: why do the halls of companies like
Nokia, BP and Goldman Sachs buzz with energy?(LEADERSHIP)
For all the grand debates in the boardroom, the strategy retreats,
the visions, what CEOs strive for is the crackle of imagination in
pursuit of corporate goals--hot spots. Hot spots are when our . . .
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