New CEO, Old Team.(FEED BACK)(Letter to the editor)
In "New CEO, Old Team" (Chief Executive, April/May 2008)
the authors said, "CEOs have had little guidance on how to judge
whether to keep most of their inherited team, or look for new
blood."
. . .
Dept. of poverty creation.(EDITOR'S NOTE)
Last, the Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine, an independent
research group, reissued a petition signed by 31,000 scientists
asserting that greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane . . .
A little perspective on the housing
bubble.(EDITORIAL)(Editorial)
IF A STOCK YOU OWNED, during the middle of the night, doubled in
price due to some unusual temporary credit arrangement and then fell by
the morning to the same price before you went to sleep, have . . .
Is countrywide a governance train wreck? Governance gurus weigh
in on boardroom brouhaha at the troubled mortgage
lender.(GOVERN
Just four years ago, Countrywide, and its cofounding CEO, Angelo
Mozilo, seemed positively prescient. Quickly seizing on the popularity
of adjustable rate mortgages in 2004, the firm came up with . . .
Cosmos, Consciousness, God: public fascination with Cosmos,
Consciousness and God is growing, and top management should know
wha
As human beings, we live in two worlds: material and mental,
physical and spiritual, secular and religious, perhaps earthly and
heavenly--there are many expressions, real and fanciful, of . . .
Thorns & roses.
ROSE ...
In an age of tedious on-message politicians, BORIS JOHNSON, who
recently defeated Labour incumbent "Red" Ken Livingstone for
Mayor of London, is a one-off. Despite his Etonian and . . .
Immelt under fire.(FEEDBACK)
Editor's Note: In an online column, "If Not Immelt,
Who?" Chief Executive's editor explored Welch's initial
criticism of his successor and his subsequent climb-down, leaving many
GE observers . . .
The problem with politics.(FEEDBACK)(Editorial)
Concerns voiced in your brief editorial ["Why Do Some
Politician Still Not Get It?", March 2008] are well-founded. Not
one of the paltry choices vying for the U.S. presidency has ever sat in
a CEO . . .
No more rough justice.(EDITORIAL)
ON A SUNDAY MORNING TELEVISION SHOW in 2005 Eliot Spitzer
personally attacked Chief Executive magazine calling it "the voice
for the corrupt CEOs, rather than for the vast majority who are
honest." . . .
The wealth of nations: sometimes it's best to stick with
what you know.(FLIP SIDE)(sovereign wealth funds)
Anyone lucky enough to see the recent public television broadcast
of the New York Philharmonic's historic concert in Pyongyang can
see why there has been so much controversy lately about the . . .
Lessons from luxury travel: looking for a crash course in global
business? Try jet-setting around the world.(EXECUTIVE LIFE)
There's really only one word to describe Machu Picchu, and
Ingram Chodorow uses it as he steps off a bus having just toured the
Inca empire's ruins. "Spectacular," he says. "Just
spectacular." But . . .
New CEO, old team: three steps to getting the most from the team
you inherit.(TRANSITIONS)
You've just gotten the word. You are the new CEO--or maybe the
word is that your offer to acquire another company has just been
accepted. Whatever the source, you will now have a new bunch . . .
Lessons for the Indian market: legions of big-name companies have
failed in India. Here's how to avoid joining them.(EMERGING
MA
So much about India seems so familiar. Unlike China, almost
everyone in India who interacts with foreigners can speak English. The
British introduced Western systems of government, education . . .
Understanding immigration and trade: what will a shortage of
skilled labor do to U.S. competitiveness?(PUBLIC POLICY)
Three years ago I spoke at a meeting of a trade association known
as the Biotechnology Industry Organization. Walking down the aisles, I
was struck by the odd juxtaposition of booths. Most featured . . .
Shocks to the supply chain: what happens when your carefully
orchestrated logistics fall apart?(LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT)(Company
ov
Last summer, when The Boeing Co. announced it would delay the
introduction of its 787 Dreamliner, CEO Jim McNerney blamed the problem
on the company's supply chain. A large product like an . . .
A time to mourn-or a time to mine? The credit crisis is
unearthing a wealth of acquisition opportunities in Europe and
Asia.(INS
"This is a gem!" exclaimed the MD of a renowned European
technology firm as he examined the sample of a perfectly formed piece of
plastic lens shown to him by the chief technology officer of . . .
Global leaders of tomorrow: meet 12 executives in Europe, Asia
and Latin America who are reshaping global commerce.(Company
over
A new generation of business leaders are asserting their
capabilities and determination around the world. They comprise the
post-millennial vanguard forging our global economy.
Complementing and . . .
Political party problems: what can we learn from the jockeying of
political factions?(UNCOMMON WISDOM)
Of late, I've been following large organizations in historic
flux. Consider, on the one hand, the Democratic and Republican parties
of the U.S., and on the other, the Communist Party of the . . .
Cultural capital in the C-suite: today's leaders must be as
comfortable managing in Mumbai or Tokyo as they are in London or New
The corporate world is in an extreme state of flux. The sub-prime
crisis, the incredible rise of parts of the developing world,
developments in forgotten places like Africa and other factors . . .
The numbers.(CEO WATCH)
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In the upcoming presidential election, what three issues are most
important to you and your business?
RANK
Iraq, War . . .
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