Scrapping Sarbox: voluntary measures offer efficient and
effective protection without hobbling management.(REGULATION)
Modern CEOs always worry about the state regulation of their
corporations. Unfortunately, these regulatory schemes have become more
intrusive and less useful in recent years, because our . . .
Leading your business to maximum results: three questions every
executive needs to answer first--and the tools for getting the
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Executives are finding it harder to meet investors' rising
expectations. Owners are serious about wanting their companies to
produce maximum results. This series of articles is about how to . . .
It's not easy being green: it's tough to separate the
hype from reality when it comes to environmentally friendly initiatives.
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Chief executives who lived through the heady days of TQM and
similar runaway management fads might be feeling just a little skeptical
as they watch the green movement take on a life of its own. . . .
Delivering energy security: why is America still so dependent on
oil?(UNCOMMON WISDOM)(Viewpoint essay)
I feel stupid, and I am angry. The stupidity is collective; the
anger is personal. I am angry because I feel stupid and the reason is
oil. Energy, actually, and that's the point. There is no . . .
Texas ranks number one.(Texas listed as the top state to do
business)(Survey)
WHILE MUCH OF THE NATION'S FOCUS is jumping from state to
state during the presidential primary race, CEOs did their own
"state-jumping," ranking the best and worst states to do
business. CEOs . . .
INfact.(CEO CHRONICLES)
Information begins with facts, which can be assembled to identify
trends. Put it all together to derive knowledge.
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1. Impact on market valuations contributed by CEOs who . . .
Converting vision into action.(FEEDBACK)(Brief article)
I couldn't agree more with Bob Donnelly's
"Converting CEO Vision Into Action" (The Entrepreneurial CEO).
Too many CEOs focus on the surface of corporate management, which
includes an abnormal focus . . .
CEO severance.(FEEDBACK)(Brief article)
Severance compensation has moved too far away from its original
intent--first, to cover the vested "value" an executive gives
up in order to take a new job, and second, to provide protection . . .
Time is the enemy.(EDITOR'S NOTE)(chief executive
officer's tenure drops)
Contary to the old Rolling Stones lyric, time is not on your side.
It's no secret that a CEO's tenure has been dropping
precipitously over the last 10 years. In the 1990s, a chief could expect
to . . .
The board bungled it.(EDITORIAL)
FOR ONE PRE-EMINENT FINANCIAL organization to lose its CEO is a
misfortune, but for two prominent companies to lose their CEOs begins to
look like carelessness. When Citigroup's Charles O. Prince . . .
Are we having fun yet? Fox's new strategy focuses on
froth.(FLIP SIDE)
The day the Fox Business Channel debuted, the normally abrasive
talk show host Bill O'Reilly advised anchors Neil Cavuto and Alexis
Smith to "have fun with it." Since then, the news team has
taken . . .
Best companies for leaders: in CE's third annual ranking, GE
again eclipses P & G for top honors ... but only
just.(LEADERSHIP)
Peter Drucker was quoted as saying that "the army trains and
develops more leaders than do all other institutions together--and with
a lower casualty rate." Not to be outdone, some corporations . . .
A prescription for health care: what can be done to improve the
cost and quality of medical care.(ROUNDTABLE)(Company overview)
The numbers are shocking. The U.S. spends $2 trillion a year on its
health system--50 percent more per capita than any other nation. Yet, as
many as 90,000 Americans die each year from preventable . . .
Measuring the black box: how to design and implement innovation
metrics.(INNOVATION)
More than two decades ago, management guru Tom Peters penned an
editorial titled "What Gets Measured Gets Done." Indeed, one
of the findings from the research that Peters summarized in the . . .
Stars and Keepers: how do you retain key talent amid merger
mayhem?(HUMAN CAPITAL)
About half of all mergers and acquisitions fail to deliver value,
depending on what study you're reading. This high failure rate has
persisted despite the fruits of experience, such as . . .
Agenda 2008; The next year--and the decade to come--promise to be
full of challenges for the CEOs of Fortune 500 companies. So C
Power Over Poverty
Hector Ruiz, chairman and CEO, AMD
"Global business has rarely had greater influence than it does
today. As leaders of those businesses, CEOs have a special
responsibility to . . .
The Gulf's financial tidal wave: the Persian Gulf and China
are driving a game-changing tectonic shift in global power.(UNCOMMON
I write from Riyadh, near the center of Saudi Arabia, having driven
across the Saudi desert following meetings and a wonderful lunch at the
headquarters of Saudi Aramco, the largest oil company in . . .
Are you going gray? Pirates may be siphoning profits from your
value chain.(THOUGHT LEADER)
CEOs have tremendous power to control the gray market--piracy that
robs firms of profits, brand integrity, channel viability and customer
satisfaction. Yet few companies aggressively attack . . .
Investing in integrity: it's not as easy as it sounds, but
it's worth the work.(CHIEF CONCERN)
It's now three years since Hospira, the company I am
privileged to lead, spun off from Abbott Laboratories. During those
three years, we have done some things wrong, and more right, I hope, . . .
The numbers.(CEO WATCH)
What do you think are the chances of a recession within the next 18
months?
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Chance of a recession within 18 months
0-25% 223
26-50% 177
51-75% 90
76-100% 39
Note: . . .
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