Recently added articles from Chief Executive (U.S.):
11th annual CEO2CEO Leadership Summit: December 1, 2009 New York Stock Exchange, New York, NY.
Sep 01, 2009; ... These are unprecedented times to lead a business, but you don't have to do it alone. Join peer CEOs facing similar challenges and compare notes on how they see the future--and how they are preparing their organizations to thrive. Please join us December 1 at the 2009 CEO2CEO ...
Legal reform and healthcare reform.(FEEDBACK)
Sep 01, 2009; ... I read your Online article, "Why Legal Reform Must Be a Part of Healthcare Reform." As the father of a medical doctor in his third year of residence, I can attest to the huge waste of his time practicing defensive medicine dictated by the concerns over litigation, rather than spending time ...
Doubling down.(CEO CHRONICLES)
Sep 01, 2009; Pellet, Jennifer ... Named CEO of Johnson Controls in October 2007, Stephen Roell took on the post just before a turnaround in the company's fortunes. At the time, Johnson Controls, which manages building systems and makes auto parts and batteries, had reported more than 60 years of uninterrupted revenue ...
Regenerating in a recession.(CEO CHRONICLES)
Sep 01, 2009; Pellet, Jennifer ... When Charles "Chip" McClure took the wheel as CEO of ArvinMeritor back in 2004 the automotive industry wasn't such a bad place to be. But even before the Troy, Michigan-based company and its industry sector peers got pummeled by the recession, McClure saw a need to radically restructure. ...
The Universities Patent Scorecard--2009 university leaders in innovation.(IN box)
Sep 01, 2009; Oldach, Scott ... <Pre> The Universities Patent Scorecard[TM] represents the universities and university-based laboratories from around tine world involved in patenting their research in all disciplines within the United States. Ranking & Universities Technology Current Movement ...
Still searching for authenticity: former Medtronic CEO Bill George dishes on CEO compensation, politics and healthcare.(CEO WATCH)(Interview)
Sep 01, 2009; Donlon, J.P. ... Before becoming professor of management practice at the Harvard Business School, Bill George was chairman and CEO of Medtronic, the Minneapolis medical device maker. Under his leadership the medical technology company's market capitalization grew from $1.1 billion to $60 billion, averaging ...
CEO confidence edges upwards.(CEO CONFIDENCE INDEX)
Sep 01, 2009; ... THE CEO CONFIDENCE INDEX rose 18.6 percent in August, continuing the volatile changes evident throughout this year. The index has nearly doubled from its historical low of 39, reached in February 2009. In August, 37.4 percent of CEOs stated they expect the economy to grow over the next ...
The "F" word in healthcare: eliminating fraud can cut $250 billion of current healthcare system costs.(CHIEF CONCERN)
Sep 01, 2009; Kryder, Christian ... Our healthcare system is really collection of processes and financial intermediaries driven by billings generated by every single doctor, hospital and pharmacy in the country. It is this system that exacerbates the fraud problem. The fraud and abuse burden of our system, which runs without ...
Personal lessons from the financial crisis: the trick is to learn from--but not overreact to--the market downturn.(UNCOMMON WISDOM)
Sep 01, 2009; Khun, Robert Lawrence ... Throughout their lives, my parents never trusted the stock market; as a result they completely missed the Great Bull Market. They didn't care. Their financial mindset had been so indelibly seared by the hot iron of the Great Depression that the living memories of the hardships and ...
Six deadly M&A Sins: companies get hitched for smart reasons--except when they don't.(MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS)(Company overview)
Sep 01, 2009; Banham, Russ ... Remember when companies walked the matrimonial aisle without Uncle Sam tying the knot? Lately, corporate mergers and acquisitions seem to be arranged and sealed by the federal government. Private equity deals have fallen by the wayside, and strategic unions are few and far between. ...
CEOs' legal lament: it's hard to play a game when the rules keep changing.(REGULATION)
Sep 01, 2009; Epstein, Richard A. ... On more than one occasion lately, I have had conversations with CEOs who vented their frustration about trying to run a business in the current legal environment, for which at times I am held personally responsible. They usually note, of course, the evident culture gap between their strong ...
What your customers are really telling you: how do we keep customers satisfied and loyal for the long haul?(RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT)
Sep 01, 2009; Ayers, Andrea J. ... At a time when retaining customers is vital, CEOs are starting to take a drastically different approach to keeping customers satisfied and loyal for the long haul. This approach puts the emphasis on the customer experience, realizing that the service experience--good, bad or ...
2009 CEO wealth creators ... and destroyers: in the second annual chief executive/applied finance group wealth creation rankings, we access the best and worst performers among the S&P 500 over the last three years.(CEO WEALTH CREATION INDEX)
Sep 01, 2009; ... It's been a brutal period for wealth creation. Yet some CEOs have managed to improve their performance. In its second year, the wealth creation index developed by Chief Executive, Applied Finance Group, and Drew Morris, CEO of Great Numbers!, seeks to identify those business leaders who ...
Ranking CEO wealth creation.(CEO WEALTH CREATION INDEX)
Sep 01, 2009; Morris, Drew ... The wealth creation ranking focuses on the performance of companies (and their CEOs) in the S&P 500 index for the three years ending on June 30, 2009. It's based on reported results during that period and estimates for the next 12 months. CEOs whose tenure did not coincide for the full ...
Deciding how to decide: five paths to bad leadership choices--and how to avoid them.(STRATEGY)(Company overview)
Sep 01, 2009; Wageman, Ruth ... Both the complexity of organizations today--whether small, large, global, regional, single business lines or conglomerates--and the corresponding demands on today's top leaders are daunting. Executive decision making demands high levels of conceptual skills, of strategic thinking, and of ...
Rebuilding trust in the CEO: how can business leaders revive stakeholder confidence?(ROUND TABLE)
Sep 01, 2009; Pellet, Jennifer ... Confidence in leaders, particularly CEOs, is at an all-time low. Over the past year, public perception of business leaders--already far from positive--has plummeted along with stock prices, the global economy and the fortunes of certain prominent corporations. CEOs now stand firmly in the ...
John Allen.(WHO'S WHO)
Sep 01, 2009; ... John Allen is chairman and CEO of New York City-based ...
Tracy Bahl.(WHO'S WHO)
Sep 01, 2009; ... Tracy Bahl is special advisor to General Atlantic, a ...
Howard Brodsky.(WHO'S WHO)
Sep 01, 2009; ... Howard Brodsky is chairman and CEO of CCA ...
Charlie Cannon.(WHO'S WHO)
Sep 01, 2009; ... Charlie Cannon is chairman and CEO of JBT, a ...
