Chief Executive (U.S.) articles from December 2001

Chief Executive (U.S.) archives from December 2001

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December 1, 2001... I Spy A Redesign What a difference. The "new" magazine is right on the mark. Much better articles, and a layout that is very user friendly. Suddenly I have renewed interest. Doug Durein Alameda, CA Former Employees Influence...

Certainties in Uncertain Times. (Editor's Note).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... If I hear or read the phrases "limited visibility" or "uncertain economy" one more time, I'll scream. It's not that I don't understand why CEOs keep trotting out these shopworn excuses for a lack of strategy and commitment to specific...

Family Rule Restored at Hallmark. (Arrivals).(appointment of Donald J. Hall Jr.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... HALLMARK CARDS, PRIVATELY held since its founding more than 90 years ago in Kansas City, MO, recently announced the retirement of its CEO of 16 years, Irvine Hockaday Jr., 65. Hockaday, the first person outside the Hall family to run the...

Why Good Leaders Go Bad. (Survey Says).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... UNDERPERFORMING, INEFFECTIVE teams that don't drive shareholder value often are the result of leaders who lack an understanding of team dynamics, according to Top Teams: Why Some Work and Some Do Not, a recent report from the Hay Group in...

CEO Pay Slows, But Still Grows. (Vested Interests).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN has cast a pall over CEO compensation, but that doesn't mean that CEO pay cuts or rollbacks are in the offing. "There's a recognition that this is not the time to go to the well quite as deeply," says Dave Hofrichter,...

BEA Systems Loses CEO, Gains Face. (Departures).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... BILL COLEMAN, 54, LEFT the CEO post at software shop BEA Systems in October to become the company's chief strategy officer, retaining the role of chairman. He is succeeded by cofounder Alfred Chuang, 40, who previously served as president and...

How To Marry a CEO (and Learn from Your Spouse). (What they Didn't Teach in Biz School).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... IF OPPOSITES ATTRACT, Michael Fleisher and Connie Connors are exceptions to the rule. Connors is CEO of Connors Communications, a 16-year-old New York City public relations firm. Fleisher, her husband, also is a CEO--of Gartner Inc., a tech...

Made in the U.S.A. (Chief Concern).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Since the 1880s, our company has prospered as an apparel manufacturer. Today, however, I believe we are one of only a few that make its products entirely in the United States. While it's hard for any of us to know for sure how September 11 will...

The Anthrax Economy. (Capitol Ideas).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... It turns out that the peace dividend of the 1990s wasn't just about turning government deficits into surpluses, expanding NATO, or creating allies out of cold war enemies. As President Clinton's national security adviser, Sandy Berger, liked to...

The Two Faces of Saudi Arabia. (Market Horizons).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Oil is a key ingredient in the process of globalization, and that means so is Saudi Arabia, the world's top producer. But the Middle East linchpin faces a challenge as it tries to reconcile two extremes: conservative Islamic principles and...

Living with Litigation: The way CEOs handle brushes with litigation will probably determine how successfully they manage their companies. (Cover Story).
December 1, 2001... There are 43 frames hanging on the wall of T.J. Rodgers office in San Jose, CA. To the chief executive of Cypress Semiconductor, these ornaments are what deer heads are to a hunter: They're the ones that didn't get away. All but a single empty...

Amtrak's Unforgiving Timetable: With only a year to make Amtrak profitable or face liquidation, CEO George Warrington knows he may be holding a one-way ticket. (Corporate Turnaround).
December 1, 2001... IF CEOs feel unusually beleaguered in these nailbiting days of sagging markets, earnings, and stock prices, they can find solace in this thought: At least they don't have the problem that faces George D. Warrington. Warrington is president...

Health South's Digital Dream: CEO Richard Scrushy promises to build the world's most high-tech hospital--with Lawrence J. Ellison's and Oracle's help he just may succeed. (Technology and the CEO).
December 1, 2001... Richard M. Scrushy had a vision. Never one to think small, the CEO of HealthSouth Corp., a $4.2 billion company that owns and operates more than 2,000 hospitals and outpatient surgery centers, wanted to do something special to update one of his...

Berlitz for the Boss: Where to go to pick up the tools for coping with the increasing pressures of being at the pinnacle. (Training).
December 1, 2001... It'S not as if Lee Fisher has never been humbled: He was defeated in an election for governor of Ohio, and as head of one of the state's largest human-services organizations, Fisher regularly feels the sting of high-profile criticism. But the...

Creating Real Wealth: CEOs at the top of CE's fourth MVA ranking inspire employees, please customers, and manage to make money for shareholders even in tough times. (Performance Measurement).(Market Value Added)
December 1, 2001... It's a rare business story that makes you reach for the Bible, but Luke 1:52, "He has put down the mighty," pretty well sums up this year's ranking of CEOs by the Market Value Added (MVA) system. The method reflects the amount by which...

Reinventing Stakeholder Value. (Roundtable).(Interview)
December 1, 2001... PLEASING stakeholders is like any other relationship: If you're not communicating with them and adjusting to their needs, you won't know they're unhappy until it's over. No question -- relationships are critical to a company's success....

Playing for a Living: Where executives who run golf businesses head in the middle of winter. (Executive Privilege).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... For the men and women who run the golf industry, the sport is not seasonal. Though they might not play more than those who toil in other parts of the business world, CEOs who make clubs, balls, and other equipment tee it up fairly often, no...

Responding to the Critics of Globalization. (Bookshelf).(The Clash of Civilizations)(Carnage and Culture)(Jihad vs. McWorld)(Against the Dead Hand)(Resource Wars)
December 1, 2001... SOME HAVE CLAIMED that the Western world, and business in particular, caused the tensions raging in the Middle East, and that we wouldn't have this war if America and her corporations would just leave Arabs and Muslims alone. Economic growth...

Paint It Black. (Flip Side).(financial reports)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... A short while ago, The Wall Street Journal reported that Waste Management, the nation's No. 1 garbage hauler, had beaten earnings expectations in the second quarter by asking investors to ignore a number of "unusual expenses." These included $1...