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

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

Trust Is The Issue.(Brief Article)(Column)
March 1, 2001... Of all the polls we take of our readers, CE's corporate reputation survey generates the most interest outside the magazine. Last year, survey findings appeared in such news sources as the Orange County Register and the Hartford Courant. Sure,...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2001... Where Are the Family Values? To the Editor: Kudos to Deroy Murdoch on his article, "CEO's Flunk Social Responsibility 101" (CE: Dec. '00). Unfortunately, he stopped short and one needs to read between the lines to discern what should...

U.S. Lags on GLOBALIZATION.(Jupiter Research Globalization Report)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... U.S. COMPANIES STAND to be outclassed by their international rivals--and specifically those hailing from the Pacific Rim--if they don't soon devise coherent strategies for gaining customers outside their own geographical borders. According to...

The Pure Plays HAVE IT.(electronic commerce)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... WHILE PUNDITS HAVE LONG AGREED that a combination of brick and click is stronger than either of those components alone, a survey from Nielsen/Netratings and Harris Interactive suggests that Internet pure plays are doing a better job of...

Slipping Currencies Will IMPACT GROWTH.(Asian countries, information technology)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... IF YOU PUT STOCK IN THE LATEST IDC summation of IT market forecasts presented in the Asia Pacific Black Book, then slipping currencies in key geographical locations are likely to affect long-term market opportunities for IT vendors in specific...

Oh, Canada, Home of B2B GROWTH.(business to business)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... BUBBLE BURSTS on the NASDAQ aside, B2B e-commerce is humming right along in Canada, where online business trade is expected to reach C$272 billion in 2005, representing 18 percent of all B2B transactions, according to a Forrester Research...

Slow Growth In THE PACIFIC.(forecast)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... IN CONTRAST TO forecasts compiled at the end of 1999, a reduction in long-term market opportunity for 2001-2004 of nearly $4 billion (U.S.) is being projected for Australia, New Zealand, India, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. This is not an...

Perfect Board Redux.(Brief Article)(Column)
March 1, 2001... In my recent column entitled "Devising the Perfect Board," (CE: November 2000) I suggested a theoretical board composed of nine persons possessing a range of special talents and experience. These nine directors, including the CEO, could be the...

CEOs Speak Out Against Greenspan.(chief executive officers, Alan Greenspan)(Brief Article)(Column)
March 1, 2001... Had Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan retired after his last term, he might already have an airport named after him. In January 2000, the U.S. economy was still thriving, hot on the heels of 1999's 4.6 percent GDP increase. Despite the...

Rising Son.(Michael Mondavi)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... Growing up as the legacy of a living legend isn't easy. "Dad was very difficult to work with and particularly hard to work for," reflects Michael Mondavi, the 58-year-old president and CEO of Robert Mondavi Corporation (MOND). But it's not...

Pyott's Voyage in Lilliput.(David E.I. Pyott, chief executive of Allergan)
March 1, 2001... Shortly after David E. I. Pyott became chief executive of Allergan in January 1998, he asked his direct reports to outline their views of the future for the ailing Irvine, CA-based provider of eye care and specialty pharmaceutical products. He...

WANTED: CEO CONFIDANTE.(where do chief executive officers go for advice)
March 1, 2001... Looking for advice in all the wrong places? CEOs weigh in on where to find wise and trustworthy counsel--or just a friendly ear. LONELY AT THE TOP? THE AVERAGE MID-LEVEL manager doesn't know the half of it. Consider Chris Richardson....

Staying in TOUCH.(feedback from the front line)
March 1, 2001... Nobody likes to give the boss bad news, so how can CEOs get real deal from their front-line folks? To a great extent, good leadership rests on a sound understanding of human nature. And as many a leader has learned, human beings usually...

Keeping Your Money yours.(Chief Executive/Wilmington Trust survey)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... A comfortable retirement is their leading financial objective, say respondents to a Chief Executive/Wilmington Trust survey. Those who rely on professional assistance are more confident that they will achieve all of their financial goals. ...

Rules to Innovate By.
March 1, 2001... YOU CAN HIRE GOOD PEOPLE. You can ask for big ideas. But if you don't create an environment where good people can nurture and grow their big ideas, you might as well kiss your competitive advantage goodbye. OKAY, I'VE SEEN ENOUGH. Enough...

Guess Who's the Chief Reputation Officer?(Chief Executive/Hill and Knowlton corporate Reputation Watch survey)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... Difficult to earn, but easy to lose, a company's reputation is a fragile thing, and judging from the results of Chief Executive's third annual study of corporate reputation, the burden of caring for it falls squarely on the CEO. REPUTATION...

Rethinking the RETIREMENT SYSTEM.(population changes affect social security)(Statistical Data Included)(Panel Discussion)
March 1, 2001... About 76 million Americans will be retiring over the next 10 years. Some are your employees. Are you ready for the upheaval that may follow? THERE'S NO GETTING AWAY from it. Population changes throughout the developed and developing world...

Better Boards: The Equity Answer.(boards of directors)
March 1, 2001... America's corporate boards are generally working better than ever, but they're still far from uniformly effective. Witness the recent business messes that have been aggravated by inattentive or inert boards: Conseco, Mattel, AT&T, Rite-Aid,...

You Too Can Lose Millions!(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Recently, the Wall Street Journal reported on the rise of the loser in the public speaking world. According to the paper, men and women who have failed in business, sports, or life are now earning as much as $10,000 a pop by giving motivational...

The Rise and/or Fall of China.(Review)
March 1, 2001... As a member of that cabal of Western analysts often referred to as "old Asia hands," I may be labeled a turncoat for saying this. But here goes: We don't really know much. Sure, years of hanging around Asia's back alleys and boardrooms have...

Transitions.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... James M. Kilts, 52, was named chairman and chief executive of Boston-based Gillette Co., a $9.3 billion male grooming products company. Kilts, who was most recently president and CEO of Nabisco, succeeds acting CEO Edward F. DeGraan, who will...

For the Love of the Game.(Norman H. Wesley of Fortune Brands Inc. discusses golf)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Fortune Brands is a $5.5 billion consumer products firm based outside Chicago, parent of the Acushnet Co., which makes Titleist, Footjoy, and Cobra golf equipment. So you'd think its 51-year-old CEO Norm Wesley would play a pretty mean game....