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

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

Real Jobs for Real CEOs.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... JOHN BRANDT A mid the tattered remains of our equity portfolios and the erosion of our bottom lines, it's easy to forget that this--leading a company through troubled times--is what CEOs really get paid for. And that the best CEOs always...

Letters.
May 1, 2001... Greenspan Slammed To the Editor: I was disappointed to read the criticism of Alan Greenspan in Deroy Murdock's column, "CEOs Speak Out Against Greenspan" (CE: March 2001). There's confusion about the tasks and responsibilities of the...

Stop The Merger MADNESS.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... AMBIGUITY AND COMPLEXITY are hallmarks of transnational merger laws, especially when it comes to untried e-commerce ventures. Few rules are clearly defined; no rules are standardized. Every nation has its own policies, procedures, and...

Will Work 4 CASH.(dot-com executives )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... THE GOOD NEWS about hiring dot-com executives is that most are still interested in working in the troubled tech sector. The bad news is they're now demanding more cash compensation upfront--and forget about wooing them with options. This is...

CEO Cliff NOTES.(business books)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... ONE WAY TO STAY ABREAST of the latest business books is to read them. But then, who has that kind of time? Much better to read a one- to five-page summary of the book and call it a night. Time-saving summaries are available to individuals and...

IT TAKEOUT.(information technology specialists)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... * FOR EVERY INFORMATION technology (IT) specialist in the workforce, 80 jobs go begging. * In the U.S. alone, more than 400,000 IT positions go unfilled every year. * Dot-com layoffs have done little to relieve the shortage. *...

SMEAR Meter.(corporate media coverage)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... SOME CEOS FEEL the press flock to bad company news like crows amassing for a funeral. Perhaps that's pessimism well placed. Data from Washington, DC-based media analyst firm CARMA imMEDIAte indicates CEOs are more likely to attract media...

Digital Divide & CONQUER.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... LATIN FOOD, MUSIC, and fashion are hot, hot, hot in the U.S. and ethnic marketers know they can't go wrong playing to this growing demographic. Now Internet access providers also have reason to pay attention to minority consumers. Not only do...

Word to the PREZ.(information technology policy)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... BOARDROOM PUNDITS like to pay tribute to President Bush's card-carrying MBA status by calling him "America's CEO," but it seems he still has a lesson to learn from the business world when it comes to technology. Specifically, Bush's plan to...

Equal Pay for All Directors?(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Traditionally, all outside directors receive substantially the same compensation for serving on a corporate board--the prestigious CEO of another company, the first-time director, the long-term mentor to the CEO, the college professor, the...

Turkey Shoot?(Turkey's renewed currency woes)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Turkey's renewed currency woes--which saw the lira's value drop by more than a third after it was allowed to float freely in February--once again highlight the financial vulnerability of emerging markets. That in itself is not new. It was just...

Death to the Corporate Tax!(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2001... While the White House, Congress, and the fed debate how to revive the American economy, one remedy remains off the table. Eliminating the federal corporate tax would enhance domestic output dramatically and shift U.S. industry onto a much...

Oxford's Strong Medicine.(Dr. Norm Payson, Oxford Health Plans Inc.)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2001... Sometimes Dr. Norm Payson has anxiety dreams about leaving his family practice to become a CEO. That he would admit this at all indicates he's no typical executive. His decidedly bedside manner is another clue. Some days the Wall Street...

A Helping Handicap.(Lars-Eric Petersson, Skandia Insurance Company Ltd.)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2001... Lars-Eric Petersson says his golf handicap will never improve beyond 18. "I'm very happy with it," says the chief executive of Swedish savings and insurance company Skandia. "And no one ever outperforms their aspirations." The same...

Cool Hand KOUACEUICH.(Richard Kovacevich, Wells Fargo and Co.)(Interview)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2001... Sometimes, when you're a CEO, there's only one thing to do when everybody's telling you you're destined to fail if you don't play by their rules: Do it your own way--and prove them wrong. t's not every CEO who freely admits to swiping...

Business Smart MEDIA DUMB.(public relations skills of chief executive officers)
May 1, 2001... Yesterday you were a behind-the-scenes hero to your shareholders, peers, and employees. Today, the media is camped outside your door. Your 15 minutes are at hand. Are you ready? What a difference a year makes. In December 1999,...

From Acrimony To MATRIMONY.(assessing and forming successful business alliances)
May 1, 2001... The game of "show me yours and I'll show you mine" has never been so popular--nor so dangerous--as it is in today's consolidate-or-die world. So how does a CEO decide how much to expose? TO GO WITH YOUR GUT or not to go with your gut? That...

This Old COMPANY.(list of 100 chief executive officers whose companies delivered superior stock-price gains)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2001... Put on your hard hat. The 10th annual CEO Growth 100 suggests corporate remodeling is the key to building value -- and ensuring survival. When it comes to improvements on the home front the most effective CEOs tackle the dual role of...

Is This Marriage Made IN HEAVEN?(merger of PaineWebber Group and UBS AG)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2001... For years Don Marron expressed little interest in merging PaineWebber, and turned his company's many suitors away at the door. But then UBS AG came a'courting and convinced Marron to give married life a try. Here's what this CEO says he's...

When E-Brands FAIL: Building New Brand Value with Old Brand Tricks.(Panel Discussion)(Industry Overview)
May 1, 2001... Quick, name a top-of-mind Internet brand. Okay, now how about nine more? Sure, there's Yahoo and AOL, and maybe Amazon.com--if that dicey order-fulfillment problem hasn't blackened its name--but it's not an easy top-10 list to make. In fact, a...

Visionaries Dream Electric Sheep.(Review)
May 1, 2001... The year 2001 seems like the perfect time to appraise whether predictions about the future were accurate, relevant, and, the highest of all honors, self-fulfilling. Two authors' prognostications are worthy of consideration by CEOs not only...

The Real Roots of Inflation.(Brief Article)(Column)
May 1, 2001... Not long ago, the Wall Street Journal profiled a Massachusetts barber who had just raised the price of a haircut from $10 to $11 because of staggering losses he had sustained in the stock market. William Flynn, whose exploits had been...

Transitions.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... James F. Parker, 54, will succeed Herb Kelleher, 70, as CEO of Dallas, TX-based Southwest Airlines, effective June 19. Parker also will become vice chairman of the board under Kelleher, who will continue as chairman of the board and chairman of...

You Can Go Home Again.(Pebble Beach Golf Links)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Size doesn't matter at all to Stephen Carter when it comes to picking his favorite golf hole. That's because the one he selects is the shortest you'll ever find on a championship golf course, the 7th at the Pebble Beach Golf Links. The 7th...