Chief Executive (U.S.) articles from November 2008

Chief Executive (U.S.) archives from November 2008

What, no transparency?(EDITOR'S NOTE)(Hank Paulson)
November 1, 2008... Transparency. It's la mode juste; the new black. Everyone believes in it or is obliged to say they do. In the September Senate Banking Committee hearings, Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson called for transparency in the purchase of troubled...

Severance when CEO gets the boot.(FEEDBACK)(Letter to the editor)
November 1, 2008... Editor's Note: In an Online Conversation with the Editor, "It Worked for Spitzer," CE asked what should be done--apart from having ambitious attorneys general demogoging business leaders--about generous severance and bonus payments when a CEO...

Senior teams need training, too.(FEEDBACK)(Letter to the editor)
November 1, 2008... The roundtable "How Effective Is Your Senior Team," (September/October 2008) addresses a critical issue that has challenged CEOs for decades. It re-emphasizes the point CE made in an earlier article, "Teamwork Starts at the Top" (April 1991),...

Pandemic preparedness.(FEEDBACK)(Letter to the editor)
November 1, 2008... George Abercrombie's "Pandemic Proposal" (July-August 2008) reminds us all of the importance of including pandemic preparedness considerations in every company's business continuity planning. Most experts agree that a serious influenza...

Wrong on McCain.(FEEDBACK)(Letter to the editor)
November 1, 2008... Your cover story "Why Job Creators Want McCain" (September-October 2008) is not only wrong, but more importantly, a wildly inappropriate article two weeks before a national election. There is an old saying: "Never argue with a man who owns a...

Stuck in June.(FEED BACK)(Letter to the editor)
November 1, 2008... It is interesting to read in late October your "Final Word" editorial from June 2008, "Thank the Politicians for High Energy Prices." Aside from the thrust of the piece, what caught my attention was the comment, "If it weren't for regulatory...

By the numbers.(CEO CHRONICLES)(Company overview)
November 1, 2008... Dennis Gillings has a flair for numbers--and for good timing. He founded the pharmaceuticals research company Quintiles Transnational while working as a biostatistics college professor back in 1982, at a time when drug companies were...

Banking on businesses.(CEO CHRONICLES)
November 1, 2008... Seven years ago, 65 HSBC executives simultaneously jumped ship to embark on an unlikely adventure: launching a brand new bank at a time when most financial institutions were consolidating. HSBC would later point to Joseph DePaolo, the former...

The Patent Scorecard[TM] 2008 - universities: the universities Patent Scorecard represents the universities and university - based laboratories involved in patenting their research in all disciplines.(INbox)
November 1, 2008... The Patent Scorecard[TM] 2008 - Universities The Universities Patent Scorecard represents the universities and university - based laboratories involved in patenting their research in all disciplines. Ranking & Company ...

FedEx's Fred Smith sees hybrids as central to the nation's energy future.(CEO WATCH)(Interview)
November 1, 2008... CEO Watch recently caught up with Fred Smith, founder and CEO of Federal Express, a $39 billion enterprise that had its origins, in part, as an economic thesis that got a C grade from a professor who argued that few people would pay a premium...

Rose ...(THORNS&ROSES)
November 1, 2008... To vice presidential hopeful SARAH PALIN for exposing the hypocrisy and ugly rage of "progressive" feminists, the mainstream media and far left blogosphere whose doctrinaire "inclusive tolerance" was nowhere to be seen in their desperate...

Thorn ...(THORNS&ROSES)
November 1, 2008... To BARNEY FRANK (D-MA), chief aider and abetter to Fannie and Freddie for denying, despite a tsunami of evidence to the contrary, that he said right up until the end that these institutions were basically sound. Like Capt. Renault pocketing his...

Vindicated by volume.(CEO CHRONICLES)
November 1, 2008... To hear iShares' Lee Kranefuss tell it, hawking investment products in today's brutal marketplace isn't as daunting as one might think--at least not if it's ETFs you're peddling. In fact, the Global CEO of Barclays Global Investors (BGI)...

In fact.(CEO CHRONICLES)
November 1, 2008... Information begins with facts, which can be assembled to identify trends. Put it aft together to derive knowledge. Presenting Chief Executive's INfact. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 1. Sum spent by Time Warner buying back shares since August...

Confidence index in free fall.(CEO CONFIDENCE INDEX)(Survey)
November 1, 2008... IN NOVEMBER POLLING OF 266 CEOs the Chief Executive Confidence Index, Current Index, Future Index, Business Condition Index and Employment Index all reached their lowest levels ever. Only the Investment Confidence rose slightly (5.4 points)....

Common CEO mistakes: how to avoid behavior that offends Wall Street.(THOUGHT LEADER)
November 1, 2008... Acritical aspect of Wall Street and investor appraisal of a company entails evaluating management: gauging executive quality, character and values. Executive demeanor speaks volumes to investors, and what CEOs deem appropriate behavior often is...

Understanding China III: responsibility: Chinese leaders recognize the need to address issues like energy conservation, reduced emissions and economic inequities.(UNCOMMON WISDOM)
November 1, 2008... The worldwide financial crisis, the most far-reaching economic dislocation since the Great Depression, has thrust China further into the spotlight. Not for its trade surpluses or undervalued currency, which now seem like old news, but for its...

Do CEOs still matter? Failures demonstrate leadership import.(CHIEF CONCERN)
November 1, 2008... With the intense criticism CEOs suffer toady, especially for their compensation, it is tempting to ask if they still matter. The easiest way to understand why they do, and should be compensated appropriately, is to envision a public company...

CEO wealth creators ... and destroyers: in the first annual chief executive/Applied Finance Group wealth creation rankings we size up the best and worst performers of the S&P 500 over the last three years.(CEO WEALTH CREATION INDEX)(Company overview)
November 1, 2008... VALUE. Creating and sustaining it is what CEOs are supposed to do. Creating a lot of value makes shareholders happy and justifies fat paychecks and big bonuses. Losing it angers shareholders, creates tension with the board and generates...

The Employee No Choice Act: watch out. The EFCA could lead to the partial nationalization of all unionized firms.(LABOR RELATIONS)
November 1, 2008... Now that Barack Obama has won the presidency and Democrats control both houses of Congress, a major sea change in labor relations law is afoot. Thus far the Employer Free Choice Act (EFCA) has sailed under the radar of CEOs, whose agenda...

Agenda 2009.(Company overview)
November 1, 2008... With the financial meltdown of 2008 bringing Wall Street and much of the U.S. economy to its knees, CEOs continue to reel from the credit shock blowback. Many say we are in a recession but are not certain how long and hard it will prove to be....

Two CEOs, one strategy: how two dissimilar companies employed similar innovation through employee engagement strategies to transform their companies.(STRATEGY)(Company overview)
November 1, 2008... Innovation is becoming the lens through which leaders are directing a laser-like focus on business transformation. It's easy to see why. Margins and product life cycles are shrinking, competitive pressure is growing, and the need for customer...

The buyback bust? Companies spend hundreds of millions on stock buyback programs that seldom achieve their intended goal.(FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT)
November 1, 2008... In late September, as the financial markets reeled from the Wall Street meltdown, General Electric revised its guidance downward and announced that it was suspending its stock buyback plan, citing "unprecedented weakness and volatility" in the...

We need more women leaders ... now what? What works, what doesn't, and how you can do better.(ROUNDTABLE)
November 1, 2008... The statistics are sobering. Women hold 50.6 percent of management and professional positions, yet represent just 15.4 percent of Fortune 500 officers and only 2.4 percent of Fortune 500 CEOs. At a time when global competition is intensifying...

Terry Bischoff.(WHO'S WHO)
November 1, 2008... Terry Bischoff is CEO of American Red Cross of Greater N.Y., based in New York City.

J. P. Donlon.(WHO'S WHO)
November 1, 2008... J. P. Donlon is editor-in-chief of Chief Executive Magazine, based in New York City.

Paulett Eberhart.(WHO'S WHO)
November 1, 2008... Paulett Eberhart is president and CEO of Piano, Tex.-based Invensys Process Systems (IPS), a global technology group, supplying solutions, software, consultancy and equipment to monitor, control and automate processes.

Marsha Evans.(WHO'S WHO)
November 1, 2008... Marsha Evans retired as rear admiral of the U.S. Navy, based in Jacksonville Beach, Fla.

Ilene Gordon.(WHO'S WHO)
November 1, 2008... Ilene Gordon is president and CEO of Alcan Packaging, a specialty packaging company based in Chicago, III.

Clarice Kennedy.(WHO'S WHO)
November 1, 2008... Clarice Kennedy is chairman and CEO of CCN, an IT services company based in New York City.

Bernadette Kenny.(WHO'S WHO)
November 1, 2008... Bernadette Kenny is chief career officer at the human resources firm Adecco, which is based in Melville, N.Y.

David Kirchoff.(WHO'S WHO)
November 1, 2008... David Kirchoff is president and CEO of Weight Watcher's International, based in New York City.

Edward M. Kopko.(WHO'S WHO)
November 1, 2008... Edward M. Kopko is chairman, president and CEO of Butler International based in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., and chairman, CEO and publisher of Chief Executive Magazine.

Mike Meriton.(WHO'S WHO)
November 1, 2008... Mike Meriton is CEO of The Golden Source, a New York City-based enterprise software company. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Marilyn Carlson Nelson.(WHO'S WHO)
November 1, 2008... Marilyn Carlson Nelson is chairman of Carlson, a global group of integrated companies providing hotel, marketing, restaurant and travel services based in Minnetonka, Minn. She is the author of How We Lead Matters.

Reshmi Paul.(WHO'S WHO)
November 1, 2008... Reshmi Paul, Ph.D., MBA, is a management psychologist and consultant at RHR International.

Thomas J. Saporito.(WHO'S WHO)
November 1, 2008... Thomas J. Saporito is president of RHR International.

Jerre Stead.(WHO'S WHO)
November 1, 2008... Jerre Stead is executive chairman and CEO of IHS, a provider of technical information, decision-support tools and related services based in Englewood, Colo.

Ame Wadler.(WHO'S WHO)
November 1, 2008... Ame Wadler is chief management officer of MWW Group, an East Rutherford, N.J.-based public relations and marketing firm.

Judith West.(WHO'S WHO)
November 1, 2008... Judith West is CEO of New York City-based Westco, a manufacturer of presentation fixtures.

Julie Wolfe.(WHO'S WHO)
November 1, 2008... Julie Wolfe is managing director of the Denver office of RHR International.

CEOS in tumultuous times: what's different, what isn't you will need to do to elevate your leadership in the tough times immediately ahead.(LEADERSHIP)
November 1, 2008... Even before the recent Wall Street debacle, CEOs had begun asking: How much more difficult, complex and volatile is the CEO job going to get? Can it get any bigger? The increasing turnover of CEOs in recent years is clear evidence that some...

The costs of CEO failure: getting it wrong costs the economy as much as $13.8 billion.(MANAGEMENT)
November 1, 2008... During the last half of the 1990s, turnover rates of CKQs of major North American corporations were consistently in the 10 percent to 11 percent range or lower. In the first seven years of this millennium, however, average turnover jumped to 14...

Pushing the envelope: putting the kibosh on email could save the economy.(FLIP SIDE)
November 1, 2008... Sometimes the solution to a seemingly insurmountable problem is staring us right in the face. Beethoven used to bust flimsy harpsichords into smithereens until somebody hit on the practical solution of the grand piano. Holland would get flooded...

An audacious opportunity.(EDITORIAL)
November 1, 2008... PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA IS signaling that his administration intends to stiffen regulations on business, the environment and the workplace. Obama repeatedly tied his opponent to Bush's "failed deregulatory policies." If only it were so. "It...