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The Immigrant Leader: How to See More Opportunities

There are stark differences between immigrant business leaders and those who were born in the United States. As a whole, [...]

The Marketing Revolution: What Does the Future Look Like?

There are now so many nuanced ways to reach and interact with your audience that every company’s strategy is going to be different. Some have found success with good, old-fashioned television commercials. And others have found that despite interest in word-of-mouth marketing and viral videos, conversions really take place within one degree of the original marketing. So, is marketing undergoing a change so profound that it can be compared to the Industrial Revolution?

The New School of Retail: How Amazon and Zappos are Changing the Landscape

Most manufacturing businesses go by the mantra, ‘make it lean.’ But are those guiding words really the end-all be-all of [...]

The Path to Energy Abundance

An Aggressive Exploration Strategy is Paying Off for Maverick Anadarko CEO Jim Hackett.

The Pension Pickle

In addition to budget crises and high unemployment rates, serious pension problems loom for the US. States now face a $3 trillion-plus shortfall in state pension plan funds. Unable to hire new employees, CEOs are increasingly reliant on contract workers; this just results in depressed employment and loss of payroll taxes for states that desperately need revenue.

The Real Inconvenient Truth

Now that BP America, Conoco Phillips and Caterpillar have dropped out of the U.S. Climate Action Partnership, it’s clear that [...]

The Regulatory and Fiscal Cliffhanger for SME CEOs

The typical small to medium company business leader must feel like Indiana Jones, but with his luck about to run out.

The Sage of Omaha Speaks to CEOs About Uncertainty

Warren Buffett chides CEOs about their “hand-wringing” over “uncertainty” when faced with capital allocation decisions. In his 2012 Berkshire Hathaway annual report, Buffett says America has faced the unknown since 1776 and that “opportunities abound for America. Further he says “American business will do fine over time. And stocks will do well just as certainly, since their fate is tied to business performance.

The Top 10 Modern Despots

The Top 10  Modern DespotsRankDespot NamePositionCountryPeriod of regimeDeathsSource 1Mao ZedongChairman of the Communist Party of ChinaChina 1945 – 197644.5 to [...]

The View From Marketing: How To Get The Most From Your CMO