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85 Percent of CEOs Rank Obama’s Performance as ‘Weak’ or ‘Poor’

According to a recent Chief Executive poll, CEO approval of President Obama’s performance is even lower than his overall approval ratings. More than 85 percent of CEOs think that the president is doing a ‘weak’ or ‘poor’ job, with fully 60 percent of CEOs saying that the president is doing a poor job (giving him a score of 1 or 2 out of 10). Heading into an election year, the president is going to need to sway the opinion of CEOs if he’s going to find success.

ChiefExecutive.net CEO Briefing Newsletter , Election Center September 22 2011

8 Signals of a Highly Innovative Company

CEOs have heard this a thousand times before, but in a rapidly changing marketplace it’s crucial for companies to remain agile and innovative. Here, Fast Company editor-in-chief Robert Safian shares eight principles to follow to remain successful in today’s economy. Three of these guiding principles are: growth should be a tactic and not a strategy, data is power, and copycats are history.

ChiefExecutive.net CEO Briefing Newsletter February 24 2012

8 Questions to Settle the CEO vs. Board Conflict

There can be an inherent conflict between a CEO and their board; the board may be focused on short-term gains [...]

ChiefExecutive.net CEO Briefing Newsletter , Governance/Compliance November 3 2011

8 Lessons from eBay CEO John Donahoe

Online auction site eBay has stayed relevant through this constantly changing tech landscape through its emphasis on strong leadership. CEO John Donahoe’s principles are classic and clear. He says, “Ultimately, your reputation is not what you say, but what you do.” Here are 8 things CEOs can learn from him.

ChiefExecutive.net CEO Briefing Newsletter March 8 2012

73.5% of CEOs Expect Increased Revenues Over Next 12 Months

The CEO Confidence Index fell back below 6.0 to 5.98 in March. The Index dropped 0.8% from last month on economic and political concerns. February’s Index was calculated before President Obama released his budget for the 2013 fiscal year, a plan that relies heavily on taxes.

ChiefExecutive.net CEO Briefing Newsletter , CEO Confidence Index March 14 2012

7 Ways to Bring Your Board into the 21st Century Social Marketplace

Chances are that you’re using new technologies (like social media, mobility and the cloud) in your business. Whether you use [...]

ChiefExecutive.net CEO Briefing Newsletter February 22 2012

7 Qualities of Highly Effective Social Technology Management Tools

Social media has many more uses than just networking, as The McKinsey Quarterly found in its Management 2.0 Challenge. The [...]

ChiefExecutive.net CEO Briefing Newsletter September 29 2011

7 Lessons CEOs Can Learn from Steve Jobs

The internet is crawling with stories about Steve Jobs’ retirement from Apple. And so are the newspapers. Steve Jobs has [...]

ChiefExecutive.net CEO Briefing Newsletter September 1 2011

7 CEO Job Openings in Aerospace & Defense, Financial Services, and Corporate Travel

CEOs, are you looking to make a move? This week we have 7 chief executive openings across the U.S. in [...]

ChiefExecutive.net CEO Briefing Newsletter March 7 2012
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66 Percent of CEOs Plan to Freeze or Downsize Workforce Size Over the Next 12 Months

The beginning of August brought Washington’s debt ceiling circus followed shortly by S&P’s downgrade of American debt. And, in turn, CEO confidence in business conditions remained negative. Though the CEO Confidence Index rose slightly (0.4 percent) it remained at a dismal 5.30 out of a possible 10.

ChiefExecutive.net CEO Confidence Index August 11 2011

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