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Kurt Schneider CEO of Harlem Globetrotters Discusses Brand Transformation at CEO2CEO SummitThere are a handful of brands that have passed the century mark. Coca-Cola is one. Ford is another. But what about entertainment? For close to 87 years the Harlem Globetrotters have been entertaining kids and adults alike with their basketball high-jinks and ballet-like athleticism. Five and half years ago Kurt Schneider took control as CEO of the organization and has been re-inventing and modernizing the brand ever since. |
ChiefExecutive.net | CEO Briefing Newsletter , CEO2CEO Summit | November 29 2012 |
Tweeter-in-Chief: When CEOs Start Twittering, Look OutCEO are under pressure these days to appear “authentic,” reports The Wall Street Journal’s Leslie Kwoh and Melissa Korn, but using social media—with its demands for quick, unscripted messages—poses risks for the unsuspecting boss. |
ChiefExecutive.net | CEO Briefing Newsletter , Technology | December 5 2012 |
2012 Quality of Living worldwide city rankingsA Mercer study identifying the best quality of living among the world’s 200 leading cities finds Vienna at the top, Baghdad at the bottom. Singapore ranks highest for city infrastructure, Port-au-Prince the lowest. Honolulu and San Francisco are the top-ranked US cities for overall quality of living, but European cities dominate the new city infrastructure ranking. |
ChiefExecutive.net | CEO Briefing Newsletter | December 13 2012 |
CEO Evaluations of Current and Expected Future Business Conditions Even-Out at a Middle MarkRebounding slightly from November’s year low, the CEO Confidence Index, Chief Executive’s monthly gauge of CEO expectations for overall business conditions over the next twelve months, rose 2% in December to a mean value of 5.09 (out of a possible 10). |
ChiefExecutive.net | CEO Confidence Index | December 18 2012 |
Quality and Safety Are Cited Among Top Concerns of Manufacturers and Consumers87% of manufacturers agree that government regulations are increasingly stringent. 90% of manufacturers are convinced that innovation is becoming more important. 75% of manufacturers think that consumers are more concerned about the ethical and fair treatment of workers at all levels of the supply chain. 42% of consumers strongly believe that manufacturers need to improve product quality. These are among the key findings of a recent Underwriters Laboratories annual study of manufacturers and consumers. |
ChiefExecutive.net | CEO Briefing Newsletter , Operations | December 20 2012 |
Three Strategies for Revenue GrowthWhen companies grow from year to year, they don’t grow in a straight line. They hold onto some revenue from current customers, they lose some revenue and customers, and they grow in other areas. Analyzing the ebb and flow of revenue and profit can help a company understand how it grows, plan for future growth, align sales roles, and motivate the right results in those roles. |
ChiefExecutive.net | CEO Briefing Newsletter , Leadership & Strategy | January 10 2013 |
After the FallWhatever emerges from the fiscal cliff, it’s certain taxes will go up. There’s a certain amount of relief that something has been done. But let’s not delude ourselves. This deal is not good for the economy as it doesn’t do anything to cap the burden of government spending. Nor does it reform entitlement programs. Now for the bad news. |
ChiefExecutive.net | CEO Briefing Newsletter , Corporate Finance | January 3 2013 |
U.S. Plunges in Economic Freedom IndexThe United States, long considered the standard bearer for economic freedom among large industrial nations, has experienced a substantial decline in economic freedom during the past decade, according to researchers who created the Economic Freedom of the World (EFW) index . |
ChiefExecutive.net | CEO Briefing Newsletter , Corporate Finance | January 10 2013 |
2013 Best Companies for Leaders – Top 5Top 5 Best Companies for Leaders #1 – P&G – Tackling Turnover P&G again tops the list as the Best [...] |
ChiefExecutive.net | Best Companies for Leaders , CEO Briefing Newsletter , Leadership & Strategy | January 10 2013 |
Shareholder Activism, Increased Expectations Add to Pressure on CEOsCEOs and boards of directors are feeling the pressures of increased stakeholder activism and scrutiny. When asked in the RHR International 2013 CEO Snapshot Survey about the current biggest threat to their tenure, 22 percent of CEOs cited “failure to perform to stakeholder expectations,” compared to just 12 percent in January 2012. In addition, more than half (57%) say that they will be driving a change in their company’s strategy this year. |
ChiefExecutive.net | CEO Briefing Newsletter , Corporate Finance | January 17 2013 |