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2012 Quality of Living worldwide city rankings A 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 Mark Rebounding 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 Consumers 87% 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
After the Fall Whatever 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
Three Strategies for Revenue Growth When 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
U.S. Plunges in Economic Freedom Index The 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 5 Top 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 CEOs CEOs 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
In Defense of Which CEOs? “Chauffer-driven limousines, millions in stock options, golden parachutes. It’s no wonder bosses’ pay and perks can rankle,” write Ray Fisman and Tim Sullivan of The Wall Street Journal. The writers argue that “many CEOs are overpaid—or even paid for incompetence, but you can only appreciate good performance once you understand what a leader does.” But is this a balanced understanding of where CEOs are in terms of the reality on the ground?	ChiefExecutive.net	CEO Briefing Newsletter , Governance/Compliance	January 17 2013
Why We Need New Firms and Better Ways to Generate More of Them In 2011, the U.S. economy barely grew at all during the first six months. In 2012, the economy managed an [...]	ChiefExecutive.net	CEO Briefing Newsletter , Corporate Finance , Leadership & Strategy	January 19 2013

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