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CEOs Flip Flop on All GOP Candidates Except for Romney

Since we started election polling in September, CEOs have proven to be just as fickle as the rest of the U.S., and a number of candidates have seen a rise and fall in CEO favor. The only candidate who has remained at the top throughout it all is Mitt Romney. Will his popularity endure until the GOP convention?

 ChiefExecutive.net CEO Briefing Newsletter , Election Center January 19 2012

Health Care Spending per Capita, 1980-2009

  Control Your Rising Health Care Costs Join us for this exclusive webinar on January 25th CEOs need to understand [...]

 ChiefExecutive.net CEO Briefing Newsletter January 17 2012

54% of CEOs Say Top Spot is More Complex than Expected, Feel Isolated from Staff

A new survey from RHR International has insights into the current pysche of the public company CEO; 50% of CEOs feel isolated and 50% feel increased pressure to perform well financially in a short period of time. Are the external pressures on CEOs leading them to make the best long-term decisions?

 JP Donlon CEO Briefing Newsletter , CEO Life January 12 2012

Best Metro Areas for Hiring & Pay 2011

It’s no surprise that some cities are faring better than others in this economy. Below is a list, compiled by [...]

 ChiefExecutive.net CEO Briefing Newsletter January 12 2012

90 Percent of CEOs Expect Romney to Be GOP Nominee, but Only 44 Percent Say He is 1st Choice

When asked which GOP candidate is most likely to take the nomination, 89.4% of CEOs expect that Mitt Romney will end up on the ballot. Though Romney is still the most popular candidate among CEOs, nowhere near 90% favor him over all the rest. Just under 44% (43.9%) favor Romney, but 17.5% like Gingrich, 12.3% Huntsman and 10.7% are going for Santorum.

 ChiefExecutive.net CEO Briefing Newsletter , Election Center January 12 2012

Improvisation May Be the Key to Successfully Managing Change, Says MIT

MIT research notes that, “contrary to conventional wisdom, the most successful business transformations aren’t always those with the most detailed upfront plans.” The MIT Leadership Center’s research stresses the importance of organizational flexibility in taking advantage of new technologies and safeguarding yourself against unanticipated consequences.

 ChiefExecutive.net CEO Briefing Newsletter January 10 2012

Warren Buffet and 69 Percent of CEOs Cautiously Optimistic for 2012

Warren Buffett went on an acquisition spree, dropping more cash in Q3 2011 than any quarter in the last 15 years. With purchases of around $24 billion, Buffett’s buying bender indicates some renewed sense of confidence in the future of business conditions. Not all CEOs are quite as optimistic as Buffett, but many are cautiously investing and hiring. Sixty-nine percent of CEOs expect increased revenues in their own businesses for 2012.

 ChiefExecutive.net CEO Briefing Newsletter January 4 2012

3 Reasons CEOs Should Reconsider the 9-to-5 Workday

The days of the traditional 9-to-5 workday are coming to an end, and Time outlines three reasons for this structural shift. Technological developments have made it easier for employees to work from anywhere at any time, and now Gen-Y workers expect a certain amount of that flexibility.

 ChiefExecutive.net CEO Briefing Newsletter December 30 2011

4 CEOs Make List of Top Leaders of 2011

The Washington Post just released its list of the top leaders of the past 12 months. The 12 best leaders include diplomats, athletes, politicians and four CEOs. The chief executive winners are Steve Jobs, Tim Cook, Warren Buffett and Sam Palmisano.

 ChiefExecutive.net CEO Briefing Newsletter December 29 2011

$38 Million Turns into $1 Million: Stanford Finds the Real Value of Executive Compensation Packages

There are many ways to measure executive compensation packages, and in its paper, “What Does It Mean for an Executive to ‘Make’ $1 Million?” Stanford Graduate School of Business explores what CEOs really take home (not just what the media says they do). For example, in 2008 Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit took home over $38 million in reported compensation, but that translates to $2.9 million earned compensation, or just over $1 million in realized compensation.

 ChiefExecutive.net CEO Briefing Newsletter , CEO Compensation December 29 2011

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