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Why Exit Planning is Vital to Business OwnersMany CEOs focus on the present: how they can add value to their company today and in the future. So, why would a CEO want to focus on leaving the company? The topic of succession is difficult (and perhaps emotional), but it is an important one. Here are eight reasons that you need to look to the future. The first? The chances of selling an illiquid business are less than 5 percent. |
John M. Leonetti | CEO Life , Selling A Business | June 6 2011 |
Compensation Negotiation: It’s Not Just About How Much You’ll MakeThere are many things to consider when negotiating an employment agreement — and salary is just one of them. If you don’t consult an attorney, you may put yourself in a vulnerable position and leave money on the table. Here’s how to protect yourself. |
Jon Vegosen | CEO Life | May 27 2011 |
No Degree—And No WorriesSome of the most successful chief executives in the business world did not graduate from college. Though the reasons differ (some didn’t have the option to attend school while others dropped out to build their businesses) they all have excelled in the marketplace. Here’s a list of some of the top earners without a degree. |
Fayazuddin A. Shirazi | CEO Life | May 25 2011 |
Combining Captive Insurance Companies With Estate PlanningBusiness owners may find many benefits from establishing captive insurance companies (you have to have insurance anyway, right?) with their estate planning. Randy Fox explains the ins and outs of establishing such a company and the future benefits that it can bring you — for example, transferring wealth without making taxable gifts. |
Randy Fox | CEO Life , Wealth Management | May 24 2011 |
Being ThereRichard Friedman, Carpenter & Co. CEO, has two homes in Tortola, two homes in Aspen, and a plush pad on Martha’s Vineyard where presidents have vacationed. For Friedman, the trick to buying second homes is always following your heart — and never having to pack. |
Michael Gelfand | CEO Life , Travel | May 20 2011 |
CEO Compensation Report 2011Do companies really pay for performance? ChiefExecutive explores the questions that board compensation committees and shareholders are asking: how do you link short and long-term pay to performance while neither overpaying nor underpaying the CEO? |
Russ Banham | Boards of Directors , CEO Life , Governance , Governance/Compliance | May 17 2011 |
Off the Grid GetawaysWant a vacation that takes you out of the country but stays in your comfort zone? These three otherworldly destinations deliver the goods with style. |
Michael Gelfand | CEO Life , Travel | March 11 2011 |
The Silver-Spoon DilemmaA number of high level CEOs have experienced public parenting woes. Often times the children of successful parents lack the same drive that got their parents to the top of the corporate ladder. So, when it comes to parenting, can success and wealth actually work against you? |
C.J. Prince | CEO Life , Wealth Management | March 3 2011 |
The Shortest Distance Between Two PointsAs a CEO it would be helpful to be in two places at once. Since that’s not possible, what’s the closest viable solution? CEO Carl Pick uses business aviation as his own personal time machine. |
Michael Gelfand | CEO Life , Travel | January 19 2011 |
Contemplating Life After Being CEOThe 4Rs of making a comeback |
Andrea Redmond And Patricia Crisafulli | CEO Life , CEO Transitions | July 8 2010 |