5 Ways to Find Your Company’s Real Value
Understanding what Japanese statistician and engineer Dr. Genichi Taguchi taught can help today’s executives avoid aiming at the wrong targets for growing their businesses.
P&G Faces Activist Investor Challenge from Peltz, Trian
Trian Fund Management LP CEO Nelson Peltz is looking to force his way onto Proctor & Gamble’s board of directors.
How One CEO Finds Competitive Advantage Through Sustainability
Many U.S. manufacturers struggle to balance sustainability and the desire to make products at home with the need to reduce costs and boost their margins. Here's one that's succeeding.
CEO Confidence Slips, Survey Shows, as Window for Tax Reform Seen Closing
Confidence levels, however, are still more positive than negative as the economy continues to chug along.
When Activists Come Hunting: How CEOs Should Respond
Shareholder activists have more and more heads on their wall—behold those of General Electric’s Jeffrey Immelt and Uber’s Travis Kalanick, of the most recent vintage—and more CEOs and boards are focusing energy on how not to be their next victims.
As a Bumper Earnings Season Wraps Up, Outlook Sours
Companies boosted profits in the first quarter, but their outlook statements had a bearish tone and BlackRock CEO Larry Fink is warning of a tougher Q2.
Recession Predictions, One by a Robot, Temper CEO Bullishness
Goldman Sachs says there's a 31% chance of a recession by early 2019. A new AI forecaster agrees.
CEOs Who Visit the White House Enjoy a Sizable Share-Price Bump
Keeping companies sitting on the sidelines could end up being very costly, new research reveals.
Sears CEO Backs Legacy Retail with Another Personal Investment
The once-dominant department store chain's travails are emerging as a litmus test for the challenges facing retailing CEOs.
Last Time a Depression Came: FedEx CEO Warns on Protectionism as Trump, Xi Plan...
Fred Smith estimates free trade saves American families $12,000 a year and is confident that Trump and Xi can find some common ground at their planned U.S. meeting.
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CEO CONFIDENCE INDEX
CEO Confidence Continues To Erode In April
Amid a backdrop of market volatility and shifting takes from the Trump Administration on trade, U.S. CEOs’ outlook for business conditions 12 months from now continued to fall in April, the third straight month of decline.
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CEO OF THE YEAR
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EDITOR'S PICKS
How A Former Accenture CEO Turned A Failing Leadership Into Growth
This former CEO's first year was a disaster until he shifted everyone's focus to create a customer-centric organization. What happened after that went directly to the bottom line.
What P&G Learned About Marketing From Elon Musk
While Tesla was moving ahead of the competition without spending a dime, P&G's marketing machine was watching closely.
How to Follow a Great Leader: Honeywell’s Darius Adamczyk Moves Forward
Darius Adamczyk, Honeywell International’s CEO since April, has a tough act to follow, but his priorities are optimistic and leave him lots of room for stamping his own legacy.
Meet the ‘New-Collar’ Workers in Manufacturing
Modern manufacturing no longer thinks in terms of white or blue collar—the workers it needs now are “new-collar”.