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Five Reasons You Should Enroll in an Executive Education Program
August 13, 2012 by William Frierson
CEOs and senior managers are facing perhaps the most fast paced business environment the world has ever seen. With globalization becoming standard and technology becoming integrated at an unprecedented level, new strategies must be developed faster than ever before. Aspiring CEOs are finding they must constantly stay ahead of the curve. An executive training program is ideal supplemental training to help keep up-and-coming managers prepared for these new challenges. Continue Reading -
Want to Be a CEO? Act Like One.
November 17, 2011 by Steven Rothberg
Did you know that chief executive officers and other company leaders are more likely to part their hair to the right, bring their lunch from home, drive a SUV, wear navy blue and are right-handed? A new survey on “Emulating the Big Cheese” provides fun insights about the habits and characteristics of those who work in the corner office. The study was conducted from August 16, 2011 to September 8, 2011 and included more than 550 hiring managers in senior leadership positions (CEO, chief financial officer, chief operating officer, senior vice president, etc).Typical office attire
A majority of those in senior management said they wear business casual attire to the office, and some even noted jeans or shorts as typical workplace wear. Business suit was the least popular choice. Continue Reading
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Discontent With Economy Spreading to Boardrooms: 108 CEO’s Terminated in September
October 12, 2011 by Steven RothbergTurnover among the nation’s chief executive officers reached a 12-month high, as 108 CEOs announced their departures in September; among them, the heads of tech giants Yahoo! and Hewlett-Packard. It was the sixth consecutive month with more than 100 CEO changes, according to the latest report on CEO departures released Wednesday by global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.
September CEO exits were up four percent from 104 in August. It was the highest number of departures since September 2010, when 111 CEO changes were announced.
Despite the recent uptick in CEO turnover activity, the total number of departures recorded this year remains slightly below the 2010 pace. So far, Challenger has tracked 922 CEO departures through three quarters of 2011, 4.6 percent fewer than the 967 CEO changes announced from January through September last year. Continue Reading
