As I’ve been teaching around diversification strategies in one of my subjects this week, I was amused to see this short grab from satirical news site The Onion, conjuring up a quote from a CEO: “At the Yamaha Corporation we’re focused on one thing and one thing alone—quality sound chips, ceiling... 

Several blogs and news portals have picked up on a Forbes Insight Study conducted in June ‘09 that found 84% of the 760 business execs surveyed preferred face-to-face meetings over virtual contact, even though the economic downturn had obliged many of them to reduce travel and adopt technology solutions for virtual... 

While much of the blame for the economic downturn has landed on the shoulders of corporate CEOs, the melt down has raised the profile, and value of their corner suite-mate and top lieutenant, the chief financial officer. According to a study done by ACCA, a global association of professional accountants, 83% of senior...