VOLUME 4, NO. 2 - March/April 2008

Cover Story

In Whom Do We Trust?

The Movement for Greater Accountability and Disclosure (click here to read)

Features

Sovereign Nation - Tips for Luring Investments from Foreign Governments

American financial services companies are increasingly turning to state-run sovereign wealth funds as a way to combat the losses caused by the crippling mortgage crisis. (click here to read)

Murray D. Martin - President & CEO - Pitney Bowes

Leadership is a difficult quality to quantify. How should a CEO be judged? (click here to read)

Corporate Valuation

One Plus Two Does Not Equal Three (click here to read)

Transforming for Sustainability

It seems that no matter how we get our news these days—be it the newspaper, television, radio or via the Internet—the environment is an inescapable topic of discussion worldwide (click here to read)

Executive Reputation Management

Building Trust Among Virtual Strangers (click here to read)

Sales Down $465 Million: Are You Listening to Your Customers?

Instead of always being on the receiving end of an embargo, some companies are actually participating in consumer-led boycotts with surprisingly positive results for the image and bottom line of the companies involved. (click here to read)

U.S. Consumers Want Major Changes in Health Care Design, Delivery

American consumers want more from their health care system than they’re currently getting (click here to read)

Pitney Bowes Management Services and Imaging Solutions Form Alliance

Pitney Bowes Management Services, Inc. (PBMS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE:PBI), and Imaging Solutions, Inc. (ISI) announced the formation of an alliance between the two companies (click here to read)

GE Corporate Lending Provides $197 Million Asset-Based Credit Facility to Steve & Barry’s

GE Commercial Finance Corporate Lending announced it provided a $197 million asset-based credit facility to Steve & Barry’s, a national apparel and accessories retailer. (click here to read)

In Whom Do We Trust?

The Movement for Greater Accountability and Disclosure (click here to read)

Luxury Golf Preview: Reynolds Plantation

Combining your love of the game and your penchant for opulent living is a hole in one at this luxury golf destination. (click here to read)

California Gold Rush

The Golden State Continues to Grow in Spite of Economic Downturn (click here to read)

The Dos and Don’ts of Unionization

National Attention Focuses on Controversial California Labor Law (click here to read)

Flying High for Long-Term Results

Executive Talent to Manage for the Duration is Often an Endurance Test (click here to read)

I Can See Clearly Now, The Brain Is Gone

Getting It Right With Executive Assessment (click here to read)

Effectively Using Market Research

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Embracing Risk

Becoming Front-Line IT Leaders (click here to read)

THE CEO SHOW - TOPIC: Inventing the storage and organization categories

Guest: Kip Tindell, Chairman & CEO, The Container Store (click here to read)

Recession Unlikely, Housing Sector Correction Nearly Over

Despite continuing turmoil in the housing and financial markets, a U.S. recession is not imminent, (click here to read)

Companies to Watch: 2008

With a housing slump and credit crunch haunting the U.S. economy, many promising organizations are those that do a significant global trade—especially in China and India (click here to read)

U.S. Economic Highlights

The domestic economy is weak, and the financial markets are nervous. (click here to read)

Bear Fire Sale Sparks Rout, Bush Tries to Calm

A fire sale of Bear Stearns Cos Inc stunned Wall Street and pummeled global financial stocks on Monday on fears that few banks are safe from deepening market turmoil. (click here to read)

Presidential Campaigns Show Businesses How to Tap Social Networking, New Media Tactics

The 2008 presidential campaign serves as the harbinger of change in marketing strategies and the use of new media (click here to read)

What Are Your Chances for Being Audited?

The IRS has recently released its 2007 data book which provides valuable information about how many tax returns the IRS examines (click here to read)

Existing Home Sales Post Surprise Rise

Sales of existing homes increased in February and remain within a fairly stable range, according to the National Association of Realtors. (click here to read)

GE Provides $200 Million to International Automotive Components Group

GE Commercial Finance Corporate Lending announced it provided a $200 million asset-based credit facility to International Automotive Components Group North America, Inc. (click here to read)

JPMorgan Raises Bear Bid, Grabs Stake

JPMorgan Chase & Co on Monday raised its takeover offer for Bear Stearns Cos to about five times its original bid and struck a deal to buy nearly 40 percent of the bank (click here to read)

Hiring in the C-Suite

Leadership matters. Good leaders motivate, inspire and energize, enabling people and organizations to achieve objectives they never thought possible. (click here to read)

Pitney Bowes Offers Total Mailstream Services for Diverse Business Needs

Enhanced solutions portfolio provides a set of bundled solutions and consulting services (click here to read)

IBM: 10 Challenges in Public Management Identified for Decade Ahead

Public sector managers can expect a wide range of new challenges in the next decade (click here to read)

Before the Sale: Getting Your House in Order

Grizzled veterans will pontificate about how successful enterprises are built from strength, character and luck (click here to read)

Tax Strategies for High Net Worth Individuals

Financial planners are now recommending physical gold to high net worth individuals as a hedge against inflation and market volatility. (click here to read)

Most U.S. Business Owners Expect Little Boost From Fiscal Stimulus Package Amid Weakened Outlook

Despite lower interest rates and adoption of the federal fiscal stimulus plan, the outlook among the nation's small and mid-sized business owners has fallen to record lows (click here to read)

The CSO and the CFO: Creative Tension in the C-Suite

For some years now, chief financial officers have been playing a larger role in the strategic management efforts of their organizations. (click here to read)

Driving the Need for a Globally Mobile Workforce

Emerging markets are a critical source of growth, especially for established companies in mature economies. (click here to read)

Business Roundtable Releases Economic Forecast

The leaders of America’s top companies see flat expectations for sales, capital expenditures and employment over the next six months, with strong demand from overseas markets providing some relief from the U.S. downturn (click here to read)

Xerox Settles Sales Commissions Practice Lawsuit

Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) and representatives of a class of current and former African-American sales representatives have settled a class action lawsuit brought in May 2001 (click here to read)

Deloitte: Transparency by Leadership Makes Positive Impact on Employee Productivity

Does transparency and openness by leadership lead to a more productive and engaging workplace? (click here to read)

Recession 2008: Get Creative and Get on the Stick

So, are we in a recession yet, or not? (click here to read)

Leading U.S. Companies Report Sustainability Progress

Thirty-two leading U.S. companies reported on their ongoing sustainability efforts in Business Roundtable's (click here to read)

Recession Rx for Business

11 Tips for Getting Your Company Through Tough Economic Times (click here to read)

Pitney Bowes Provides Comprehensive Support for Impending Postage Price Changes

Pitney Bowes Inc. is helping its customers manage next month’s postage price changes with an array of events, communications and online services, all designed to make sure mailers make wise choices about mailstream options when new prices take effect. (click here to read)

Transparency: A Powerful Force in Shaping Today’s Workplace

Today, businesses face a challenge unlike any other in American history. (click here to read)

NABE Panel: Pessimism Prevails Regarding Sales, Profits, Costs, GDP

"Respondents to the April NABE Industry Survey were notably downbeat about their own companies and the overall economy" (click here to read)

Xerox Commits $2 Million to RIT Targeting Education and Research in Sustainability

Xerox Corporation building on four decades of leadership in advancing environmentally sustainable practices, is committing $2 million to Rochester Institute of Technology to serve as a founding partner of The Golisano Institute for Sustainability. (click here to read)

Accenture Survey Finds Broad Agreement Within Media and Entertainment Industry on Direction of Digital Market

Media and entertainment companies are in broad agreement on the way the digital market is evolving, where the opportunities lie and what will drive revenues over the next five years (click here to read)

Experience More Important in Corner Office Than Oval Office

Results from a survey of 305 global senior executives reveal that experience is a more important criterion in selecting a CEO than in selecting the next President of the United States. (click here to read)

IBM: CEOs Bombarded by Change

The IBM Global CEO Study, the largest study of chief executives ever conducted, reveals a dramatic increase in the number of global business leaders who see important change ahead (click here to read)

Corporations Continue to Relocate Employees at Record Levels Despite Financial Concerns

Despite a slowing economy, an overwhelming majority of multinational corporations remain highly optimistic about the global outlook for their businesses and say they plan to send more employees on overseas assignments in the months ahead (click here to read)

Focused Marketing Strategies Reach Customers & Maintain Costs

The current economic slowdown has created great debate among business executives looking for ways to maximize their marketing efforts while also monitoring costs. (click here to read)