CEO Perspectives

IN my last article CEO Dos & Don’ts in a Recession (CEOWORLD magazine) only weeks ago the perennial economic prognosticators had the U.S. economy headed for tough times as soon as this fall and into 2023. Why? As the Federal Reserve Bank raises short term interest rates to stem inflation,...

You should be aware that a recruiting agency's most important aim is to help both employers as well as job searchers in finding the ideal candidate for openings. However, did you realize that working with specialised recruiters like Best Practice Biz can be very advantageous to your entire business, not just hiring...

The COVID pandemic brought with it a variety of unforeseen consequences, not the least of which was a business creation boom.  In 2021, there were 5.4 million new business applications, on top of the record 4.4 million in 2020. Many of these businesses were already in the pipeline, and were...

James Watt and the leadership team at BrewDog have plans to open a £12M eco-friendly brewing facility. This bio-energy plant will fuel the production of 176M pints of craft beer per year and reduce carbon emissions by 7,500 tonnes.  The plant will be located at BrewDog’s Ellon base, where the...

Your windows are among the crucial components of your house. Not do they allow you to see the outside world, but they also allow light in your house and provide you with enhanced security and safety.  All windows regardless of their quality require replacement at some point because they won’t...

Former Senator Frank Church once stated, “I never knew a man that took a bedroll into an Idaho mountainside and slept there under a star-studded summer sky who felt self-important that next morning.” As a native sixth-generation Idahoan, I know this feeling after spending many nights under those same stars....

In a thought-provoking Fast Company article this spring, Shekar Natarajan, EVP and Chief Supply Chain Officer for AEO, the parent company of American Eagle Outfitters, made the following observation: “If every retailer shared supply-chain assets, we could cut 9 trillion transportation miles a year, have 90,000 fewer trucks on the...

Partnerships are the backbone of any business. The relationship between CEO and CFO is the most important of them all. A CEO choosing their CFO is like a Presidential candidate searching for their VP. The CFO is the CEO’s co-pilot, trying to navigate the company through each hurdle. CFOs help...

Spanish-American clinical research executive Juan de Borbón resides in the United States. He has vast experience running nearly 2000 clinical trials in various therapeutic fields. These include cancer, nephrology, hepatology, infectious illness (Covid-19, Ebola, Marburg, Influenza, HIV, Hepatitis), and neurology. Juan de Borbón has been inspiring and motivating the clinical...

It has always been important to have strong leadership in place to cultivate strong company culture and increase the effectiveness of a business. I've seen firsthand that this is especially true for sales teams, as they tend to have a very direct impact on the overall success of their company....