SHELLY STEIN, CEO OF GLAZER’S DISTRIBUTORS, SERVES UP A NEW ERA OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT THROUGH TECHNOLOGY AND ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT In his Addison office, Sheldon I. “Shelly” Stein, the CEO of Glazer’s Distributors, says his current company has to operate differently from those he’s been associated with in the past. “Under the law there are [...]

HOW “FRONT PORCH CONVERSATIONS” CAN TRANSFORM LEADERS AND AN ORGANIZATION  - By Robert H. Lengel, Ph.D. and Gary D. Larsen, Ph.D. Are the company’s leadership development efforts meeting expectations? Are they producing real and sustainable results for the company? What if these efforts are wasting time and money?  We recently worked with a major corporate [...]

EVEN DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION HEALTH CARE CAN’T OVERCOME WASHINGTON AND THE GREEKS “A disruptive innovation typically combines a simplifying technology with a novel business model in order to transform expensive and complicated products and services into affordable and conveniently accessible ones.” Clayton Christensen, Harvard Business Professor Using disruptive innovation and following Harvard Business Professor Clayton Christensen’s logic [...]

LANHAM NAPIER, CEO OF RACKSPACE HOLDING, DISCUSSES HOW “THE CLOUD” IS INFLUENCING THE WAY WE DO BUSINESS Lanham Napier leads the way past clusters of desks, each desk overhung by a banner highlighting the interest of its occupier. Most of the banners trumpet colleges and universities. Some herald sports teams. A few highlight states or [...]

By Phil Resch – Executive Retained Search has traditionally been the preferred method CEOs use to find the talent they need to help run the organization. But the current economic downturn has caused companies to conserve cash and wait to see how the new health initiatives will shake out, leading to a slowdown in executive [...]

RECRUITERS – IF AND WHEN TO USE – By John Casey CEOs have had good and bad experiences with retained and contingent recruiters and often wonder when they should use a recruiter and how to get the best value. Recruiters are best used when it is: a critical position, important to hire the best candidate, [...]

By Mike Rawlings, Mayor – North Texas is the fastest growing economy in the U.S. We are still in a sluggish economy nationwide but the Dallas workforce saw the second largest improvement nationwide over the second half of the last decade. This did not happen by accident; it happened by emphasizing private/public partnerships, leveraging our [...]

By Betsy Price, Mayor – Years ago, when a farmer needed a new barn, he’d gather his neighbors together and turn it into a community project – a “barn-raising.” The premise was simple: Many hands make the work go faster. As important, it brought the community together – everyone had a stake in building something [...]

Vistage Survey Show Highest Quarterly Gain in CEO Confidence in Two Years –  Texas CEOs see both the economy and hiring improving in the coming year. Rafael Pastor, CEO of Vistage International, recently shared the results of the Q4, 2011 Vistage CEO Confidence Index at the Texas CEO Magazine Speaker Series event in Austin. Like [...]

By Lee Leffingwell, Mayor If the topic is the economy, Austin has a good story to tell. We have the distinction of sitting on top of many “best of” lists. Kiplinger’s Best City for the Next Decade. Forbes’ Biggest Boom Town in the U.S. Fox Business’ Best City for Business. ABC News’ Best Place to [...]

By Annise Parker, Mayor These are tough economic times. If you have a job, you are worried about losing it. Those who are out of work are facing tough competition as they try to find new employment. Knowing this, I have made it a priority to highlight job creation and implement new programs that can, [...]

TEXAS CREATED ONE OF EVERY FIVE JOBS IN THE NATION Of all the new jobs in the United States created between June, 2010 and June, 2011, 20 percent of them – one in every five – was created in Texas. The state’s economy is highlighted in “Best Performing Cities, 2011 – Where America’s Jobs Are [...]