Tuesday, May 08, 2007

Growth Tops List of CEO Concerns

"In a recent survey, U.S. CEOs of companies with less than $100 million in revenues identified their top five concerns for 2006 as the following:

1. Sustained and steady top-line growth
2. Consistent execution of strategy by top management
3. Customer loyalty and retention
4. Profit growth
5. Product innovation

In the study, called the Conference Board's CEO Challenge 2006 Survey, more than 650 CEOs from 40 countries around the world ranked 91 challenges representing their primary business concerns for 2006."