Tuesday, November 03, 2009

George F. Colony's Blog: The Counterintuitive CEO: The CEO's Brain

Some insights from Forrester’s founder/CEO

So I'm about to let you in on a simple but powerful secret -- one they only reveal at Chief Executive School. CEOs think incessantly about only two things: 1) higher revenue, and 2) increasing profits. That's it. All of the rhetoric about productivity, or efficiency, or corporate responsibility can be directly linked to these two goals.

Why? Because in the long run, revenue and profit change governs the stock price. While in the short term, alluring strategic statements or charming executives can cause temporary share price spikes, you can't get sustainable valuation without driving the top and bottom line. In the 13 years I've spent running a public company, the intelligent investors I've worked with focus on these two metrics above all else.

George F. Colony's Blog: The Counterintuitive CEO: The CEO's Brain

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