First job to the CEO office

The amount of time from first job to the CEO office has fallen over the past two decades, according to study published on Economist.com. The average time has decreased from 28 years in 1980 to 24 years in 2001. CEOs are spending less time at each level, four years versus six years. The study attributed the faster pace to flatter organizations and the relatively new arrival of women in the CEO ranks.
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Booker T. Washington

"Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which have been overcome while trying to succeed." - Booker T. Washington.
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Yoga

Yoga originated in ancient India as a group of spiritual methods designed to provide connection and enlightenment. As a contemporary exercise, Yoga is designed to tone, strengthen, and align the body. Yoga has been used to alleviate physical problems such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, migraine headaches, and asthma. It also has been used to promote relaxation and reduce stress.
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The Seven Habits

Management and leadership author Stephen Covey describes the Seven Habits model of management and leadership for personal and business growth. The Seven Habits of Covey include: be proactive, begin with the end in mind, put first things first, think win-win, seek first to understand and then to be understood, synergize, and learn from previous experience.
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Executive and professional temps

Executive and professional temps accounted for 11% of the temp workforce, up from 7% in 1998, according to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Temporary executives are usually hired to handle crisis situations, organizational transitions, or strategic shifts. According to a recent Wall St. Journal article, seasoned top-level executives command up to $2,500 per day in the U.S.
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E-mail

Executives are relying less on the telephone and face-to-face meetings and more on e-mail and digital devices for communicating at work. According to an OfficeTeam survey of 150 senior executives at the nation's 1,000 largest companies, 71 percent listed e-mail as their most common form of dialogue at work, compared with 27 percent five years ago.
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Experience

"Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes." - Oscar Wilde.
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