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Managing cutbacks, squeezing the last dime out of budgets, and
generally playing bad cop more than good hasn’t gone unnoticed in
offices across the country: Almost two-thirds of America wouldn’t take their bosses’ job if they were asked.
So which bosses are truly leading the way in these roiling economic
times? The top combine several attributes. First, the best bosses are
the guys and gals keeping new contracts (and thus more profits) coming
through the door. Second, bosses need a deft management touch. Third,
in a time when “business ethics” is almost always written in quotes,
the best bosses have shown ethical insight during their tenure at the
top.
We’ve listed below a few CEOs we think qualify for the top ranks, but we’d really like to hear what you think. Tweet us,
e-mail us (grantd@csmonitor.com), or post a comment below to tell us
about your boss – whether middle manager or corporate don – and we’ll
get back to you tomorrow with some of America’s best.
•Stille family, owners of Nugget Market: In 81 years, not a single layoff for this West Coast gourmet supermarket chain.
•Dan Gilbert, CEO, Quicken Loans: Once headquartered in the Detroit suburb of Livonia, Mich., Mr. Gilbert has decided to move corporate base camp into the thick of the crumbling Motor City to inspire civic renewal and, hopefully, take advantage of cheap housing and other amenities for younger employees.
•Jeffrey Hollender, CEO and Chief Inspired Protagonist, Seventh Generation: Beyond his company’s ecofriendly products, Mr. Hollender is a passionate advocate for environmental causes from corporate responsibility to sustainable palm-oil production. Employees at Seventh Generation are encouraged to question the boss – and get a host of incentives to make their lives more green.
Robert Milsap, the company's "Director of Development for Yolo County," justifies the project as follows: The
proposed uses on the Annexation Parcel would be an auto-mall and other
uses permitted in the C-2 zone to be more particularly determined and
entitled in further proceedings with the City after the completion of
Annexation. The annexation will be part of a larger, inter-related
development program involving the following elements: