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Small Business CEOs Predict Continued Economic Slowdown

It appears that small to mid sized business CEOs aren't very optimistic about the pace of economic growth, in fact they expect the current economic situation to persist looking forward at least a year.

CEO Confidence Continues To Improve

The Conference Board Measure of CEO Confidence, which rebounded in the fourth quarter of 2010, improved more in the first quarter of 2011.The figure now stands at 67, up from 62 last quarter (a reading of more than 50 points reflects more positive than negative responses).   "CEOs' confidence has improved, yet again, and expectations are that the economy will continue to expand in the coming months,” said Lynn Franco, Director of The Conference Board Consumer Research Center.

A Lesson in Real Business Leadership

I’ve met and interviewed hundreds of CEOs and, while you get a sense with many of them that they have leadership skills — after all, why are they CEO if they don’t — it’s rare that you hear a story that so clearly defines a real business leader. Yesterday I met such a guy: Chairman of Rackspace, Graham Weston. Why do I know he’s a business leader? Well, let’s back up and start from the top. Yesterday he drove me around the neighborhood in Windcrest, Texas.