Portfolio management teams are doomed to failure without adequate support from senior executives. Internal struggles will plague portfolio management groups until their corporate cultures accept their strategic value.

Elio Evangelista

Without a doubt, medical affairs departments are struggling to maintain their strategic impact amid regulatory changes and the introduction of new industry guidelines. With the OIG guidance and the potential effects of Medicare Part D, medical affairs departments have turned to globalization to implement standards of practice across all their organizations.

Elio Evangelista

While the end markets Motorola serves continue to be weak, the company is making good progress in improving its strategic focus and in reducing its cost structure.

Edward Breen

Motorola didn't have additional strategic technology to sell to auto makers. That left them selling components without any other solutions to drive additional value and create price protection.

Fred Lewis

A bipartisan public affairs firm that provides strategic counsel, government relations and communications services to corporations, trade associations and issue-based coalitions.

Reed Gillespie

I'm not a toys guy. They know when I go to them, I go to them for something important [and] they listen. But they do that because I haven't gone back for the toys. I've gone back for very strategic capital when I thought it was appropriate. That was the impetus for the blade servers and security in a box.

Ed Eskew

Our balance sheet and cash flows are strong and many legacy financial and legal issues have been resolved. After a thorough review of strategic options with our board of directors, we have determined that separating into three independent companies is the best approach to enable these businesses to achieve their full potential.

Ed Breen

Rob has done an exceptional job as president of our Insurance Company Services division. Moving forward, he will use his strategic vision and determined leadership to aggressively grow our business, maximize profitability and increase shareholder value.

Ed Troy

On relevant countries' development of missile defense system, China's stance is: We think it will affect global stability, international strategic stability, relations between nations and regional security.

Zhang Yan

Members of the HR department should be positioned as strategic partners with the CEO. The importance of them can never be underestimated.

Eva Liao

I personally am pleased with the strategic planning process. Staff, and the board, set goals and are accountable.

Evelyn Fox

Harrah's is putting together some very, very strategic real estate, ... You look at that, you look at Caesars Palace and the implication is that Harrah's is: a) Making a no-brainer investment; b) Is making provision for a major expansion in its Strip presence. I look at the map; I couldn't read it any other way. That's something the company needs Š a greater presence on the Strip.

Eugene Christiansen

Bush mentioned shared strategic interests three times in his speech. The Chinese see this as important because it's high- level recognition from the global superpower of their status as a rising great power.

Evan Medeiros

You want to understand why a bond manager makes certain strategic decisions.

Eric Jacobson