The 2013 Executive Outlook

There’s simply no denying that the outlook for the year ahead is filled with signs of optimism. Then again, there’s simply no denying that there’s plenty of reason for caution and concern: mainly, we’ve been here before. Probably even more than once.

Joe Kornik | February 04, 2013

Things surely look better than they have in awhile, and there's plenty to be optimistic about, but then again…

There's simply no denying that the outlook for the year ahead is filled with signs of optimism. Then again, there's simply no denying that there's plenty of reason for caution and concern: mainly, we've been here before. Probably even more than once. Over the last several years, we've felt like we've turned the corner a few times, only to see another corner up ahead.

Who Took the Outlook Survey? So, will 2013 be any different? There's reason to think that it will. Coming off perhaps an overly optimistic Executive Outlook of the last year—with 91 percent expecting revenue growth and 54 percent saying that growth would be in double digits—we have what appear to be more conservative and realistic expectations of 2013.

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