According to the results of this year's CEO Challenge Survey, execution is taking precedence over profit and top-line growth as a focus for CEOs around the world. Excellence in execution — a new challenge to the survey — and consistent execution of strategy by top management rank first and third, respectively, as greatest concerns. This year's survey also has a special section focusing on challenges to innovation, and respondents rate acquiring/developing the right talent as their number one innovation challenge. CEO Challenge 2007: Top 10 Challenges also features analysis of differences and similarities in responses by region, company size, and industry.