What will it take to run a big company really well over the next few years? People are talking about a new kind of CEO, an evolution from the crop that has upended Wall Street. Fortune says, "Gone is the Lone Ranger with his loyal Tontos. A more workable alternative, in an environment of increased regulation, diffuse power and stagnant stock prices: The Lifeguard." In a way that's sad--Fortune likens the next wave of winning CEOs to people whose job is to make sure employees don't drown. Has it really come to that?

My question is this: Who will emerge as the most savvy CEO of this new era. That is, who will get his company through this mess in the best form. The early money is on Ken Lewis and Jaime Dimon. Vikram Pandit has a lot of work to do. As do John Mack and the early front-runner Lloyd Blankfein.

For more:
- here's an article on CEOs from Fortune

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