Chief Executive Magazine

1 week ago | chiefexecutive.net | Dan Bigman

Two of American manufacturing veterans—Nick Pinchuk, chairman and CEO of Snap-on, and Farooq Kathwari, chairman, president and CEO of Ethan Allen Interiors—have navigated their organizations through decades of disruption, transformation and uncertainty. At the 2025 Manufacturing Leadership Summit, they offered not just tactics but a philosophy of leadership that transcends today’s headlines. The Unwavering CenterIn times of chaos, your conviction becomes your company’s greatest asset.

1 week ago | chiefexecutive.net | Dan Bigman

If your company’s innovation efforts aren’t delivering the results you want, you’re not alone. Even with robust teams, innovation centers and substantial investment, most companies struggle to commercialize their ideas at scale. But there is another way: Vertical Innovation.

2 weeks ago | chiefexecutive.net | Isabella Mourgelas

Uncertainty is once again the top word in manufacturing CEOs’ lexicon when it comes to describing the business environment. Fortunately, they agree that the uncertainty surrounding trade policies and deals is likely to resolve within the next 12 months, if not sooner. This hope, of certainty and resolution, is what’s driving the third consecutive upswing in manufacturing CEO outlook in June, after a 30 percent nosedive in March—when tariff talks began.

2 weeks ago | chiefexecutive.net | Dan Bigman

The son of an unemployed Pittsburgh steelworker, best-selling author Keith Ferrazzi was haunted by his father’s experiences at the mills near his home. Checked-out bosses with little care for quality or those they led. Union leaders pushing him to slow down or risk making others look bad. Arrogant ownership that failed to invest in modernization, leading to an industry explosion and, ultimately, his father losing his job.

2 weeks ago | chiefexecutive.net | Melanie Nolen

After a season of deep tariff and trade uncertainty, America’s CEOs are betting the volatility will be short-lived and that by fall businesses—and the U.S. economy—will have a clearer path ahead. Those are the key takeaways from Chief Executive’s latest CEO Confidence Index survey of 277 U.S. CEOs fielded June 3 and 4.