CONTENTS
January/February 2017 No. 286
FEATURES COVER STORY
26 From Autocrat to Catalyst:
How CEOs Have Changed, Along with the Businesses They Run
For 40 years, Chief Executive magazine has witnessed—and chronicled—the ways in which changes in leadership style, shareholder value, technology and globalization have framed the CEOs’ world and how they have adapted to it. By J.P. Donlon
POLITICS
32 CEOs Take Center Stage
Looking back at the 2016 presidential campaign and election, it’s become clear that CEOs have an important role to play in reordering politics, fixing the parties, returning to the public square and working in the interest not only of business, but of the country at large. By Dale Buss
Chief Executive Magazine
THE FIRST 40 YEARS Chief Executive Magazine: The First Forty Years Throughout 2017, we’ll be taking a look back at changes in business, society, technology and the role of the CEO during the 40 years since this magazine launched in 1977 (and a look forward at the long-range impact of these changes). We’ll dip into the Archives, take a page from the Time Capsule and visit with some of the people—and ideas—we’ve covered in these pages over the years. On the cover, we celebrate two critical stagesetting events from 1977: the incorporation of Apple Computer and the launch of the Apple II, underscoring the critical role played by the company’s founder and CEO, Steve Jobs.
TALKING POINTS
38 What You Need to Know About: Trade
“Trade” As a Dirty Word: What CEOs must do to defend global commerce. By William J. Holstein
DATA DIVE
40 Inside the Wealth Creation Index How you can increase your score. By Drew Morris and C.J. Prince
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
42 Honoring Dow Chemical’s Andrew Liveris Chief Executive’s 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award winner. By Jennifer Pellet
TA L E N T S P E C I A L E V E N T C O V E R A G E
46 Creating a Winning Talent Strategy How to drive a strategic human resources advantage. By Jennifer Pellet
CEO ROUNDTABLES
51 Forging a People Strategy for
the Digital Age
How your organization and its culture can adapt to new ways of developing talent in the digital world. By Jennifer Pellet
54 The Future of Work is Here Today
How empathy, teamwork and purpose are shaping the business landscape. By Jennifer Pellet
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