Evolving Role of the CEO

Executives from Southwest Airlines, Kraft Heinz and more share their strategies for long-term planning success

Since the chief executive role came into being more than 100 years ago, it has evolved to meet changing business needs. It may now be…

In August 2019, 181 CEOs signed on to Business Roundtable’s powerful pledge: to lead their companies for the benefit of all stakeholders.

From DBS Bank to Sandoz to Hydro-Québec, CEOs know that to drive their business, culture comes first.

It starts with ensuring alignment with the CEO and proactively communicating with shareholders.

The meal delivery company’s founder and CEO, Fabian Siegel, says going public has only helped his team double-down on ultimate goals.

“It’s not OK to be OK,” says Travelport’s Greg Webb. That attitude—a refusal to accept the status quo—has reinvigorated the organization.

A roundup of books for the C-suite

While the so-called retail apocalypse continues to make headlines, reality is more complicated than some doom-and-gloom observers would allow.

Free enterprise has elevated human well-being, longevity, happiness and prosperity through the power of free markets. Business executives need to tell this story loudly and…

What progress has been made since the 2016 Vatican Global Forum? Fortune’s Alan Murray reflects on the changes emerging in the wake of the call…

How can executives excel in today's volatile business environment? Embrace purpose and agility, says Doug Conant, chairman of Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose.