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Don McNeeley

Don McNeeley

Dr. Donald McNeeley is president and CEO of Chicago Tube and Iron Co., headquartered in Romeoville, Ill., as well as a Professor of Engineering at Northwestern University. Founded in 1914, CT&I is one of the largest steel service centers in the U.S., with 10 subsidiaries throughout the Midwest. Inventory, fabrication and processing is facilitated in over 1.2 million square feet of efficient, state-of-the-art facilities. CT&I houses over 30,000 line items of inventory from some of the world’s premier manufacturers. It has a 90+ year history of consecutive profitability that has provided the necessary capital resources for growth. Contact Dr. McNeeley at (800) 972-0217, or visit www.chicagotube.com.

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The McNeely View

Wake Up!

You’re being played ...
March 6, 2023
Don McNeeley
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I open the New Year drawing from Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr, who suggested: “Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.” 


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THE McNEELEY VIEW

70,000,000,000,000

“Ways to Ruin Our Country …”
September 5, 2022
Don McNeeley
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In my previous column (The Great Resignation, July 2022, https://bit.ly/3vBj0dI), I wrote of the passion for, and importance of this thing they call work. 


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The McNeeley View

The Great Resignation

“I Quit My Job Today…”
July 4, 2022
Don McNeeley
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While media outlets reported 68.9 million people left their jobs in 2021, 75 million people started new jobs. 


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The McNeeley View

Battle Fatigue

‘When Leaders Must Lead …’
May 1, 2022
Don McNeeley
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In the year ahead, let’s be the leaders that we are expected to be. Let us demonstrate our conviction, confidence, character and, above all else, compassion.


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The McNeeley View

United We Stand

“Divided we fall …”
March 1, 2022
Don McNeeley
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Economic Outlook — 2022

“Implications for PVF”
January 1, 2022
Don McNeeley
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The year ahead will provide ample PVF opportunity. The victory will go to the PVFers with the best leadership.


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The McNeeley View

Supply Chain Perfection

‘A card overplayed…’
September 3, 2021
Don McNeeley
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In our quest to find the cheapest, the fastest, the leanest, in our search for optimization did we overplay our card?


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The McNeeley View

Don’t Be the Dumb Frog

“What if … just what if.”
July 2, 2021
Don McNeeley
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Let’s journey back … I mean way, way, back to Freshman Biology, or was it Psychology, 101 when we learned that if you throw the frog in a pot of boiling water...
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Unintended Consequences…

‘The Price We Pay’
May 7, 2021
Don McNeeley
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Too much leadership today focuses exclusively on the here and now, and too many leaders push the hot button of the day — the “cause de jure” if you will.


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The McNeeley View

Come on, Man

I mean, really??
March 8, 2021
Don McNeeley

The Wholesaler invited me to write my quarterly column for another year. It is an honor and while they have been great partners and editors, I did hesitate. 


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