The Anatomy of a Leader: It Isn’t What You Do, it’s Who You Are
Leaders don’t hear, they listen. They know how to assess their environment and adjust accordingly. For more insight on what makes a leader, see this Infographic by BookPal.
Leaders don’t hear, they listen. They know how to assess their environment and adjust accordingly. For more insight on what makes a leader, see this Infographic by BookPal.
Maturing digital businesses are focused on integrating digital technologies, such as social, mobile, analytics and cloud, in the service of transforming how their businesses work, according to Deloitte and MIT Sloan Management Review. Less-mature digital businesses, they say, are focused on solving discrete business problems with individual digital technologies.
Dilemma surrounding RBC’s star Brazilian client highlights regulatory risks of potentially lucrative emerging markets
As the chief change agent of their firm, CEOs are always trying to get their executives and their staff to move the needle out of their comfort zones and into new territory. This is imperative to keep innovating. Here are several pointers on how to successfully get your team to accept change.
CEOs don’t have time to try out new phones, research features, and figure out the technology that will help them do their jobs better. This list of smartphones by Business Insider takes the guesswork out of choosing a CEO-worthy smartphone.
By John Michel I have long been fascinated by the traits and characteristics of successful leaders. As I reflect on more than two decades of leading
Elon Musk wants to send mankind to Mars. Back here on Earth, Mark Zuckerberg hopes to hook everyone up to the Internet—the better for them to use Facebook, of course. The two entrepreneurs have different visions of the future. Still, the fact that both men are possessed by enough self-belief to pull off world-changing feats has earned them a spot in a category of self-centered CEOs, who were first noticed by an anthropologist back at the height of the dot-com bubble. The academic calls them productive narcissists, and he thinks there may be more of them today.
A new study suggests that a certain gene variation makes you more likely to break the rules and therefore to be a better leader.
This Harvard Business Review article talks about positional power, emotion, expertise and nonverbal signals.
This infographic reveals 3 of the most important technology drivers that manufacturers are leveraging for profitable business innovation.
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1:00 - 5:00 pm
Over 70% of Executives Surveyed Agree: Many Strategic Planning Efforts Lack Systematic Approach Tips for Enhancing Your Strategic Planning Process
Executives expressed frustration with their current strategic planning process. Issues include:
Steve Rutan and Denise Harrison have put together an afternoon workshop that will provide the tools you need to address these concerns. They have worked with hundreds of executives to develop a systematic approach that will enable your team to make better decisions during strategic planning. Steve and Denise will walk you through exercises for prioritizing your lists and steps that will reset and reinvigorate your process. This will be a hands-on workshop that will enable you to think about your business as you use the tools that are being presented. If you are ready for a Strategic Planning tune-up, select this workshop in your registration form. The additional fee of $695 will be added to your total.
2:00 - 5:00 pm
Female leaders face the same issues all leaders do, but they often face additional challenges too. In this peer session, we will facilitate a discussion of best practices and how to overcome common barriers to help women leaders be more effective within and outside their organizations.
Limited space available.
10:30 - 5:00 pm
General’s Retreat at Hermitage Golf Course
Sponsored by UBS
General’s Retreat, built in 1986 with architect Gary Roger Baird, has been voted the “Best Golf Course in Nashville” and is a “must play” when visiting the Nashville, Tennessee area. With the beautiful setting along the Cumberland River, golfers of all capabilities will thoroughly enjoy the golf, scenery and hospitality.
The golf outing fee includes transportation to and from the hotel, greens/cart fees, use of practice facilities, and boxed lunch. The bus will leave the hotel at 10:30 am for a noon shotgun start and return to the hotel after the cocktail reception following the completion of the round.