Ready to Dump the ‘Rank and Yank’ HR Review System? Consider These Guidelines First
When executives don’t perform well, sadly, sometimes they’re fired. But when the company’s merit rating system doesn’t improve employees, do you fire it too?
When executives don’t perform well, sadly, sometimes they’re fired. But when the company’s merit rating system doesn’t improve employees, do you fire it too?
Thanks to more stringent monitoring and regulation of corporate financial statements, there’s been a dramatic rise in the number of American companies adding a “chief accounting officer” to the C-suite. The purpose of the CAO is to assist the CFO in all aspects of accounting and regulatory compliance.
A new era of sales is ushering in that will eliminate of over 1 million jobs from B2B sales over the next five years, according to Forrester, and companies need to adapt their sales strategies now to better position themselves for the selling model of the future.
It seems a familiar story these days—a company on rocky ground for a few quarters suddenly finds itself rudderless as the chief executive is let go or departs for greener pastures. In the resulting vacuum, the pressure to make an immediate hire can be intense. But companies are well served to think carefully about whether they truly need a “corporate savior” who can devise and carry out a turnaround strategy in short order, or whether a long-term leader is better suited to lead the company back to market success.
According to Franklin Covey, one of the biggest reasons companies do not achieve their strategic objectives is because they have too many strategic initiatives going on at the same time. In this article, we will discuss how to go about choosing the strategic initiative that will have the most impact on your organization and provide you a time-tested and proven system for making your strategic vision a reality.
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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.