Companies Of A Century: Applied Industrial’s Customer Focus
Founder Joseph Bruening set the tone from the top that the highest priority was customer care—and that’s still the focus today.
Founder Joseph Bruening set the tone from the top that the highest priority was customer care—and that’s still the focus today.
Savvy acquisition strategy helps this one-time local freight hauler grow into a $5-billion-plus public company.
What began with a single carpet cleaning compound is today a global leader in water management in the industrial, institutional and energy sectors.
Notwithstanding a few bumps along the way, Hasbro has largely fulfilled its mission to create the world’s best play experiences.
From humble beginnings, McDermott evolved into a premier provider of engineering and construction solutions to the global energy industry
A core strategy of the company’s survival, says CEO David Kenny, “was to always find ways to do things better and grow, which requires the courage to give up the past and change.”
The thread that weaves through its remarkable evolution? Innovation.
Though the company faltered following the founder’s death, new leadership brought it back from the brink, and into the new century.
As the risk of a ‘systemic cyber event’ grows, cyber insurance is getting harder to come by—and CFOs are focusing in on cybersecurity: ‘Were another SolarWinds-type attack to occur, many companies may not be covered for the losses.’
With their companies’ digital transformations well underway, CIOs are prioritizing tech spending for the new year—the economy be damned.
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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.
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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.
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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.