
Best & Worst States: With Tech Jobs Bleeding, States Big In ‘Legacy’ Industries See Opportunity
Mid-size companies can join Ford in taking advantage of greater availability of tech talent.
Mid-size companies can join Ford in taking advantage of greater availability of tech talent.
Despite a growth slowdown, the region is still attracting tech sector investment.
Based on polling of nearly 700 CEOs and business owners, the Lone Star State placed No. 1 again, Florida No. 2. But will changing politics change the game?
Long derided as ‘flyover country,’ the nation’s industrial core is again taking flight, thanks to chips and EVs, pragmatic politics, seismic shifts in manufacturing and a deep rethink of the global supply chain. China who?
More states than ever find themselves in a position to afford tax cuts, in part because the onset of Covid created only a V-shaped drop-off in revenues.
Predictions of flight from big cities were a bit overblown, although reactions to Covid did heat up a few migratory routes that already were increasingly popular.
Some states are taking the long view by using the billions to train workforces, buttress water and sewer systems, and extend broadband.
Intel passed on the Badger State for Ohio, and Foxconn is a mess, but Wisconsin remains on an upward arc.
Intel’s huge investment will cap a push behind new technologies that already has benefited the Buckeye State.
While the top (Texas, Florida) and the bottom (just guess) of our annual rankings remain unchanged, what has changed are the stakes, with a growing number of CEOs we polled open to a post-Covid change of locale. Governors, take note.
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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
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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.