When Finding A New CEO, Go With Tissue Before Talent
Successful succession strategies may be less about skill, and more about being a good match for the ‘DNA’ of the company.
Successful succession strategies may be less about skill, and more about being a good match for the ‘DNA’ of the company.
Nestlé’s returns have underperformed the MSCI World Index by 44% over the past two years, leading to CEO Mark Schneider’s recent exit. Did Nestlé’s board overlook key expertise gaps? As the company regroups, it’s not too late to apply these lessons and build a more resilient strategy.
Facing on impasse on how to proceed with the struggling company, all seven independent directors at 23andMe resigned. Here’s how CEOs and boards can avoid a similar end.
Chief executives at retail and consumer companies may have a shorter timeline to jumpstart sluggish performance.
As more companies announce that they are eliminating DEI initiatives, CEOs and boards need to consider how they will approach this matter.
Unsurprisingly, shareholder activism has increased this year. Here’s how corporate boards can avoid becoming targets.
The outage ‘represents a wakeup call,’ says cybersecurity expert Chris Hetner. Here’s what CEOs and boards should do next.
Some CEOs see board service as an inevitable step in their careers, but this seasoned director (and former CEO) urges peers to follow these five steps to determine if the director path is right for them.
Boards and CEOs can use these findings to help determine the level of shareholder engagement that may be required to avoid potential problems involving backlash on ESG issues.
Beware of these three toxic perspectives that quietly poison leadership succession systems.
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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.