It May be Time to Think Small When Using Big Data
Big data hasn’t been the big boon for CEOs it was once cracked up to be.
Big data hasn’t been the big boon for CEOs it was once cracked up to be.
It’s been five years since Tim Cook filled Steve Jobs’ big shoes. And while he’s overseen a vast increase in the company’s profits and market capitalization, the jury’s still out on whether he’s been a success in his own right.
Visa’s C-suite is going through major changes as its CEO prepares to step down and a new CEO—a board member and former president of American Express Co.—takes his place.
Lars Sørensen, the head of Danish drug maker Novo Nordisk, has led a list of the world’s best 100 CEOs for the second year in a row, despite a recent drop in the company’s share price preceding his early retirement.
To get to work for Apple, candidates will have to be determined rebels who are nevertheless able to work as a team.
How many CEOs have ever counseled an aggrieved customer themselves? If they have, they should be congratulated for finding the time. And if they haven’t, well, they may want to start brushing up on their customer service skills.
Just when CEOs thought they may have catered to the demands of millennials, generation Z has arrived. And they’ve come with a set of sometimes unique preferences that leaders will have to understand if they want to harness the talent of the future.
One businessman has found a large untapped market to help tech executives decrying a talent shortfall: people living with autism.
It’s a $500 billion market with huge potential for growth. But any leaders thinking they can milk the global dairy industry for all it’s worth better do their homework.
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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.
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.