Two Culture Killers and Three Ways To Create A Culture Of Growth
Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but if you’re setting up gamerooms and in-office massages to copy another company’s culture, that could be your downfall.
Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but if you’re setting up gamerooms and in-office massages to copy another company’s culture, that could be your downfall.
Even in the depths of the 2008-09 recession, financially resilient companies showed a 25-point higher EBITDA than nonresilient counterparts and enjoyed markedly better recovery. But going forward, organizational resilience will be every bit as vital to success.
How one CEO cultivates a “culture of enough” to decrease internal competition and boost win-win, cooperative thinking and behavior.
America’s HR chiefs are more confident than CEOs about prospects for business in the year ahead—with one very big area of difference.
It takes courage and humility for a leader to ignore an attraction and addiction to hierarchical authority. Some best practices to avoid the pitfalls of power and improve internal communication.
Onboard a submarine, crewmembers must reach a delicate equilibrium of individual vs. team—and too much weight on either side can spell disaster.
Today’s students are tomorrow’s leaders and if they want to recruit and retain them, CEOs need to understand what they really want.
Creating a multiracial workforce can be challenging, time-consuming—and, let’s face it—deeply uncomfortable for many CEOs. But that doesn’t mean it can’t be done.
Before you embark on a culture renovation, make sure you really understand how the current culture is perceived. Technology can help.
For most companies, meaningful innovation measurement requires a balance between activity- and outcome-based metrics. Focus on these five categories.
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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.