4 COVID-19 Leadership Lessons
The best leaders are facing this crisis by reinforcing accountability in a positive manner, engaging their teams with foresight, putting their people first with their actions and being decisive.
The best leaders are facing this crisis by reinforcing accountability in a positive manner, engaging their teams with foresight, putting their people first with their actions and being decisive.
Done well, scenario planning acts as a kind of organizational intervention, which starts with overcoming denial about change and ends with acceptance of change and hope—and a new strategic direction.
The brain excels at spotting threats in our environment, but to enable a fight-or-flight response, it shuts down the part of our brain we usually engage to strategize, innovate and integrate. Here’s how to fix that.
As the economy reboots in fits and starts, CEOs should expect plenty of supply chain volatility. Here’s how you can prepare to better manage the chaos.
Emerson Electric CEO Farr exemplifies how chiefs of companies big and small have been pulling together during the crisis.
It is the CEO’s responsibility to prioritize employee health and well-being—and taking care of oneself is the best place to start.
What companies do today will make or break their resilience in the face of the next natural disaster that threatens their survival.
Bob Chapman, advocate of ‘Truly Human Leadership,’ says now is the time for CEOs to prove they really care.
The pandemic has caused plenty of fear and angst across industries, but it will also offers big opportunities for leaders who choose to seize them.
Three things smart companies are doing right now to leverage their strengths and put themselves in better positions for the future.
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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.