7 Tips To Keep Your Business Afloat During COVID-19
Small businesses have been hit especially hard by the pandemic. Some advice for leading through, staying sane and spotting opportunity.
Small businesses have been hit especially hard by the pandemic. Some advice for leading through, staying sane and spotting opportunity.
Our founders famously said: ‘The biggest competitive advantage is to do the right thing at the worst time.’ That spirit is what all of us need to embrace right now.
To respond as rapidly and effectively as possible, manufacturers will have to develop innovative partnerships, secure buy-in from workers and be guided by strong government leadership.
The best leaders will use these five strategies for leaning into the current crisis, managing fear, and leading through the unknown.
It’s the most important currency you have in this crisis, and the only thing that will deliver stability, hope and a path forward. Hang on to it with everything you’ve got.
Corporate resilience, innovation, a new level of preparedness and an insatiable focus on sustainability will be key for success in the post-COVID era.
A new poll of CEOs reveals the depth of economic decline being experienced by U.S. companies—and what they’re doing about it.
This unprecedented crisis requires a return to leadership fundamentals—empathy, humility and gratitude—to make it safely to the other side.
CEOs should leverage cheap money to maintain human capital, important customers and crucial supply-chain links through the crisis, advisor says.
While distrust of national media grows, local broadcast radio was made for these moments, says the CEO of a chain of stations.
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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.