Uber President Quits, Citing Clash of Values
The sudden departure of Jeff Jones may show the extent to which poor cultural practices can muddle with a company’s leadership succession plans.
The sudden departure of Jeff Jones may show the extent to which poor cultural practices can muddle with a company’s leadership succession plans.
Australian Immigration Minister Peter Dutton doesn’t want the likes of Apple or Qantas talking about “fringe issues” like gay marriage.
CEOs have a critical role to play in reordering politics, fixing the parties, returning to the public square and working in the interest not only of business, but of the country at large.
Over the past decade, the pace of change has accelerated through technology, and we’ve developed a much deeper understanding of what drives human behaviors and business success. But these new realities have not been fully translated into how leaders run their companies.
President-elect Donald Trump has made America’s CEOs sit up and take notice with many of his pre-inauguration moves, ranging from one extreme—job-shaming—to the other, selecting corporate chiefs for some key cabinet posts.
Shortly after his victory was declared in the presidential race on Wednesday morning, Donald Trump said that it was the start of a “movement,” that it wasn’t about him.
The disastrous and embarrassing recall of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 smartphone is showing CEOs that while a top-down leadership culture might help get things done quickly, it doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll get done right.
Riddled with bunkers, the path of a startup drug company demands perseverance and adaptability.
CEOs, like many others, are doubtless shaking their heads over Wells Fargo’s announcement last week that it would pay $5 million to customers and $185 million in penalties for allegedly having signed customers up for more than 2 million deposit and credit card accounts.
As the movie Sully cleaned up at the box office for the second week in a row, we took a look at lessons other CEOs and leaders could learn from Captain Sullenberger’s split-second decisions.
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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.