Sonnenfeld: How To Beat B.S.
Watch out for diversionary doublespeak that clouds reality.
Watch out for diversionary doublespeak that clouds reality.
Even one C-suite misstep, scandal or gaffe can send trust in a company south—and with it, share price. Here are the four most commonly missed critical success factors that enable executives to protect their reputations, and the company’s along with them.
Trust and authenticity have always mattered, but the qualities are taking on a new importance today’s social media age.
In more complex terms, it comes down to the transitive property of trust and the dynamics of knowledge asymmetry—but in simpler terms, credibility comes from the head and trust comes from the heart.
How one organization found integrity and transparency to be a boon to new membership.
While transparency and authenticity have long been buzzwords, it is now being demanded that they be the pillars upon which every decision is made. Can leaders rise to the occasion?
The calculus for doing business in China just changed. Are you ready for the next front in the culture wars?
It’s imperative for CEOs to make concrete steps toward transforming the way they do business — and fast.
Compliance departments have been trying for years to get company leadership to understand that their work goes beyond box checking and has much deeper benefits. It’s time for CEOs and boards to start hearing them.
The Whole Foods’ CEO explains why company leaders need to keep a higher purpose top of mind in order to let capitalism reach its full potential.
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1:00 - 5:00 pm
We are in a period of rapid change. Customer needs, technologies, competitors and internal capabilities require companies to review and update their strategies for the new realities. In this workshop, strategy experts Steve Rutan and Denise Harrison will show you a systematic approach to strategic planning to help you refine or redefine your business strategy and approach including:
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.