Sustained innovation depends on more than inspiration—it’s about creating the right environment for ideas to take root. These five strategies can help any company balance day-to-day execution with long-term breakthroughs.
The most innovative leaders actively, and consistently, create numerous categories of ideas, rather than simply seeking lots of them.
It’s easy to overlook these opportunities in the daily grind, but even a slight tweak in a process, a minor adjustment in product design or a subtle change in team dynamics can have outsized impact on the bottom line. Here’s how to find the next big win hiding in plain sight.
Understanding how and why people think the way they do will help you with everything from customer service to evaluating mergers and strategic initiatives. Takeaways from a life of study.
Successful innovation will always have failed ideas along the way. The key is maximize the value of those mistakes, and minimize the risk.
They’re more than buzzwords. Properly leveraging the intersection of diversity and innovation holds massive opportunity for organizations.
An ‘imagination gap’ may determine who wins and loses when it comes to implementing AI. Here’s what CEOs can do to succeed.
We need to evolve from pursuing innovation for the sake of exploring innovative technologies and start creating relevant applicable customer advantage. That will only happen if the customer utilization will be at the center of everything we do.
The most innovative companies (and kitchens) know that successful experimentation can’t happen in a vacuum. Whether you’re working on your holiday meal or your intrapreneurial initiatives, try this five-step plan to help you get cooking.
Midsized businesses have special needs and fewer resources than large enterprises. Here’s what to keep in mind.
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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.
