The fact that the average lifespan of companies is shortening, having gone from roughly 61 years in 1958 to 25 years in 1980 to just 18 years in 2011, is evidence that the global business sphere is indeed changing faster than ever. Not only is competition getting more intense, but disruption can now come in the most unexpected of ways and from the most unexpected of places.
How a newly minted CEO led a century-old manufacturing company on a transformation journey.
Will software soon be the lifeblood of every company?
The very purpose of innovation is to change things up, to move processes forward, and to disrupt the status quo. However, “innovation for the sake of innovation” is a misuse of a very powerful and beneficial tool.
Mergers, new technologies, fast-shifting competitive landscapes: More than ever, these events demand vast transformational changes for companies that want to maintain success—or even survive.
Maybe it’s something in the air in Atlanta, but three companies based there—and their CEOs or former chiefs—have emerged as leaders of a quiet but insistent movement by more companies toward what has become known as “servant leadership.” However, it’s a philosophy that business leaders anywhere, in any vertical, can apply just as well.
In today’s interconnected environment of dramatically increased speed and complexity, organizations must be more flexible and agile to thrive—or merely survive. What many CEOs struggle to recognize is that, to enable the iterative evolution of their organization, they too must evolve.
The most successful innovators take a value-capture, profit-oriented approach to innovation.
As leaders, we want our companies to be nimble and innovative. CEOs are increasingly taking the wheel when it comes to directing and inspiring innovation at their companies. However, by leading with the demand for fast and lucrative innovation, CEOs can unintentionally create tension and stress within their organization and create a hazardous “innovate or die” environment.
American technology companies once led the way in developing breakthrough products and services. Today, many firms seem to have lost their innovation mojo.
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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.
