CEO Confidence Falls On Growing Trade War Worries
Our monthly review of CEO Confidence reveals that geopolitical concerns, like trade wars, are causing many business leaders are causing them to be pessimistic in an otherwise buoyant environment.
Our monthly review of CEO Confidence reveals that geopolitical concerns, like trade wars, are causing many business leaders are causing them to be pessimistic in an otherwise buoyant environment.
Read this excerpt from Hans Rosling’s “Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World—And Why Things Are Better Than You Think,”
SpeedPro Imaging CEO Larry Oberly has a deep background running franchises, and he spoke with Chief Executive about the challenges and opportunities franchise businesses offer, and the importance of connecting directly with franchisees
CEOs, your employees are waiting for you to get management out of their way. Employee engagement isn’t working, why do CEOs support spending billions with no results?
People who understand results intelligence get remarkable things done, and often make it look easy. In reality, though, they’re framing and managing projects in specific ways.
Norman Bodek shares his thoughts on why the Harada Method is the killer app for bringing out the best in your manufacturing workforce.
Jonathan Bush was the founder and CEO of Athenahealth, a successful healthcare software company, until he was unceremoniously pushed out the door. How an activist group upended all that and what can CEOs learn from this saga.
Every time an organization successfully leaps into a new knowledge base, the CEO and senior leaders need to go beyond formulating a strategy and should get their hands dirty during its implementation.
Samsonite’s board fired CEO Ramesh Tainwala for a self-inflicted injury—trying to get away with lying in a big data world.
To be a truly great chief executive officer requires a high level of success over a long duration in a highly valued company, which is portrayed by a new measure, Market Cap Alpha.
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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.