How Mid-Market Manufacturing CEOs Are Involved in the Innovation Process
Middle-market companies have more formal processes for the implementation of ideas than they do for the generation and selection of ideas.
Middle-market companies have more formal processes for the implementation of ideas than they do for the generation and selection of ideas.
A CEO told me what keeps him up at night is the thought his people will tell him what they think he wants to hear. This is not an unreal fear.
Automation and digitization are transforming every industry today, leading more CEOs to look at technology as the biggest external force influencing their enterprises. This sea change also calls for business leaders to be increasingly proactive about disrupting their own companies before it’s done for them.
Hoover, CEO of innovation incubator Xerox PARC, spoke with the CEO2CEO Summit attendees on Tuesday about disrupting your company before someone else does.
More U.S. CEOs are giving zero-based budgeting a try as the economy continues to sputter even while cost and performance pressures keep rising on companies that must find ways to prosper in a slow-growth environment.
Will software soon be the lifeblood of every company?
Global study by the Economist Intelligence Unit for BSI finds that 88% are prioritizing investment in resilience to ensure long-term survival
Organizations with a strong culture of trust are more productive and resilient than their competitors.
Searching for edgy innovation and top talent, big companies buy—or stake—the startups that might once have unseated them.
When did CEOs decide that morality was irrelevant? Shouldn’t the recent departures by the heads of United Airlines and Volkswagen send a message that cutting ethical and legal corners is a foolish business strategy?
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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.