Technology’s Impact on Business Innovation and Transformation: A CEO Roundtable
Will software soon be the lifeblood of every company?
Will software soon be the lifeblood of every company?
Business school may be your ticket to the boardroom. More than 40% of the chief executive officers in the top 100 Fortune companies have studied for an MBA, according to research from Heidrick & Struggles, the executive search firm.
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.
Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst believes he’s latched onto the best way of leading an organization and solving problems. Open management challenges conventional ideas of what companies
are. But is it for everyone?
Approaching its IPO anniversary, Citizens Financial is forging an independent future.
CEOs know it’s tough at the top. Last year, in fact, chief executives were fired in numbers not seen since 2008. A total of 1,341 chief executives “vacated their posts” during 2014, nearly an 8% increase from the prior year, according to global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
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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.