There are many company leaders today who realize the need for their firm to be its own disruptor, but are having trouble getting ideas past the board. Here are 9 ways you can secure their buy-in.
From embracing failure to understanding the ‘sharing’ economy, knowing how your customers’ behavior, and their customers’ behavior, is critical for developing a long-term strategy of success and growth.
Jack and Suzy Welch, the original power couple, were in New York recently appearing on the Today show in the morning and CNN and CNBC in the afternoon promoting their new book, “The Real Life MBA: Your no-BS Guide to Winning the Game, Building a Team, and Growing Your Career.”
A strategy canvas can help CEOs and their teams visualize their company’s current strategic position in its marketplace and chart its future strategy. By building a strategic planning process around a strategy canvas, the C-suite can focus its attention on the big picture rather than by becoming immersed in numbers and operational details.
The most important trait of ethical leadership is the ability to stop and think. A pause provides a fortress of composure amid the chaos of our constant activity, allowing us to make sense of all the stimuli, differentiating and determining an appropriate response. Here are 5 more traits of an ethical leader.
CEOs can play a key role in the quality of their organization’s products and services, yet only 60% of respondents to a new ASQ survey say their leaders unequivocally support the quality vision and values—key components of a successful quality culture.
According to IBM, there are no more static or predictable patterns in business. Continuous change is the new norm. To stay relevant in a fast-changing world, business leaders must continually change and innovate as well.
One of the most critical teams the CEO has to manage is the board, and smart CEOs understand that a well-assembled board can be one of the most potent partners and resources a CEO can have. We recently spoke with Constance Lau, President and CEO of Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc., and Dante C. Parrini, Chairman and CEO of PH Glatfelter Co., to better understand how they partner with their boards. Consider asking yourself the same questions we asked them.
Only five years ago, the Toyota Production System—and the company that spawned it—were the envy of the manufacturing world. Then Toyota buckled, and “TPS” became yesterday’s glory. But now a humbled and wiser Toyota is launching a new, global, “modular” manufacturing system that is meant to re-establish its former pre-eminence in making automobiles. There are lessons other CEOs can learn from Toyota’s rise back up from the manufacturing ashes.
Generating results from continuous improvement can be harder than expected for many organizations, partly because there are some challenges most organizations encounter where your intuitive responses can actually prevent you from succeeding. Here are five of solutions to help you overcome them.
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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.
