While good leadership is often thought of in terms of things like confidence, integrity and passion, experts say executives can enhance their leadership skills by focusing on their “emotional intelligence.”
Mid-market companies continue to invest in security technology to reduce their risk of cyber attacks, but research indicates that employees are their biggest vulnerability.
As new software solutions expand into all areas of the economy, tech continues to fuel mid-market mergers and acquisitions, and is expected to soar in 2017.
Mid-market companies are investing more effort and capital into enhancing their digital marketing strategies in order to compete more effectively with their larger counterparts on a global scale.
While companies of all sizes continue to struggle with talent and workforce issues, mid-market companies may have some advantages over their larger counterparts in the coming years.
As mid-market companies grow and expand, their leadership structures can quickly become outdated, inefficient and ineffective.
While many mid-market companies are seeing revenues rise, they’re also seeing profits decline as they face headwinds like higher labor costs.
In a perilous world of increasing risks, many growing mid-market companies lack sufficient risk mitigation plans.
While rising wages, higher business costs and the potential for higher interest rates may impact mid-market businesses in 2017, there’s strong growth potential for those organizations that can meet the challenges and increase efficiencies.
Mid-market company CEOs are increasingly taking ownership of their companies’ technology agendas.
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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.
