Looking At Business Expansion? Start With These Four Criteria
Expansion could be a key to growth, but if you don’t know why you’re doing it, it’s going to be hard to find the right spot.
Expansion could be a key to growth, but if you don’t know why you’re doing it, it’s going to be hard to find the right spot.
When relocating or finding a new expansion site, you should consider which business incentives will be the most relevant moving forward. Four steps to choosing wisely.
While you’re standing in the corner office trying to spot problems from 50,000 feet, they’re seeing them up close. If you can activate your team and turn them into your eyes and ears, you’ll learn more about your business than you ever dreamed possible.
It’s easy to get emotional about the rough year we’ve had—but don’t. Keeping score by focusing on company data will empower the right decisions and help you emerge from this dark time with intact staff and critical competitive advantages.
Alignment is like sculling—when the entire team works in cadence with the coxswain, the boat moves straight and fast. Conversely, even a small percent difference in the force of oars will be the difference between winning and losing.
Following a superstar founder is never easy, but Amazon’s new CEO also has a full plate of major strategic problems to solve when he takes over later this year.
‘In today’s business era, sales, operations and product management have surprisingly aligned interests. They are poised to form a natural alliance to maximize profitability, often without realizing it.’
A recent HSBC survey of over 2,000 executives found that 42 percent plan to transform their supply chains in 2023, and 47 percent view this as a priority in the near future. A look at how to make sure yours maximizes profits in this first of a two-part response.
With many organizations looking to transform their supply chains this year, MIT’s Jonathan Byrnes wrote a piece last week on How to Design a High-Profit Supply Chain. In this week’s Part II, he focuses on supply chain management.
Getting in the door of a potential blue-chip customer is a dream come true, but that dream will fast become a nightmare if you’re not ready to deliver.
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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.