President-elect Donald Trump has made America’s CEOs sit up and take notice with many of his pre-inauguration moves, ranging from one extreme—job-shaming—to the other, selecting corporate chiefs for some key cabinet posts.
Although business leaders have embraced the election of Donald Trump, they’re not getting too carried away with his pledges to slash taxes and toss regulation, according to a new survey.
Although many U.S. businesses will start saving money from today thanks to a court injunction blocking Obama’s proposed overtime rules, not all CEOs are jumping at the opportunity.
History has shown that CEOs publicly venturing into Second Amendment territory typically generate a fair amount of blowback.
The United States has appeared well down a list of the world’s most business-friendly tax regimes, adding weight to calls from Donald Trump to cut corporate tax rates and slash red tape.
The election of Donald J. Trump as the next president means that CEOs and their boards are facing a new reality they didn’t necessarily expect. Uncertainty hovers over the corporate landscape regarding a number of issues—economic growth, tax policy, the Supreme Court and immigration, for starters—as the new administration’s policy and staffing choices begin to take shape.
Shortly after his victory was declared in the presidential race on Wednesday morning, Donald Trump said that it was the start of a “movement,” that it wasn’t about him.
Along with electing Donald J. Trump as the next president, voters passed a number of critical initiatives on Tuesday that will have an impact—both positive and negative—on business.
Shell CEO Ben van Beurden has caused a stir at a gathering in Paris by suggesting that renewable energy doesn’t make any money, a claim rebutted by several other conference attendees with investments in green power.
Research into how the federal government actually functions would scare anyone off.
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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.
