The Value Of Meaningful Work
If employees suspect a company’s stated values are self-serving or inauthentic, motivation declines. You can’t fake meaning—people either feel it or they don’t.
If employees suspect a company’s stated values are self-serving or inauthentic, motivation declines. You can’t fake meaning—people either feel it or they don’t.
What brands really need is to plug into real-time data feeds that can show them how audience habits are changing and how to proactively bolster consumer engagement and loyalty.
Most firms will find that their time and energy is better spent on laying the foundation for deeper relationships with their current clients. Six ways to do that.
No matter how great your sales team is, it’s always easier and more cost effective to upsell existing customers. That’s doubly true in 2020.
Pistachio popularizer creates a new mega-brand by cleverly repurposing byproducts of processing.
Analytical, deliberate and deeply principled, Bank of America’s Brian Moynihan led one of the most impressive turnarounds in Wall Street history. And he did it just in the nick of time. A conversation with our Chief Executive of the Year
Like other large retailers, Ulta Beauty was hit hard by the pandemic, but unlike those that have fallen, the cosmetics company has survived through months of chaos. CFO Scott Settersten explains how.
In this first of a two-part series, Ulta Beauty CFO Scott Settersten explains how the company avoided disaster by making some tough—and quick—decisions from the virtual war room.
Robert Rosenberg, who ran Dunkin’ Donuts for 35 years, recommends humility for today’s leaders, having learned about his own hubris the hard way.
Middle market companies are ambitious to grow, but they need the right marketing strategy that can guide the whole enterprise to new heights.
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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.