‘Business Is A Privilege’
A timber magnate’s early embrace of forest management offers ESG lessons for today.
A timber magnate’s early embrace of forest management offers ESG lessons for today.
Companies have a unique chance to improve CSR policies and boost efforts toward fostering sustainability, alleviating causes of climate change, promoting resiliency, adopting the circular economy and more.
How does a company walk the tightrope that looks more like a Gordian knot? Here are a few rules to get you started.
With all his vitality, energy, and optimism — we thought he would win. That’s what makes the loss all the more shocking.
At a time of deep social division in America, Sorenson helped the nation’s CEOs to reconsider their role in public life and was honored as CEO of the Year in 2019.
Rebuilding trust in business will require us to revisit the fundamentals—and the scaffolding that keeps shareholder-centric thinking and profit-maximizing in place.
Industry’s most dynamic CEO leapfrogs herself with company’s ambitious new carbon-neutral commitments.
If we really to turn the corner on Covid, we’ve got to get people to take a vaccine. That’s going to take leadership.
The Whole Foods’ CEO explains why company leaders need to keep a higher purpose top of mind in order to let capitalism reach its full potential.
Global consumers are becoming increasingly demanding that brands take a stand on issues, according to a Ford Trends Report.
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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.