To Become Genuinely Inclusive Leaders, We Must Learn From Our Missteps
Exposing the rationale behind why decisions have been made can help make all employees feel like part of the team.
Exposing the rationale behind why decisions have been made can help make all employees feel like part of the team.
M&A is surging, but as many CEOs are learning the hard way, announcing a deal and then making it work can be two very different things.
For this CEO, transparency is about constant communication, empathy and remaining results-oriented.
When the CEO’s personal “why” is not aligned with the company’s “why,” the company will quickly encounter issues with cognitive dissonance and resistance, resulting in depleted energy levels and a lack of motivation.
It infiltrates the workplace like a firestorm, fanning the flames of manipulation intended to make team members question their own reality, and forces segregation by political and social values. Deadly to any company’s productivity, this fire must be put out before it spreads.
Ping-pong, ‘Bar-keti,’ food trucks? Sure. Whatever it takes.
It didn’t happen overnight—in fact, it took years—but when it did happen, it was real.
Trust, a key ingredient for success, doesn’t automatically scale with a company’s growth. You have to work at it.
A West Point-trained special advisor to General Valeriy Zaluzhny shares surprising lessons from inside one of the most miraculous military performances in history. “A sense of humor can really go a long way.”
An analysis of 210 specific business traits, grouped into five categories to identify those that drive financial performance, led to the following traits that can be found in innovation-driven cultures.
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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.