As a Bumper Earnings Season Wraps Up, Outlook Sours
Companies boosted profits in the first quarter, but their outlook statements had a bearish tone and BlackRock CEO Larry Fink is warning of a tougher Q2.
Companies boosted profits in the first quarter, but their outlook statements had a bearish tone and BlackRock CEO Larry Fink is warning of a tougher Q2.
Goldman Sachs says there’s a 31% chance of a recession by early 2019. A new AI forecaster agrees.
Keeping companies sitting on the sidelines could end up being very costly, new research reveals.
The once-dominant department store chain’s travails are emerging as a litmus test for the challenges facing retailing CEOs.
Members of the Business Roundtable, America’s biggest CEO peer group, had initially reacted with caution to Donald Trump’s election. But something appears to have changed in the last few months.
Some companies would like nothing better than to have the federal environmental restrictions that are cutting into their bottom line loosened. Yet customers and employees want companies to be more sustainable or they will go elsewhere. So whom does a CEO listen to?
As mid-market companies grow and expand, their leadership structures can quickly become outdated, inefficient and ineffective.
Mid-market companies are frequently looking for new ways to drive revenues. In fact, within the next year, 8 in 10 executives foresee expansion into new markets, new regions, new businesses and new products.
Mid-market executives reported a strong 2016 and are heading into 2017 with forecasts for further growth, but some hesitation.
How a third-generation CEO grew his family’s franchise operation from 22 locations to 560.
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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.