
How Top Revenue-Generating Companies Recession-Proof Their Businesses
Standardization within the revenue workflow can be the solution driving efficiency and scalability—especially in a down market.

Standardization within the revenue workflow can be the solution driving efficiency and scalability—especially in a down market.

The CEO of Sonar, and former president of Google Cloud, recommends that, as their companies experiment with GenAI, CEOs and boards take a ‘risk mitigation mindset.’

Women are expected to be peacemakers—and that can be a terrific strength, notes author Amy Gallo. But to be a great leader, you also need to get comfortable with disagreement and learn to ‘facilitate difficult conversations.’

In this edition of our Corporate Competitor Podcast, best-selling author Jon Gordon shares how leaders can become better connected to their distributed workforces.

To address volatility companies must have access to cash. But most businesses are not set up to prioritize liquidity. Here’s how to fix that.

In the face of competition from powerful digital giants, value-added services are a strategic route for continued growth—with the right approach.

Boards are being held to a higher standard regarding risk. A more thorough strategy may be what directors need to prevent irreparable harm.

The key lesson for CEOs and boards is that companies must be open and transparent with stakeholders about motivations and be willing to maintain updates to the project charter.

The market today presents countless opportunities for leaders willing to risk a wrong step forward to make a right one. And playing it too safe has never been riskier.

You may have communicated your must-win strategic goals ad nauseum, but without shared context—or the common understanding of what matters, why it matters and how the pieces fit together—your leadership team will be clueless.
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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.
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10:30 - 5:00 pm
General’s Retreat at Hermitage Golf Course
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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.