
Bridging The Workplace Gratitude Gap
The disconnect between what management thinks they’re expressing and what employees feel is a danger to organizations today. Three unconventional strategies for boosting morale and productivity.

The disconnect between what management thinks they’re expressing and what employees feel is a danger to organizations today. Three unconventional strategies for boosting morale and productivity.

Getting PE backing can be a boon to growth, but it’s not always a natural transition for company founders. Some things to keep in mind.

A recent poll of CEOs and other C-suite leaders by Chief Executive finds 60 percent of those surveyed planning to use technology to augment their increasingly expensive workforces in the year to come.

Tech employees claimed power against the board of directors at a multi-billion-dollar organization and won. That’s worth watching.

Offering employees legal support can help with talent satisfaction and retention. Here’s what employers should know.

Defining and living the truth of your company’s culture as a CEO is a vital part of instilling it in others, but it alone won’t get the job done. Here’s what we did.

To think about the future of AI governance, perhaps it’s useful to revisit how we managed—or didn’t manage—another Promethean advance.

Employees can’t improve their performance without real-time, constructive feedback, but radical candor isn’t possible without a high degree of trust. Here’s how one CEO made it a priority.

Twelve months ago, the company was in a tailspin. These three steps helped leadership turn the ship around.
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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.