Embracing An Outsider Mindset: Three Strategies For CEO Success
Regardless of the business, it’s essential for the CEO to balance a respect for the organization’s foundation with a willingness to learn from other industries.
Regardless of the business, it’s essential for the CEO to balance a respect for the organization’s foundation with a willingness to learn from other industries.
Dreaming big and thinking outside the box is necessary for transformative impact, but you also need to be realistic about what is attainable.
If your strategic innovation is failing, you may want to take a closer look. It may not be the kind of innovation you think it is—or what your company really needs.
Using a unique company incubator approach, Paragon Biosciences boasts an 80%–90% approval rate on new drug applications, far exceeding that of the traditional pharma industry.
Researchers are using cutting-edge science and technology to defeat Covid-19. But 100 years ago, Alexander Fleming made a discovery that would help vanquish an even deadlier scourge—and he did it simply by paying attention.
Will high-performance computing level the playing field for small businesses? Will board integrity return to startups? What role will strategic partnerships play? Read on.
Collecting data for major innovations requires smart incentives at the clinical level that make it worthwhile for both physicians and their patients.
In this “next chapter” of his career, Mehmood Khan gets the chance to make a difference—and “build something from scratch”— as CEO of Life Biosciences.
After Robert Finizio sold his medical technology company, Care Fusion, to Cardinal Health in 2006, his plan was to put all the money into bonds
Engaging customers has always been a critical CEO skill, but to win in the age of Amazon, Verne Harnish, bestselling author of Scaling Up and Mastering the Rockefeller Habits, says it’s become downright existential. Here’s what he means, and how to do it right.
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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.