Six Tips for Workplace Mindfulness
In the age of obsessive multitasking, research shows that slowing down can lower employee stress, improve focus and ultimately boost the company’s bottom line.
In the age of obsessive multitasking, research shows that slowing down can lower employee stress, improve focus and ultimately boost the company’s bottom line.
CEO Jeff Mason explains how proprietary commerce data, disciplined measurement and a culture built for retention help the agency deliver repeatable, profitable growth.
Five tips for engaging workers and mitigating labor relations risks in 2026.
You need your people focused on evolving their skills and their value‑creating actions, not standing in unemployment lines while bots execute yesterday’s scripts.
The companies that will dominate the AI-first era won’t necessarily have the best products or the biggest budgets. They’ll have the best people
When developing new AI programs remember: The tech is the product, your organization is the marketplace and your teams are the customers.
As the youngest—and arguably most difficult—generation is posed to take over the workforce, we need a new kind of leadership.
CEOs who cling to an old talent playbook will find themselves outmaneuvered, not just in hiring, but in innovation and growth. Here’s how to make global hiring a part of your long-term strategy.
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Getting to know the many sides of your team members—their hobbies, interests, backgrounds, previous work experience—doesn’t just make for good chitchat, but can provide genuine, hidden value. Here’s how.
Freedom Trail Capital co-founder Samyr Laine on the qualities he looks for in founders—from adaptability and trust-based leadership to cultural authenticity and purpose—and how those traits separate the companies that scale from those that stall.
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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.