
Want The Best Talent? Prioritize Skills Over Credentials
The “paper ceiling” is keeping the best job candidates out of the talent pool at a time when CEOs need them most.

The “paper ceiling” is keeping the best job candidates out of the talent pool at a time when CEOs need them most.

Talent management is one of the biggest hurdles for a fast-growing company, so the earlier you get a handle on it, the better.

New Schneider Electric North America CFO Josh Dickinson must do both as role expands to match French giant’s ambitions.
A new survey finds companies in all industries around the world planning to refine, if not significantly reengineer, their approaches to total rewards.
Partnering with a higher education institution in a more significant way is an investment, but it offers great value through exposure to new student talent and academic expertise. CEOs should consider these benefits.
Recent reports suggest the consistent use of two practices that almost guarantee productivity loss: management by fear and surveillance.
Sometimes layoffs really are necessary, but they should be a last resort—after you’ve explored every other possible option.
How to strengthen team member expertise that drives growth and helps your business flex with purpose.
Allowing workers the freedom to create their version of happiness allows them to think beyond themselves—and whether that’s finding a more efficient way to complete a task or thinking of broader vision-forward solutions, everyone benefits from it.
In this edition of our Corporate Competitor Podcast, Maxwell Leadership’s Don Yaeger continues his conversation with co-founder of The Ritz Carlton Hotel Company, Horst Schulze, to reflect on empowering employees to see themselves as valued contributors.
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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.