Three Key Skills To Look For In Your Next COO
The right person for the job will be an individual who thrives on daily challenges while keeping an eye on the business horizon and strategizing for the future.
The right person for the job will be an individual who thrives on daily challenges while keeping an eye on the business horizon and strategizing for the future.
It infiltrates the workplace like a firestorm, fanning the flames of manipulation intended to make team members question their own reality, and forces segregation by political and social values. Deadly to any company’s productivity, this fire must be put out before it spreads.
To win ‘the war for talent,’ you don’t just need great people, say top CHROs—what you really need is a great people plan.
After two-plus years of a pandemic, there’s no doubt that some of your employees are suffering from the pain of loss. Here’s how your company can help.
Because of the pandemic, the country was forced to reckon with the lack of equity in internet access, and the outsized impact that has had on the country and the economy. That’s good news.
The next time ransomware locks up your corporate files, a poorly trained, unwitting employee could be the culprit. That loss is preventable—with a few very key changes.
Steelcase surveyed 58,000 people in 11 different countries to see what it will take to lure them back into offices and found some surprising—and some not so surprising—answers. “The workplace should be the best place to get work done.”
Why risk hiring or acquiring when you can build better from within? CEOs share tips on sparking homegrown innovation that wins.
Enabling more team members to travel by private jet or charter makes sense—except when it doesn’t.
Ping-pong, ‘Bar-keti,’ food trucks? Sure. Whatever it takes.
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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.