It’s 2021—Women Reaching The C-Suite Shouldn’t Be Historic
Women have demonstrated we are willing to do the work, to log the long hours, to make the sacrifices—but you can’t lean into a door that’s barred shut. The system has to change.
Women have demonstrated we are willing to do the work, to log the long hours, to make the sacrifices—but you can’t lean into a door that’s barred shut. The system has to change.
To be the leaders we need for the future, our top people must have three critical skills: the ability to show empathy, to embrace the diversity of voice and thought, and to maintain an agile mindset.
Assess your team for signs that they are about to quit, empower them to clarify and own what they need to be engaged at work, and leverage creative solutions to keep them.
If the need for employee flexibility is properly balanced with the need for maintaining a strong company culture, one does not have to come at the expense of the other.
Office returns delayed. Business trips halted. Morale down the tubes. The lingering pandemic creates yet another unprecedented leadership challenge. Some advice for getting through it.
Chief Executive’s most recent CEO & Senior Executive Compensation Report for Private Companies shows 39 percent of U.S. companies reduced their CEO’s base salary in 2020 in response to the pandemic. A deeper look.
When it comes to leading disruption in one of the world’s most creative, competitive industries, Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Chapek says he’s still driven by the values and techniques he developed as a long-distance runner in high school. “Never underestimate the power of one person’s will to get something done.”
The more employees understand each other’s point of view, the less polarizing political and social issues will be.
You don’t need a moonshot, but you do need a team of Explorers and Exploiters—and a strategy for keeping them separate, equal and mutually incentivized.
Some leaders scoff at the notion that 30 percent of workers would actually leave their jobs, but a record four million Americans quit their jobs in April and experts predict the trend will only rise. Here’s how to withstand the coming wave.
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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.