The CEO-CHRO Partnership
A new survey highlights where CEOs and HR chiefs are on the same C-Suite page—and where they’re not. The upshot? There’s room for improvement.
A new survey highlights where CEOs and HR chiefs are on the same C-Suite page—and where they’re not. The upshot? There’s room for improvement.
It takes courage and humility for a leader to ignore an attraction and addiction to hierarchical authority. Some best practices to avoid the pitfalls of power and improve internal communication.
To close the growing job-skills gap, companies need to focus on getting the most out of their current employees and grow the pool of incoming talent.
Today’s students are tomorrow’s leaders and if they want to recruit and retain them, CEOs need to understand what they really want.
Forty percent of senior leaders exit within their first 18 months on the job—a costly outcome for any company. Here’s how to stop the revolving door to the top floor.
As M&A activity heats up, new research highlights best practices for retention post-merger. The short answer? Plan to pay.
Engaging an evolving workforce amid radical disruption isn’t easy—but it can be done. CEOs gathered for a roundtable share strategies.
Unemployment remains high, but talent is still in scarce supply for many companies. CEOs share their strategies for attracting the best and brightest.
CEOs, authors and talent gurus gathered to share strategies for tackling the thorniest challenges at Chief Executive’s annual summit. Key takeaways.
If you don’t have a formal, long-term incentive program for your executives, it’s past time to create one.
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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.