Should You Axe Your Chief Innovation Officer?
If your innovation projects aren’t bearing fruit as you’d hoped, the problem may be that they were set up from the start to fail.
If your innovation projects aren’t bearing fruit as you’d hoped, the problem may be that they were set up from the start to fail.
Forget what you thought you knew about disruption. We’re about to be hit by a digital tsunami—and only some will survive.
With a seemingly unlimited number of resources at their fingertips, today’s consumers seek a much deeper level of engagement from the companies selling to them.
CEO Jim Hallett’s auto-remarketing giant beckons digital talent with a glistening new building in Indiana, and a culture to match.
When Santella became CEO of IPC in 2018, he had to figure out how to be an innovation leader in a market upended by new technologies. His secret? Not trying to go it alone.
I once heard something very interesting: If you’re not spending enough time, resources and money to address disruption, you’ve probably already been disrupted—you just don’t
Transformative innovation—often thought of as digital transformation—is extremely difficult for incumbents, as markets have given companies like Amazon and Google an incredible and unfair advantage. Most companies run into these issues.
Tectonic Audio Labs CEO Craig Hubbell talked with Chief Executive about the challenges of reeducating the buying public on audio technology, how the company recruits for talent and more.
It is difficult to predict how AI will reshape different industries but what’s clear is that the most open, flexible and forward-facing companies have the best chance of adapting to the new landscape. Here are four rules for getting started.
John DeLorean and his failures to make the transition from innovator to CEO can impart many lessons. Here are a few takeaways that may help inform others on that path.
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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.