Home Depot’s CEO Robert Nardelli: Exclusive Interview with Home Depot’s Robert Nardelli
In an interview in his office in Atlanta, Bob Nardelli spoke about his ambitions for The Home Depot. Here are edited excerpts:
In an interview in his office in Atlanta, Bob Nardelli spoke about his ambitions for The Home Depot. Here are edited excerpts:
Traditional companies risk losing ground if they transform in a ‘knee-jerk’ way. One tech leader offers a more comprehensive approach.
Dictador’s move may be a few years away from mainstream, but AI is rapidly moving from an efficiency play to an active participant in the market and a stakeholder unto itself.
Not every individual, team or department will benefit. The trick is to figure out where AI, or better yet UI, is useful—and where it’s just a distraction.
Three key ingredients for a successful initiative that changes not only your technology, but the underlying business processes.
Boards and executives should be asking key questions to evaluate whether their enterprises are positioned to navigate ongoing volatility and avoid the sort of operational disaster that Southwest Airlines suffered.
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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.