8 Cutting-Edge Technologies Companies Should be Evaluating and Integrating
After analyzing more than 150 technologies, PwC has whittled the list down to eight essential technologies they feel companies and boards should pay attention to.
After analyzing more than 150 technologies, PwC has whittled the list down to eight essential technologies they feel companies and boards should pay attention to.
Excitement about blockchain—the revolutionary cryptocurrency technology—has triggered a wildfire of public and private proposals to adopt industry-based blockchain solutions.
Securitas President/CEO Alf Goransson was declared bankrupt and de-registered as the company’s CEO and removed from external board positions after his identity was stolen and a fraudulent bankruptcy application was made in his name.
Baidu chief’s tangle with the law shows American tech CEOs aren’t the only ones willing to act first and suffer the legal consequences later.
While manufacturers move to embrace digital strategies, they could be wasting millions on initiatives that produce little return or organizational benefit.
Companies today have a wealth of data about their customers, and executives know there is a lot of value in that data. However, recognizing that potential value and actually realizing it are two different things.
In deciding what they want to achieve with their data, companies can usually begin by looking for ways to do more business with existing customers.
Dual transformation is the art of creating a second business model that will likely succeed the existing core, but at the same time streamlining and adapting the core so that it thrives in parallel.
GDPR broadens the definition of “personal information.” This has particular relevance for the manufacturing industry, which is using AI and RFID to collect, use and integrate personal information into product manufacturing.
Almost 60% of the companies questioned in a new British survey weren’t even aware of coming rules that could see laggards fined more than $20 million.
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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.
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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.
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General’s Retreat at Hermitage Golf Course
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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.