How Mid-Market Companies Can Create a Digital Strategy
As competition heats up in the mid-market, companies in all sectors are looking toward digital strategies as a means to drive growth.
As competition heats up in the mid-market, companies in all sectors are looking toward digital strategies as a means to drive growth.
Many mid-market firms underestimate their exposure to hacking, security breaches and cyber attacks. As the costs and frequency of these attacks continue to rise, companies need to increase awareness and overcome the misconceptions that they’re too small or too niche to be targeted.
Much is said about the promise technology such as robotics and data analytics can bring to companies across various sectors. But very little is ever said about the cost of this new equipment—and it happens to be very expensive.
CEOs must embrace technology to thrive in the digital age. But a new private-sector study is reminding them not to get too carried away.
Last year, Dido Harding found herself having to deal with one of Britain’s worst ever cyber attacks. And, to make matters worse, the CEO of TalkTalk, one of the country’s biggest telecom companies, was completely in the dark.
As a CEO, you understand the importance of anticipating customer needs, and the corresponding need for gleaning insight from a torrent of data. As a result, like other business leaders, you likely value analytics more than ever today.
If you’re like most B2B companies, you’re trying to play catchup in the digital channel.
Just when CEOs thought they may have catered to the demands of millennials, generation Z has arrived. And they’ve come with a set of sometimes unique preferences that leaders will have to understand if they want to harness the talent of the future.
While technology has significantly increased efficiency in the world of business, research shows that too much use of technology can actually reduce productivity.
As companies in every sector strive to digitize their operations, manufacturers have the most to gain. Yet while manufacturing lends itself to digitization through automation, sensors and data, the industry as a whole has been slow to move into the digital world.
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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.
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.
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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.