A Workshop with Bob Nardelli
Former CEO, Home Depot and Chrysler
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Ahead of the live session, you and your team will receive a workbook drawn from Bob Nardelli’s operating playbook—the same principles he used to double revenues at The Home Depot and stabilize Chrysler in crisis. This ensures you arrive ready to connect his lessons directly to your company’s growth challenges.
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This centerpiece online session is a rare opportunity to go inside the mind of a world-class operator. Bob will share how to unlock growth when capital is scarce, how to squeeze efficiency from operations without losing talent, and how to build resilience when volatility is the only constant. Expect hard-won insights you won’t find in books or classrooms—only from decades in the trenches.
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With guidance from a professional facilitator, you’ll translate Bob’s principles into a concrete plan for 2026. Together with peers, you’ll clarify your growth goals, identify the levers that matter most, and leave with action steps your team can apply immediately.
By participating in Growth 2026: The Operator’s Playbook, you and your team will:
Learn how to unlock growth when capital is scarce and volatility is high.
Complete the pre-event workbook rooted in Nardelli’s best practices, aligning your team on what matters most.
Discover how to find new operating levers and strengthen resilience under investor, market, and supply chain pressure.
Walk away with a clear, actionable plan for 2026, built on the lessons of one of the greatest operators in business.
Efficient, focused and custom-built for busy executives and their key personnel, Chief Executive pulls together some of the most experienced, creative minds in business to take a deep dive into the biggest challenges confronting your business today.
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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.
