
6 Things I Learned From A Former CIA Director About Success In A Volatile Environment
“Situational awareness is everything,” says Gen. (Ret.) David Petraeus, who offers lessons for business from the front.

“Situational awareness is everything,” says Gen. (Ret.) David Petraeus, who offers lessons for business from the front.
The five essential skills will help you attract, retain and engage talent spanning across the different generations—because we all want, more or less, the same things.
Russia “is surely looking for plausible deniable ways of affecting EU and U.S. critical industries,” says Black Talon Security CEO Gary Salman.
Ken Frazier calls Benioff ‘a towering exemplar of what it means to be an innovative and forward-thinking leader.’
In this edition of our Corporate Competitor Podcast, Michael Redd applies the lessons he learned from basketball to business as the founder of Twenty-Two Ventures, an angel investment company that has mentored and invested in 85 technology and media companies around the world.
We need to raise our expectations of both managers’ responsibility to connect with teammates and the expected results of contributors who choose to do remote work.
Chief Executive’s June survey of 278 U.S. CEOs shows leading confidence indicator now at 5.5/10, the lowest reading in nearly a decade. Majority forecasts worsening conditions in the year ahead, though not a recession.
Given the high cost of coverage, companies are understandably looking for ways to save, but some short-term savings can mean long-term consequences for employers and employees alike.
Quitting is the ultimate expression of a boundary—and too many employees are going there. Here’s how one CEO is stemming the tide.
CEOs get a big-picture assessment from Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky at a Yale-hosted summit in New York. “This has killed economically our country.”
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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.