Product Endorsements Gone Wild: Traps For Unwary Companies
Having an influencer endorse your product seems like a great idea, but when messages go south, both companies and endorsers may be on the hook.
Having an influencer endorse your product seems like a great idea, but when messages go south, both companies and endorsers may be on the hook.
Doing business around the globe can lead to cultural barriers, misunderstandings and possibly lost revenue. Eight changes you can make to foster cross-cultural intelligence and improve the way you conduct international business.
The retention problem will get worse before it gets better. Here are three things you need to do to shore up loyalty today.
Higher CFO compensation and equity positions reflect finance chiefs’ strategic importance during the pandemic.
Chief Executive’s December CEO Confidence Index finds a slight increase in optimism, although most of America’s business chiefs say they don’t anticipate conditions to improve much in 2022.
It can be tempting to make decisions that will minimize disagreements, discontent and discord, but ultimately, it will lead to avoiding hard decisions that are better for the organization and its stakeholders.
If you had a serious problem with your supply chain, you wouldn’t try to solve it with a heartfelt email. A six-step protocol for delivering real change.
While hampered somewhat by lack of skilled labor, the country’s heartland is continuing to ride the recovery wave.
External shifts in the business context over this past year—and the decisions and actions taken to address them—have implications for all companies, and how leaders lead. Practical advice to be prepared.
In an industry still characterized by a dearth of female leadership, the co-owners of Wyoming Machine hope to shift the gender imbalance.
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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.