Challenged By Activists, Kohl’s Uses Active Communication
Proactive strategies have convinced investors to scale back the number of board members they want to replace, from nine to five.
Proactive strategies have convinced investors to scale back the number of board members they want to replace, from nine to five.
CEO Durst focuses on manufacturing to help startups scale up and to advantage company’s own three brands.
Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but if you’re setting up gamerooms and in-office massages to copy another company’s culture, that could be your downfall.
In this edition of our Corporate Competitor Podcast, Navy Federal’s EVP of Branch Operations, Keith Hoskins, sat down with longtime Sports Illustrated Associate Editor Don Yaeger to discuss how sports and the military shaped his journey.
Amgen, the biopharmaceutical, was like a 35-year-old house with the original plumbing, windows, roof and electrical systems—the infrastructure needed a serious upgrade. Here’s how they did it.
Survey finds major theme is the discrepancy between what business leaders recognize as critical concerns and what they have the bandwidth and financial security to prioritize.
Even in the depths of the 2008-09 recession, financially resilient companies showed a 25-point higher EBITDA than nonresilient counterparts and enjoyed markedly better recovery. But going forward, organizational resilience will be every bit as vital to success.
Many incumbent firms are stuck in the obsolete strategic paradigm of the fading Age of Mass Markets in which the primary goal is to maximize all revenues while minimizing all costs. Here’s how to do it better.
In the absence of serendipitous interactions, CEOs must be deliberate and decidedly less casual or opportunistic to cultivate relationships. Some questions to consider.
It’s easy to get emotional about the rough year we’ve had—but don’t. Keeping score by focusing on company data will empower the right decisions and help you emerge from this dark time with intact staff and critical competitive advantages.
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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.