CEO of the Week: Nucor’s Leon J. Topalian
Leon J. Topalian’s first months as Nucor’s CEO challenging due to Covid.
Leon J. Topalian’s first months as Nucor’s CEO challenging due to Covid.
The pandemic has been painful, but the resulting change is not all bad. Here’s a shortlist of less-than-useful corporate habits much better left in the past.
In the face of a once-in-a-century crisis, it’s tempting to try to duck and hide until it’s over. But hunkering down will only compound the misery. Here’s a better plan.
As pressure mounts for companies to end business shutdowns and begin operating as close to normal as possible, directors need to be aware of their risk.
It’s likely to be a bumpy ride—but opportunity abounds. Three ways to reboot and outmaneuver uncertainty.
In a crisis, we tend to focus on winning the day or the week, rather than the year and those to come. But that myopic focus can make us blind to the critical data we need to survive.
As military units have done for decades, CEOs should consider a phased, five-step plan for redeploying staff post-pandemic.
Leaders need employee engagement data, but the traditional measurement tools don’t work as well in a Covid climate. Here’s how to take the pulse.
How can CEOs navigate the tricky waters of incentivizing and retaining senior leadership when operating under the restrictions of the CARES Act?
A time of crisis is the right time to double-down on the fundamentals of your business.
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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.
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.