Stop Sweating Decision-Making
You don’t need every last scrap of evidence before making a call. Take a cue from startups and shorten the deliberation time frame.
You don’t need every last scrap of evidence before making a call. Take a cue from startups and shorten the deliberation time frame.
What’s your strategy for handling employee theft? As the holiday season gets under way, it’s helpful to remember that, unfortunately, no company is immune.
Even with the best of intentions, your company’s cause sponsorship can lead to backlash and social media shaming—if consumers suspect you’re being anything less than authentic.
When CEOs partner with procurement, they can dramatically increase their business’s profitability while maintaining growth goals and reducing risk.
You never know when the time to sell will come. Being prepared now—even if you have no immediate plans to cash out—is just the smart way to go.
When your company wounds a customer in a high-profile way, the stakes couldn’t be higher for your brand in 2019. AMC Theaters’s CEO offers up a case study how to apologize effectively.
Two box office hits took some of the focus off of Dark Waters, the new biopic that could have meant an uncomfortable spotlight for Dupont.
After Robert Finizio sold his medical technology company, Care Fusion, to Cardinal Health in 2006, his plan was to put all the money into bonds
CEO confidence in business conditions over the coming year has rebounded to January levels, although some note anxiety over the pending election.
A policy proposal isn’t law. Even a signed bill doesn’t mean conversations should stop. As CEO, there are things you can —and should—do now that will help keep your business on a path to growth.
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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.