Why ‘Soft Skills’ Will Be The Most Valuable Investment Your Company Can Make
As industries automate more routine tasks, the demand for distinctly human skills is rising. Here’s how to equip your team to rise to the challenge.
As industries automate more routine tasks, the demand for distinctly human skills is rising. Here’s how to equip your team to rise to the challenge.
A servant leader retains employees more consistently, creates more productivity and develops more engaged new leaders.
Nearly half of the 300 CEOs surveyed polled this May also say they have already paused hiring or making major new investments in their business. ‘This is not the time to panic but to consciously refine.’
The supply chain uncertainty unleashed by the overhaul of tariff levels in the U.S. is having an immediate and direct impact on the warehousing sector.
Retired Brig. Gen. Bernard Banks shares how small wins, preparation, and culture can turn a fleeting moment into lasting momentum—in the military, business, and beyond.
At the 2025 Manufacturing Leadership Summit in Cleveland, Kerim Kfuri, author of Supply Chain Ups and Downs and President/CEO of The Atlas Network, outlined practical strategies for businesses facing supply challenges.
Unlearn the ingrained behaviors of buyers and think about designing a supply chain that would make a bumblebee, well, buzz.
Natracare’s Hewson started a whole new category in feminine care 36 years ago. She shares what motivates her, and where women can find business opportunities today.
A company dedicated to pursuing long-term strategic success should have a culture of dissent, where rigorous debate is the norm. Here’s how to fight the urge for conformity.
Fixating on the small stuff does more harm than good. Here’s why learning to let go is one of the most critical leadership skills you’ll ever develop.
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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.