How To Manage Your Most Important Suppliers
Too many organizations rely on periodic price negotiations to try to get the best deals they can. Here are four questions to make sure you’re creating strong profit growth for both sides.
Too many organizations rely on periodic price negotiations to try to get the best deals they can. Here are four questions to make sure you’re creating strong profit growth for both sides.
In this edition of our Corporate Competitor Podcast, leadership speaker and storytelling expert Don Yaeger sits down with Co-CEO of Dimensional Fund Advisors Dave Butler to discuss his remarkable success as a catalyst for organizational change, starting at the top.
Online surveys at a Yale Summit convened for 50th anniversary of the internet find emerging CEOs consensus about the oversight of technology. ‘My big admonition to all CEOs who are on this call is to pause.’
Near term outlook may be more challenged than leaders hoped. Take proactive steps now to hedge the downsides and reignite growth.
It’s not just about technological innovations and strategic directives; the experiences of the team members who breathe life into your organization can set the stage for future growth.
Indecisiveness happens when we’re afraid of being wrong—but too much crowdsourcing can be your organization’s downfall.
Chief Executive’s most recent polling of hundreds of CEOs finds an increasing proportion changing their forecast from improving conditions to more of the same for at least another year.
Artificial intelligence is top of mind for CEOs everywhere. Make sure you’re spending properly to get a positive ROI.
Mesmer makes buildings and evolves RMG Erectors & Constructors—but also sees opportunity in luxury travel services.
When well-laid plans fall flat, it may not be strategy that needs reassessing—but your mindset.
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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.