The Secret To Innovation Is ‘Vertical Innovation’
With a 95 percent commercialization rate across more than 1,350 patents, innovation hub Nottingham Spirk is the most important R&D center you’ve likely never heard of. Here’s how they do it.
With a 95 percent commercialization rate across more than 1,350 patents, innovation hub Nottingham Spirk is the most important R&D center you’ve likely never heard of. Here’s how they do it.
Seven essential lessons, learned in the most dangerous places on earth. ‘Leadership isn’t about managing outcomes. It’s about owning consequences.’
Whether it’s earnings calls, media interviews, board presentations or company-wide meetings, CEOs often encounter high-pressure speaking opportunities. These tools can help you use your voice more confidently.
Standing out for board roles requires more than a stellar résumé. Veteran director Tate Pursell shares how to make your LinkedIn profile work for you.
Salesforce founder and CEO Marc Benioff led the cloud computing revolution. Now he wants to bring business into an entirely new era of augmented humans, unlimited digital workforces and nothing less than the ‘most exciting transformation in the history of technology.’ But first, there’s work to do.
Movement in Chief Executive’s annual CEO survey of the best and worst places to do business reflects the impact of transformed global trade environment, changing regulatory frameworks and massive demographic and technological shifts taking place across the nation.
Ricks was selected by an independent committee of CEOs for his work leading the transformation of Lilly into one of the world’s most vital and valuable pharmaceutical companies.
In a wild time of powerful geopolitical and technological change, Bill George, one of the most effective CEOs and board members of the past 50 years, shares his thoughts on CEO turnover, short-termism, political pressure and more. “Boards should look at themselves and ask, ‘Are we part of the problem?”’
In addition to having strategic vision, the best leaders inspire and empower team members by bringing self-awareness, empathy and intellectual curiosity to their roles. Here’s how to create them.
A poll of more than 220 U.S. CEOs finds business confidence at lowest level since November 2012—and recession fears on the rise.
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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.