Living Life On The Brink: How A Sense of Urgency Can Fuel Success
A common theme for those that succeed in the business world is approaching life with a sense of vitality and urgency.
A common theme for those that succeed in the business world is approaching life with a sense of vitality and urgency.
Sharpen Technologies is a business fairytale come to life—college roommates develop an idea that leads them to build a software company that grows from two employees to 100 in its first 10 years.
Cutler Dawson, retired U.S. Navy Vice Admiral and CEO and president of Navy Federal Credit Union, knows a thing or two about effective leadership, having served as past commander of the Navy’s 2nd Fleet.
With 2018 around the corner, now is a good time for CEOs to reexamine how they’ll lead going forward.
Your job as CEO is to consistently unlock hidden value within your organization. The fastest path to that destination is always found in your people – that is, if they’re engaged and valued and not ignored or alienated.
Former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky weighs in on building Yukos into one of Russia’s largest oil companies and the difference in managing a workforce in Russia and in the U.S.
Tim Hassinger says he “felt like a sixth-grader in a new school” on Monday. That’s because it was his first day as president and CEO of his new company, Lindsay Corp., in Omaha.
The experience of two different CEOs running two very different kinds of companies suggest how leaders can create a road map to innovate.
Cruises—people either love them or they’ve never been on one. That, in a nutshell, captures the biggest challenge facing today’s cruise lines, says Adam Goldstein, who recently sailed into the president and COO role at Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd., from his former post as CEO of the company’s flagship brand, Royal Caribbean International.
Although still wary of the global economy and the effect government policies will have on profit margins, CEOs are clearly feeling confident enough to begin shifting their focuses from pure survival mode to looking for growth opportunities.
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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.