
Is Your Organization Prepared For The Environmental Implications Of Growth?
Industrial growth and environmental responsibility are complementary forces that create the foundation for sustainable progress.

Industrial growth and environmental responsibility are complementary forces that create the foundation for sustainable progress.

High-performing teams do not avoid tension. They structure it. They challenge ideas, not character.

Are your managers actually learning to lead or just learning to look like leaders?

AI is creating new questions about how boards should adapt core governance functions.

‘AI is fundamentally changing how we innovate, and the pace will not wait for us. Leaders who know how to prioritize, set guardrails and cultivate a builder culture will keep up.’

A careless misunderstanding of the relationship between revenue and growth leads most organizations to operate as self-limiting systems.

The question isn’t whether disruption is coming for your business, it’s whether you’ve built the capability to use disruption to your advantage. Three ideas.

When noise drives the news, a disciplined response is key. A framework for CEOs.

Here’s how your organization can prepare for what’s ahead.

For CEOs and investment committees, the filter is simple: Does this state improve our risk adjusted return on capital, help us move faster than competitors and support an ecosystem that will still be viable a decade from now?
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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.