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Leading Chief Executive’s Top Five States for Workforce Quality is New Hampshire. The Granite State also once again received an “A” grade for human capital on the 2016 Manufacturing & Logistics Report Card by the Ball State Center for Business and Economic Research.
“No factor matters more to businesses than the quality and availability of labor,” the report’s authors wrote. They noted that, “Workers represent the largest single cost of doing business, but, more importantly, they are the source of most innovation and process improvements that distinguish successful firms from those that are not successful.”
Iowa Workforce Development and other statewide organizations are piloting a new “pre-apprenticeship” program in several schools across the Hawkeye State, to help secondary students meet the basic qualifications for entry into one or more registered apprenticeship programs within the state. The system has been boosted by a $1.8 million ApprenticeshipUSA State Expansion grant by the U.S. Department of Labor.
“No factor matters more to businesses than the quality and availability of labor.”
According to a survey of employers in the Beehive State by the Utah Foundation, a quarter recognized “Utah’s work ethic as the best quality of its labor force.” Nearly two-thirds (60%) of employers that also had operations in other states said that their Utah employees were more productive. A majority (89%) of employers with an out-of-state presence said that that their Utah employees had about the same or better education than their out-of-state employees.
In the great state of Texas, The University of Texas-Arlington’s College of Engineering is among the top 75 graduate programs in America, according to U.S. News & World Report. In October, the university broke ground on its Science and Engineering Innovation and Research building, which will be the signature research facility for life and health science research at UTA. Each of the 12 research labs will accommodate multiple teams in a wide range of fields, from biology to bioengineering to computational research to nursing and kinesiology.
The Idaho PTECH Network has partnered with student coach organization and career center InsideTrack, to provide rural high school students in the Gem State with personalized support and valuable professional and technical skills that will lead to employment in the state’s high-growth industries. From their mobile phones or other digital devices, students can message their coach, ask important questions and get immediate responses, and have access to informative videos or resources to explore promising career pathways aligned to their personal interests.
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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.
