Why You Should Never Cut Costs Across The Board When Crisis Hits
This knee-jerk reaction approach can have the unintended consequence of diminishing the organization’s ability to innovate and maintain market leadership.
This knee-jerk reaction approach can have the unintended consequence of diminishing the organization’s ability to innovate and maintain market leadership.
How can you avoid the stagnation trap and focus daily on being open to new, innovative ideas, perspectives and ways of thinking? These tips can give you a strong foundation.
Nothing drives team performance up more than the quality of its deep-dive meetings, but without a good playbook, those meetings can devolve into unproductive shouting matches—or worse, have people nodding off. Five steps to making the most of this precious time.
In this edition of our Corporate Competitor Podcast, Brian Peterson, president of Accumulation and Retirement Income Distribution for AmeriLife, discusses how to make the “commute” into a new job run smoothly.
Apple’s big miss with Project Titan is instructive on why a culture of ROI is so critical when companies are searching for their Next Big Thing.
How should business leaders view the Supreme Court’s blockbuster decisions on a host of business issues this term? With caution, says Chief Executive’s longtime legal columnist Daniel Fisher.
Making big decisions without incorporating employee feedback can put organizational change at high risk for failure. Consider taking these steps before you leap.
Companies eager to advance from selling commoditized products, where purchasing decisions are often based on price, to managed services, where decisions are driven by value and relationships, should consider the following.
In this edition of our Corporate Competitor Podcast, EY Global Chairman and CEO Carmine Di Sibio discusses the exponential benefits that can come from making mentorship an expectation at your company.
One company exemplifies how a simple, ethical business model can inspire trust and growth, while the other’s cost-driven choices illustrate the dangers of neglecting quality and safety.
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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.