
CEO Confidence Falls In April
Outlook for business conditions dipped lower after reaching record highs in March. Blame the 2024 election.

Outlook for business conditions dipped lower after reaching record highs in March. Blame the 2024 election.

Chief Executive’s latest polling of U.S. CEOs finds an increasingly optimistic outlook, driven by a sense that the Fed is finished with their battle against inflation.

A recent poll of CEOs and other C-suite leaders by Chief Executive finds 60 percent of those surveyed planning to use technology to augment their increasingly expensive workforces in the year to come.

A new poll of more than 150 U.S. CEOs shows a growing number of companies abandoning hybrid and remote work despite benefits to employees, as collaboration, culture and innovation challenges persist.

After record-setting wage growth, a recent poll of chief executives finds a sharply decreasing appetite for raises—no matter what the talent market brings.
How are business leaders prepping for a looming recession? A new Chief Executive study has some answers.
Chief Executive Group recently asked hundreds of CEOs and CFOs to share their strategies for navigating the current environment. Here’s where they said they’re focusing energy and resources for the next few months of uncertainty.
In today’s ever-disrupted world, adapting to changing consumer trends and behaviors is key, and companies that expect conditions to settle in the near term may find themselves struggling to survive.
Our annual survey of C-Suite comp offers a much-needed reality check amid the swirl of high-pitched headlines.
Almost all the CEOs we surveyed in May say they will work in at least partially hybrid mode for the rest of the year—versus just 7 percent who said they’d be fully remote.
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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.