Roundtable Topics

Leadership in Times of Change

Insights into effective leadership strategies during economic or technological disruption.

The news popping into your inbox every day is enough to cause even the most seasoned of leaders a little heartburn. You have enough to do to keep your team motivated, profits staying strong and identifying new opportunities – do you really want to also worry about tariffs, deportations and inflation rates?

The reality is that we all do. What is happening in the world around us affects our ability to lead the way we want to. Whether it’s impacting the bottom line or simply making it harder to keep everyone moving in the same direction, disruptions suck your energy dry. If you also feel like you’re alone in the process, are you being the type of leadership that can deliver the results you want?

It can be lonely at the top, but it doesn’t mean you have to operate in isolation. There are others who experience many of the same challenges – why not talk about the best strategies while sharing a great meal? If you enjoy discussions at a higher level that actually focus on the challenges you experience every day, the executive round table is exactly the place for you.

Cybersecurity in a Digital World

Addressing emerging cybersecurity risks, strategies for resilience, and cross-industry best practices.

Addressing emerging cybersecurity risks and strategies for resilience, while sharing cross-industry best practices participants have implemented or are implementing right now to shore up weaknesses in data management and protection.

As the demand for data continues to grow and AI tries to threaten the value of proprietary information, what steps should you be taking to ensure your relevancy in the next quarter, the next year, the next decade? What is real when it comes to technology threats and what are created simply to sell you more software? Can a simple mistake among your staff create a breach that can take your whole network down?

Too often, the small business believes it’s too small to be a target or simply to small to fail. Perhaps the question should be: are you prepared enough that you not only mitigate the risk, but also empower your team to set you apart from the competition?

The Agile Workforce and Adapting to Change and Uncertainty

Exploring strategies for building agile teams, fostering continuous learning, and managing talent in a rapidly evolving business landscape.

Exploring strategies for building agile teams, fostering continuous learning, managing talent in a rapidly evolving business landscape and discussing the pros and cons of DEI and why it may or may not matter for your environment.

This statement really says it all for the small business. There are so many different trajectories vying for your time and attention, how do you determine where you allocate resources for the best outcome? It shouldn’t matter who is in the white house or whether or not you agree with the policies and programs at play.

How have you built a solid strategy that allows for agility so you can be the driver of your success? Does DEI play a role here – should it? And, should it matter?

Balancing Growth and Quality

Small businesses often face the challenge of maintaining quality and customer service while scaling their operations and expanding their reach.

Small businesses often face the challenge of maintaining quality and customer service while scaling their operations and expanding their reach. What has worked in your organization and what hasn’t when it comes to recruiting and retaining the best talent? Has recent legislation made it harder or easier to find the right individuals to help position your company for the next stage of success.

Building the right team isn’t an HR challenge; it’s a leadership challenge. Growth is a fantastic thing, but when is the right time to expand the team? Can you read the room, understanding where you can push your people and the line you cannot cross if you want to keep that solid team?

Come and explore these questions and others with leaders who are facing the same challenges you are, learning how they have been successful in the process. We’ll share our own best practices for leveraging current tools, channels and AI to reach our goals without stumbling along the way.