Enterprise Development Blog

The Significance of a CEO Roundtable

5/8/2012 05:54:58 PM  -  0 Comments
 

As a small business leader, you face greater challenges than ever before.  Your competitors are relentless, customers are scarce and every day brings another wildfire that needs to be put out. Sometimes you feel like the proverbial gerbil furiously running on the wheel but getting nowhere. How can you, as a small business leader rise above the daily fire fighting and focus on the ‘big picture’ – the strategy that will move the business forward toward your vision. Michael Gerber calls this working “on” your business, not “in” your business.

Joining a CEO Roundtable is the best way to start working on your business. The concept is not new. Benjamin Franklin, early in his career, formed a group he liked to call the Junto. He gathered a group of likeminded tradesmen together to meet regularly to help each member improve himself and his business through collective learning and problem solving.  Others have recognized the power of the peer learning group. Napoleon Hill, in his classic Think & Grow Rich calls this a “Master Mind” group and is a key component in his success principles, too.

The Search Is On! Executive Search Firm RFP Now Posted

2/3/2012 10:40:17 AM  -  0 Comments
 

GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt to Keynote GLI Annual Meeting

12/28/2011 02:00:33 PM  -  0 Comments
 

Save the Date for Annual Meeting 2012!

Oneof the most anticipated networking business events of the year.

Save the date! Greater Louisville Inc.’s Annual Meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 20th, from 5-9 p.m., at the KFC Yum! Center.

Past keynote speakers have included some of Louisville’s most sought after trailblazers; Alan Mulally, President and CEO of Ford Motor Company, Mike McCallister, President and CEO of Humana Inc., Dr. Lance Secretan, nationally-renowned author, and David Novak, CEO of Yum! Brands. This year is no exception with a speaker that is sure to wow all attendees.

Our 2012 Annual Meeting speaker, named one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world and among the "World's Best CEOs" three times by Barron's. For more information on the big reveal, click here.

Reserve your seat for one of the most sought after tickets in town!

Announcement - GLI Membership

12/12/2011 02:32:47 PM  -  0 Comments
 

Message to GLI Membership
Posted 12/12/11

As a valued member of Greater Louisville Inc., you play a vital role in helping our region achieve its vision. We as an organization appreciate your involvement and want to keep you updated on a transition at GLI.

Today, Joe Reagan, President and CEO of GLI, accepted the position of President and CEO of the St. Louis Regional Chamber & Growth Association.

 Effective January 26, Tracee Troutt will take over as interim President & CEO of Greater Louisville Inc. Eileen Pickett, Executive Vice President, will continue her role leading GLI’s economic development strategy. These two exceptional leaders are accompanied by a remarkably talented GLI team, who will continue to conduct business as usual advancing the Greater Louisville region.

Lessons from TIFF

9/25/2011 10:38:02 PM  -  0 Comments
 

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is a marvel. What started as a small film festival in a city with almost no film presence has grown into one of the premiere movie events in the world. How did it happen? That’s exactly what Bill Marshall, one of our GLIDE speakers and a founder of TIFF, shared with us this evening.

Bill, with his Scottish brogue, believes in telling it like it is. So we paid attention when he noted that “process is the enemy of progress,” and urged Louisville to take this advice: “When you have an idea, don’t stop and listen to the people who know better. Because they don’t.”