Chief Executive Network, Senior Executive Network, CEN & SEN Members Meeting Schedule for Manufacturing Groups

Long Term Growth Planning Best Practices
- What type of strategic planning initiatives need to be in place to sustain long term growth, especially in a slowing economy?
- Will your current business model survive and thrive without meaningful change in the next five years?
- What steps/programs have been implemented to drive growth results?
Linking Strategic Planning to Tactical Operations - Policy, Deployment, and Mapping Best Practices
- How do you link your corporate development strategies to align with core competencies and specific customer market needs?
- How to avoid common pitfalls in strategy mapping.
- How to use strategy maps as an internal communication and change management tool.

What is Beyond Innovation to Halt Commoditization?
- What are others doing to stop the commoditization spiral?
- Training your sales people to sell on value rather than price. What are some good techniques?
- What can we learn from other industries about stopping commoditization?

With costs rising on products like Petrochemical and Steel, how do you pass on price increases to companies who are already drowning?
How do we maintain control of our material costs in a slow economy?
Ensuring your customer contract allows you to pass on your cost increases.