Steve Block goes to annual NIRI Conference

Steve with Adam Bryant at NIRI Conference.

Tribe’s Steve Block attended the NIRI conference in Orlando, Florida this past week. The NIRI (National Investor Relations Institute) Conference is held annually for leaders of companies who are interested in the ever-evolving market and how a company needs to grow in order to keep up. The conference involved lots of sessions, seminars, workshops and networking opportunities.

There were two particular seminars at NIRI this year that stuck out. Jeff Morgan, president and CEO of NIRI, addressed nearly 1000 conferees at 7:45am for the opening session, in discussing the state of business in IR management and communications. He thought it was remarkable that mastering the new digital world of communications is really the next step toward making a company expand globally.

Jeff Morgan speaking at a seminar.

The New York Times’ deputy national editor and author Adam Bryant spoke about ‘insights from the corner office,’ his take on corporate leadership based on interviews with CEO’s of iconic brands like Microsoft, Xerox, Ford, Wal-Mart, Disney, MasterCard and more. To a packed room of IR professionals, his insights, lessons and stories of leadership hit the responsive chord among the top investor relations crowd. Adam rhetorically asked the crowd why some people rise to the top of their company? Five characteristics, Adam concluded, were shared by the best: 1. Passionate curiosity; 2. Battle-hardened confidence; 3. Team Smarts; 4. Simple Mindset; 5. Fearlessness. For deeper explanations, Steve encourages all to read Bryant's book. Brilliant!

Adam Bryant speaking at a seminar.

Thanks to Steve for representing Tribe Pictures so well!