Two of my Groups of business leaders had fantastic sessions with speaker Mike Nevin recently. He covered two related topics: How to use LinkedIn to build professional networks to help develop business How to make Strategic Alliances with potential business partners REALLY work.
Posts from ‘July, 2010’
What can we learn from “Natural Horsemanship”? – by Joanna Jesson
Members of experiential learning group DF9 (Directors Forum 9) were very surprised to find themselves sharing 2 days with 4 horses – working outside in a round pen! Several of them were well outside their comfort zones. Immediately they saw the horses, their heart rate went up. The initial task was to learn how to […]
Taking a Risk – by Brian Chernett
Once you have your outcomes and goals clear, you move to taking action to achieve them. The most desirable outcomes often involve risks. Successful people take action wherever they are, whenever the opportunity arises. I can remember when I was about fourteen or fifteen years old and at a dance, sitting down but really wanting […]
How to take advice by Jeremy Thorn
What was the best ‘incidental advice’ you ever had recently, that stopped you in your tracks? Not just the great ‘life-changing’ advice we can all look back on and share with others later. Nor even all the grand tips of relevant good business practice, setting personal goals, managing work-life balance or building great relationships. But […]
The Trick to Being a Successful Entrepreneur? – by Steve Songaila
Sometimes you listen to something and it strikes a chord, I have some very eclectic tastes in music from The Rat Pack, through the 80’s New Romantics and plenty of stuff that is playing on the radio now, probably much to my children’s annoyance! I currently have Alicia Keys playing in the car. Her album […]
Deloitte and The Academy for Chief Executives selected by Birmingham City Council to deliver second Enterprise City High Growth Project
Due to the success of the first Enterprise City High Growth Project (ECHGP) in 2008/9, Birmingham City Council has again selected Deloitte and The Academy for Chief Executives to deliver development programmes to local businesses with major growth potential. Mike Burnage, Managing Director of The Academy for Chief Executives stated, “I am delighted that Deloitte […]
Are you an Entrepreneur? – then you’ll need Action, Belief and Energy – by Brian Chernett
Over time, I given a lot of thought as to whether positive action or beliefs come first – especially since writing my book, The Entrepreneur Within. If you want to achieve, you cannot do so unless you take positive action for change. However, to take the right actions requires belief. As qualities for Entrepreneurs, the […]
How to improve the decision-making process by Peter Sutcliffe
The North East Academy for Chief Executives, Directors Forum speaker in July was Ian Moore who facilitated a fascinating and thought provoking experiential learning session on “Decisions Decisions“. We examined how we make decisions, how well we make decisions, how much bad decisions can cost us! and how we can improve the decision making process. […]
Why I say ‘no’ to being a solo entrepreneur, but ‘yes’ to leading a committed team by Charles McLachlan
Our individualistic celebrity culture dictates that we seek to make heroes of individuals and icons of their ideas. Not convinced? For a moment, just ust think of some of the celebrity entrepreneurs that readily come to mind: Dyson, Branson, Sugar, Gates, Jobs with their iconic products – Dyson: cyclone vacuum cleaner; Branson: Virgin Atlantic; Sugar: […]
Cash or Profit – Survive or Excel by Jo Haigh
You know the saying ‘sales are vanity, profit is sanity’ but this little sentence ends with ‘but cash is absolutely essential’. Businesses do not fail because they don’t make profits (at least, not immediately), they fail because they run out of cash. Once it’s gone it’s gone! And now, of course, the cash wells have […]