In the past four weeks, I’ve been talking about an entrepreneur and the qualities and resources needed to put an idea into action. That action is more than likely going to be carried forward in a business. This week, I want to look at three elements of making a business succeed. They are: Basics first […]
Posts under ‘coaching’
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 […]
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 […]
Your Purpose – and Why It’s So Important to Regenerate it – by Paul Hunting
Is your corporate purpose about learning? If your answer is ‘no’, then it’s not your purpose. One of the biggest problems for a leader is the notoriously confusing distinction between purpose and goals. Those who do not get and keep this clear are inevitably going to be dragging their anchor – probably without realising it. […]
A place for CEOs to talk about issues and best practice
Academy Chairman Phil Jesson was recently interviewed by The Business Hub Radio Show podcast (which was broadcast on Star Radio 107 at 9:00 on Sunday 6th June 2010). Sponsored by EACS.com The show’s theme was a “MasterMind” Special Show and also featured Ann Hawkins of The Inspired Group; Social Media Mentor – Evelyne Spanner of […]
Building a Strong Team for 2010
We began our 2010 Newsletter on Fresh Business Thinking with an article by Brian Chernett, founder of The Academy for Chief Executives on the need to build a strong team for 2010 “2010 will be another a challenging year to be a Leader”, he told us and “the leaders that survive the year will be […]
High Performance Leadership – Unleashing the Hidden Advantage latent in your organisation
David Powell is an highly experienced speaker and former senior executive in the petro- industry sector and was a big success with members of my Chief Executive Forum, Academy Group 11 when he presented to them recently. He spoke enthusiastically and in great detail while at the same time writing on the easel and demonstrating […]
Practical Performance Coaching
Steve Head gave chief executive mentoring and experiential learning group members (from Peter Pritchett’s Academy Groups 5 and 32) a very practical and powerful workshop on Practical Performance Coaching in July. Developed from Tim Gallwey’s “The Inner Game” and sports coaching experience, high performance coaching is the process by which the coach can allow an […]