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Events for Entrepreneurs by Brian Chernett

My theme this week in our blogs has been ‘entrepreneurship’ and with this in mind we have three conferences coming up which support our passion for leadership development, supporting the entrepreneur and championing the growth of the SME sector. When? Wednesday 8th September 2010 Where? Old Billingsgate, London What? Fresh Business Thinking LIVE! Running a […]

Are you just working IN your business … rather than ON it? By Phil Shipperlee

Are you an entrepreneur, a business person or both? It would be a fair question to ask what is the difference?  Another more than reasonable question might be to ask does it matter?  In my experience, there is definitely a difference and it certainly does matter.  The journey from entrepreneur with a good idea to […]

Business Link – (Should we keep a-hold of Nurse?) by Andy Coote

Following on the heels of the demise of the Regional Development Agencies (being phased out by March 2012) there have been persistent rumours of the demise of Business Link, which in some areas is directly funded by the RDA. Real Business, under an exclusive tag, reported Mark Prisk as saying that he intended to phase […]

Are you a budding Entrepreneur? By Brian Chernett

The need for growth to come from private businesses in the UK has never been greater now that we are emerging from a global recession.  In developing countries too, growth will come from private business, preferably from businesses set up in their country of origin.  Businesses such as these are created by entrepreneurs, people who […]

Developing an Unstoppable Mindset by Joe Adams

One of the CEO members of my experiential business learning group recommended that we invite along guest speaker Erick Rainey (pictured below). Erick is a very professional speaker and talked on the subject… “Get the Edge”. We learned that Erick spent 21 years performing in theatre, circus and films, focusing exclusively on any and all […]

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. […]

How to Avoid the 7 Deadly Sins of Leadership by Brian Chernett

1. Leading from too far in front Some ‘visionary’ leaders believe that if they set off on a route march to the future, the rest of the team will follow and that those who are unable to do so are simply casualties of the process. What if the team genuinely have problems keeping up? … […]

It’s Time to Go for Growth by Brian Chernett

22nd June saw the Chancellor George Osborne present the Emergency Budget to a packed House.  There were some encouraging words for business within the necessary measures to regain fiscal control over the economy. The Chancellor stated “I have always believed that growth must come from the private sector”.  As I have been saying here for […]

The key to profitable growth in good times and bad by Gordon Bromley

Countless Academy for Chief Executives (ACE) groups and members have lavished praise upon Roger Harrop over the last few years and Gordon Bromley’s Surrey CEO Forum Group proved no exception recently when Roger presented his workshop “Staying in the Helicopter®- the key to profitable growth in good times and bad“. Roger of course is a […]

Recruiting Good Sales People by Joe Adams

The Academy for Chief Executives (ACE), a leading provider of experiential business learning® facilitates groups of CEOs and Managing Directors who meet together every month to network and take full advantage of peer group learning. Part of membership involves members taking their issues to the table and discussing them with their peers. At a recent […]