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Pre appointment due diligence – by Jo Haigh

The excitement of being offered a new post on the board of directors is fairly self-evident for the ambitious manager. It may involve the obligatory new car, salary, and other benefit increases, along with the prestige of a nice flashy title. In a tough economic environment, to take a step back and ask ‘’should I […]

Recipe For a Good CEO by Joe Adams

If only it were that easy! But whilst the recipe for the perfect CEO might not exist, there are definitely some basic ingredients which are required to make the creation a success … Before we identify the fundamental traits that blend together to create a successful CEO, first let’s remind ourselves of what the role […]

Kevin Kelly wows over 60 Chief Executives at Academy for Chief Executives 2nd Thought Leaders Conference – by Brian Chernett

The second in a series of Thought Leader Conferences organised by The Academy for Chief Executives (ACE) took place earlier this month. ACE provides a unique forum in which CEOs expand their expertise through leadership training, executive coaching and mentoring. The conferences have been designed to showcase the innovative learning processes which not only develop […]

Real Life Experiences: Leaders learning from each other

New South London area Academy Chairman, Peter Lynagh, was delighted to be given the opportunity to discuss the launch of his local leadership group by South London Business recently. The interview which follows is reproduced on our blog, with their kind permission: The Academy for Chief Executives (ACE) has recently started a new group in […]

How to increase buy-in and ownership amongst teams – by Peter Pritchett

This month Directors Forum Group 2 enjoyed a lively and inspirational session from Mark Fritz on “Why you Never wash a Rental Car“.  Actually, the session is all about leadership – and in particular, how to increase buy-in and ownership amongst teams. An overall score of 9.1 and strong commitments to follow-up actions indicate that […]

The brain and decision making by Ian Moore

I will start by stating the obvious, we make decisions with our brains. But let us consider what our brains are for. They have evolved over hundreds of thousands of years to help us survive and to that end they are highly effective decision making instruments. However in modern day situations, and especially in business, […]

Give yourself a fresh perspective – have an ‘Away Day’ by Tim Kidson

It is as if our day to day work is conducted inside an invisible bubble. All our thoughts, feelings and actions happen, and bounce back, inside this bubble. We know this because we get the same feelings every time we think about that same difficult and still unresolved and people issue; we know it because […]

‘Reading Someone before you Shake Hands’ by Peter Sutcliffe

Members of the North East Academy for Chief Executives, Directors Forum 11, recently learned from speaker, John Cremer, how to  “Read someone before you shake  hands“. John’s brilliant workshop explaining his unique perspective on people ‘type’s’, their traits and personalities – both informative and highly entertaining. The experiential learning session helped us to understand other […]

Learning how to Create a Successful Business in Turbulent Times – by Joe Adams

Nicholas Bate spoke to my Chief Executive Forum Group recently on: ‘Creating Astonishingly Successful Businesses in Turbulent Times‘ . This very professional workshop consisted of four modules: Module 1: what are the threats to our businesses over the next decade and what do we do about it? Module 2: the core success strategy for any […]

Spread the Passion virus through your Business – by Brian Chernett

Are you passionate about your business? Do you believe in what you’re doing and how you are going about it? If you are, that’s good, though there may be plenty of room for improvement. If you aren’t passionate about what you do, that is a problem that may need you to rethink your current situation […]