As we discussed in our blogs towards the end of December 2010, the start of 2011 heralds a new era in the development of the Academy for Chief Executives. Andrew Morris, who has been a leading figure in the media and events industry for over twenty years became our new Chief Executive on 1st January. […]
Posts Tagged ‘leadership mentoring’
A Coaching Skills Workshop with a Difference – by Peter Sutcliffe
Members of The North East Academy for Chief Executives, Directors Forum 11 enjoyed a Coaching Skills workshop delivered by Matt Somers (www.mattsomers.com). Matt utilised pragmatic exercises, models and structured checklists to deliver a practical, experiential learning session. All delegates felt that the techniques learnt had enhanced their own coaching style and would help to motivate […]
Michael Nicholas teaches us how to ‘achieve optimal performance’ by Joe Adams
Michael Nicholas, a corporate trainer, coach and professional speaker spoke to my Academy for Chief Executives CEO Forum group (ACE11) recently. The subject, “Achieving Optimal Performance“. Michael’s talk on Leadership had great takeaway value in that he brought a multi dimensional approach to this important leadership principle. He discussed leadership versus management at length and […]
Mentoring for (sm)all business growth by Brian Chernett
On November 15th, 2010 at the start of Global Entrepreneurship Week, Business Secretary Vince Cable announced “a new 40,000-strong network of business mentors and called on more businesses to join up.” According to the announcement, he “wants to see as many business people as possible sign up to mentor new and growing businesses. To make […]
7 Steps to increase the value & profitability of your business by Peter Sutcliffe
Martin Williams recently spoke to the members of our experiential learning group, Academy Group 23. Martin facilitated a dynamic and thought-provoking session on ” 7 Steps to increase the value & profitability of your business – a new way to look at marketing“. The session introduced members to many innovative techniques relating to marketing strategy […]
Brian Mayne Lifts ACE Speaker of the Year Title
The Academy for Chief Executives (ACE) 2010 Speaker Awards provided a perfect ending to the final Speaker Showcase of the year which was held at the prestigious Warren House in Kingston upon Thames. The 2010 Speaker of the Year was won by Brian Mayne of Lift International for his illuminating and inspirational sessions on Goal […]
Philip Green’s Efficiency Review: “Is it just the Government failing to leverage both its credit rating and its scale?” – by Paul Fegan
Philip Green’s controversial appointment as adviser on government spending has been headline news for the past few months, even making the pages of Vogue in October. But since the publication of his report the general consensus is that Mr Green and his team have delivered some good advice that will benefit the government and ultimately […]
Warren Evans gives us an insight into ‘where the world is going’ by Peter Pritchett
Directors Forum Group 2 enjoyed an excellent Friday morning peering a few years into the future with Warren Evans, a “Futurist” visiting us from Canada to speak to several groups in The Academy for Chief Executives. The members gave the session an overall score of 9 out of 10 – an accurate reflection of the […]
Learning about ‘Fake’ Leaders and ‘Real’ Leaders with Ian Berry – by Joe Adams
Ian Berry from Australia spoke to my Academy for Chief Executives CEO Forum group (ACE11) recently. The subject, “What real leaders do and fake ones don’t”. He was brilliant and scored very highly with the CEO members present. The first half of the talk featured on: Living the lessons of our defining moments. Being a […]
Using Intuition in Business – by Peter Sutcliffe
The North East Academy for Chief Executives, Directors Forum speaker in September was Juliette Lee who facilitated an excellent interactive workshop on “Eye of Leadership“. The experiential learning workshop scrutinized many aspects of leadership including examining our often untapped inner feelings and how we can use many practical techniques to resolving key issues. In summary, […]