Having the right leadership style can make all the difference to how well you, your staff and your business perform. This event looked at leadership styles and innovative techniques to bring out the best in yourself and your business.
Here are some key tips/comments taken from delegates who attended this event:
"Ken was a phenomenal speaker"
"Very informative message delivered in an unusual way. It was a refreshing way to think about leadership and people management"
"Shona was a very academic and knowledgeable speaker who complemented Ken"
"Excellent rain check to stop you thinking how hard you've got it when you see what the young people have/had gone through"
"Ken gave a great delivery of his presentation"
"Makes me think of a great saying by Jim Rohn 'Don't wish it was easier, work on being better'"
"Shona was very helpful and sincere"
"Excellent networking"
"Alan - great guy, good experience, very helpful"
"Key tip - communication with my team"
"Leaders are there to enable others to act and set the tempo for success"
"Alan - very competent job of structuring the evening"
"Teams need to feel respected and included and need 'downward information flows'"
"Ken's talk was superb"
"Really interesting considering the similarities between SAS training and modern business training in terms of approach to forming highly effective team units"
"I enjoyed Shona's presentation very much and would love to learn more about her business"
"I was able to gather bullet points on the subject matter without having to take the time to attend a longer course. I obtained a good overall understanding of several simple but effective leadership strategies, it also enabled me to meet other Exchange members for the first time. I thought both Ken & Shona were great!"
"Ken should have been the new 'Bond'. He personifies all that is great about our armed forces in a very understated way. He has taken his skill sets obtained in the forces and adapted them to the war that all our companies now face"
"I particularly bought into the 'alpha model - Anticipate - Align - Act'"
"Shona was very thought provoking"
"You need to educate staff that 'doing nothing is not an option' change is inevitable, leadership is everyones responsibility'"
"Alan - as usual relaxed style"
"It is good to just get away from the business and have time to think about these things"
"Useful tips and market conditions discussed during networking session"
"Alan promoted discussion and questioning. Good Exchange representative"
"Great to have a positive event when everything in the news is doom and gloom"
"Good definition of leadership. Target the emotion rather than just the intellect"
"Excellent work - thank you for all your hard work - keep it up"
"These events really help keep inspiration and motivation levels up"
"Glad I attended, worthwhile and certainly thought provoking"
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Edinburgh
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14 September 2010
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