The Academy for Chief Executives : News

Let Mr. Pareto Be Your Coach In 2010!

26 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0100

Vilfredo Pareto was an Italian economist who developed a very exciting and important theory …

Stimulating Demand High Growth Business Support Programme

25 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0100

Are you seeking to grow your business but are not sure how to go about it?

Do you need some help adapting your business offer to the current conditions in the market?

You could be eligible to receive free business support valued over £5,000.

Leading with Humanity

25 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0100

I'm not fond of the idea that a good leader needs to be cold or aloof from his or her people. In fact, I believe that the opposite is much better. A good leader should want everyone in their team to do well and encourage good performance. They recognise that when their people do well, so does their business.

Life's Awesome...Or Not. Depends How You See It!

24 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0100

Let me start with some ego. I was recently the sole 2009 inductee into the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers (CAPS) Hall of Fame. Although I was made aware of my nomination ahead of time (it really is an honour to even be nominated), when they called my name at the President's Ball on closing night of Canada's national convention, I was seriously shocked. Don't get me wrong, I wasn't as shocked as I'd be if I made Canada's Olympic Hockey Team! Plus, I am a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) which puts me in pretty elite company in the speaking profession around the world and gave me my first "letters" behind my name. Being able to add the second set, "HoF", has predictably both humbled me and made me very proud. I have, it seems, done a few things right.

The takeaway

23 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0100

You never know when the stuff you use in your day job may be useful elsewhere.

Discipline on leadership

23 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0100

Discipline is described in the Oxford Dictionary as ...
"Mental or moral training; orderly behaviour..."

The market for acquisitions

22 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0100

If cash is burning a hole in your pocket and you can't find, or indeed have no inclination to place it in, a secure home then acquiring a business may be just what the doctor ordered.

Three precepts of effective leadership

20 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0100

At emotional intelligence at work, we believe that leadership is an attitude – not a job, not a set of behaviours, not stuff you can learn on a training course.

Level 5 Leadership

19 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0100

Beyond vision and performance to build truly great companies
Jim Collins in his ground breaking study, 'Good to Great', was determined to avoid the simplistic trap of attributing the success of 'Great' companies and organisations to the mythical qualities of leadership. The 'Good' was the enemy of the 'Great': the 'Great' companies outperformed their peers consistently by four or five times over a 15 year period.

Where the hell do you think you're going?

18 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0100

There's an old saying – the road to hell is paved with good intentions. So if you don't want to lead your company to hell what do you need – bad intentions?

Selling is Sinful

18 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0100

'It's not funny and it's not clever' was a phrase often directed at me by my clearly aggrieved parents and teachers alike as I grew up. Of course I wasn't selling, or at least not a product, though I was undoubtedly showing off. Which some, if done in an improper manner, may possible regard as a form of selling!

Taking Responsibility

17 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0100

It must be every business leader's worst nightmare. Your company name plastered all over the world's press in association with actions or company policy that has led to a major problem – possibly to injury or death.