3 October 2016 Leadership event, Bournemouth

3 October 2016 Leadership event, Bournemouth

Please note the link on the earlier version of this blog is currently not working, please use the event link below for any booking.

http://www.managers.org.uk/events-and-courses/2016/october/the-four-leadership-challenges-facing-managers-today

Join us on 3 October 2016 for this CPD event to learn how leaders face the key challenges facing them in today's workplace. This event, to be held in the evening in Bournemouth, is part of a series of events developed by the Chartered Management Institute's Southern Region to help support managers and leaders in the area. CMI members are able to take advantage of discounted tickets.


We are grateful that leadership speaker Steve Barker has agreed to present this event for the region and share his expertise. He said: "The real challenge for today’s business leaders is to find the time to master and control the sail when too many things seem to be conspiring to blow you off course and on to the rocks!
"Over the years I have found that at the very core of successful individuals is the sheer passion to learn, develop, take risks and grow. It is my view that what really differentiates the successful is the determination to remove the ‘blockers to success’. They don’t just talk about IT they DO IT. And this applies particularly to their drive to ensure they are fully prepared for whatever it takes to achieve success.

He added: "For more than twenty years I have been working side by side with business leaders and helping them to take control, build on success AND create time to live their life."

The Four Challenges of Leadership

Steve Barker writes: "As Britain faces the greatest economic and social challenge of the last 100 years there is no doubt that business leaders are in for a hard ride. However the one constant is that our economic wellbeing will depend heavily on small businesses and entrepreneurs. As usual it will be down to them to continue to create jobs and prosperity for the vast majority of our working population.

"It’s fair to say that these business leaders really should have help available to them. And it's fair to say that, when it comes to being a leader, most of them will shout “where is this help – knowledge, experiences, emotional and practical help!” Our recent leadership survey found many directors feel isolated and lonely.

"With all the books, research, wisdom, advice and examples of greatness available why does every leader we have worked with in the last 25 years find the role challenging, demanding and occasionally (seemingly) impossible?

"We believe that four of the real challenges of leadership are not about business strategy, investment, product development or profit margin and the like. The ‘looking in the mirror’ challenges are about ‘me as a leader’
"The four challenges we constantly hear are:
• who can I talk to that does not have their own agenda for my business?
• how do I address the feeling of isolation and loneliness?
• where can I ‘safely’ express vulnerability?
• where do I get advice from ‘wise’ people who have faced similar issues? "

If you are interested in this area of management and leadership, but are unable to attend this event, please contact us with your name, email address and whether you are a CMI member, and we will arrange for you to be included in an advance mailing list for future events on this theme. Your details will only be used by the Region for this purpose.