17 November 2016

Creating a true profession - people, purpose and potential

Attended a professional association cross sector networking event at the University of Brighton, hosted by the Chartered Institute of Management.  Speaker was Simon Bowen, CMI director who was both entertaining and informative.

Key points:
  • UK employees rating their managers: 
    • 21% highly effective
    • 36% effective
    • 43% ineffective or highly ineffective
  • UK productivity is 21% less than rest of G7
  • OECD quote 'management and leadership no 1 factor in total productivity gap'
  • Only 1 in 5 managers is trained
  • In rapidly growing organisations, 68% of managers have high trust in leaders
  • Among those in decline, only 15% fully trust their leaders
  • Management 2020, enquiry how management and leadership in the UK will need to change by 2020 to deliver sustainable economic growth available here.
  • Session conclusion: Great management in 5 easy steps
    • Stop excluding, start including
    • Stop controlling, start coaching
    • Stop confusing, start clarifying
    • Stop resisting change, start embracing it
    • Stop competing, start collaborating

09 November 2016

Accounting for Extraordinary times


CPD webinar with:

  • CIMA president Andrew Miskin, 
  • Dominic Barton, Global MD of McKinsey, 
  • Helena Morrisey, 
  • CEO Newton Investment Mngt and 
  • Barry Melancon, President and CEO of AICPA.


A diverse Q&A session for 1.5 hours.