Speaking Engagements for the South West Team
Find out where you can hear the team speak and kick yourself when you find the
events you've missed.
In some cases you will find you have a chance to see or hear again.
Mike Teasdale - Partner SPS South-West
Supplying the Defence Sector, Cardiff 18th November 2008
Download speaker presentations here
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Part 2 starts with the WEAF slides.James Short - Partner SPS South-West
Cardiff University Business School Leadership Enterprise & Economic Development
Department - 8th July 2008
"From Belfast to the Boardroom"
A presentation to business leaders engaged on LEED's Leadership Development programme.
The aim is to 'make a difference' by creating synergy between individual and organisational
development. This presentation - one in the series of "Living Leadership" presentations
- gives practical advice on how to develop individual leadership skills and how
to provide improved leadership to the participant's respective organisations.
James Short - Partner SPS South-West
Clevedon School - 11th July 2008
"Inspiration for the Future"
An address to school leavers on facing the future and what to look out for in
achieving successful career development.
James Short - Partner SPS South-West
Academy of Chief Executives - 12th August 2008
"Leadership: Motivation & Inspiration"
Presentation and workshop to the Academy of Chief Executives based on providing
practical advice on how to be an inspirational leader. This is followed by a
Workshop looking at the 7 key aspects of leadership and how best to solve the
challenges posed in the Workshop.
James Short - Partner SPS South-West
IOD Bristol - September, date to be finalised
"Curing the Christopher Columbus Syndrome"
James will entertain and inform in his own unique style and help you avoid your
company succumbing to a bout of the “Christopher Columbus syndrome”:
He left and didn’t know where he was going,
He got there and didn’t know where he was,
When he got back, he didn’t know where he had been
…..and it was all on borrowed money!
Yes, he discovered America but that was an accident! Do you operate your business
this way? Do you rely on lucky accidents? James can help you.
James Short - Partner SPS South-West
Executives Association, Bath - 17th October 2008
"Board-level Mentoring - The Solution to your Business Problems"
Looking at experience from the military in solving business problems. The Armed
Forces use comprehensive planning tools to examine available options for problem
solving, James has modified these planning tools for use in the commercial environment
and explains how busy Owner/Managers can plan their way to a more profitable future.
And here are the ones you've missed:
James Short and Mike Teasdale - Partners of SPS South-West
RBS Bristol - 18 Jun 2008
Supplying the Defence Sector - Are you fit for Business?
On 18 June 2008, the Council of Defence Advisers comprising: Royal Bank of Scotland, West of England
Aerospace Forum, Strategic Planning Solutions, Veale Wasbrough and Target Finance
held the first in a series of seminars to provide professional, practical advice
for companies in the southwest seeking to sell into the defence sector. With
contracts placed annually by the MOD amounting to some £16 bn and with over 250,000
service personnel to support, there is great opportunities for southwest based
companies to get involved.To view the content and slides please click on the links below (pdf format)
Philip Margerison, Head of Defence Supliers Services, MoD
Irshad Booly, General Manager, West of England Aerospace Forum
James Short, Partner, Strategic Planning Solutions
Chris Oakley, Senior Manager, Royal Bank of Scotland Commercial Banking
Richard Brown, Partner, Veale Wasbrough Lawyers
Matt Eves, Head of Corporate Finance, Target Corporate Finance
James Short - Partner SPS South-West
Presentation to the Academy of Chief Executives - 12th May 2008
"From Belfast to the Boardroom"
In this presentation James tells how his experience in the Army can be applied
to the modern boardroom. He explores the similarities in the techniques in planning,
motivation and execution. Click on the link below to see James in action.
(flash format approx 20 minutes. Your PC will require a compatible player, opens
in an external site.)
James Short - Partner SPS South-West
Bristol Original 106.5 - Radio interview
"How I became a business mentor"
In the interview James tells how his experience in the Army, "I was put in charge of a 6,000 man NATO project and realised I didn't know what
I was doing", helped him develop his considerable mentoring skills. James goes on to explore
the difference between an experienced business mentor and a coach.
Click on the link below to hear highlights of the interview. (mp3 format approx
9 minutes. Your PC will require a compatible mp3 player, opens in an external
site.)
John Kirwan - Partner SPS South-West
BEN Event - Bristol School of Chemistry 13th March 2008
Styles of Entrepreunial Leadership
John Kirwan was one of four guest speakers at this prestigious BEN event, attended
by around 70 delegates, with a talk entitled “Living Leadership”. John has been
fortunate in his career to work with many inspirational leaders whether as colleagues
or entrepreneurs setting up businesses or senior executives in large corporates.
Effective leaders need many skills but, John has observed, the 7 key activities
they excel in that make them so successful are:· Setting and renewing purposes – working not to goals, but through goals;
· Creating positive energy in their people;
· Staying relentlessly focused;
· And also remaining open;
· Keeping the self-talk - self-image - performance cycle positive
· Being Wizards – “As a man thinketh, so he is-eth!”
· Aiming high
For a third-party independent account of the BEN event, including John’s talk,
please see: http://www.jbsh.co.uk/2008/03/15/lessons-in-entrepreneurial-leadership/
Among the comments about John’s presentation from attendees are:
“very credible and interesting in [his] presentation and [his] delivery was very
polished”, co-Founder and MD of local business and BEN event co-speaker;
“I thought John Kirwan's presentation was excellent”, MD bio-sciences consultancy
“was very impressed both by the talk and the slides”, Managing Partner, change deliverers
For a copy of the slides, or to engage John as a speaker at your event, please contact John at: john.kirwan@talktosps.com
NRG Seminar - Bristol 20/03/08
James Short speaks on:
"Business Mentoring"
NRG Seminar - Swindon 04/03/08
Mike Teasdale speaks on:
'What it takes to create a Great Organisation'
NRG Seminar - Exeter 24/10/07
Mike Teasdale speaks on:
'What it takes to create a Great Organisation'