OK I confess – I am addicted to productivity/self-help books. I already  have a house full of them but still get excited when I open the latest one to arrive. And you know what – I have learned not to feel guilty about this. Sure I worry that it means that something in me is forever disattisfied and seeking a “solution”, and I know the self help industry has its own charlatans. But I also know that the energy kick I get from learning and applying some new approach or technique is what makes me bounce out of bed in the morning. Over time I am gradually honing my own mix of tools, practices and beliefs that do feel like progress and as they say – this is more of a journey than a destination.

It is also for me most of what social media is all about. Learning about yourself, learning from others, learning and progressing together. It is interesting too how much of a response I get when I blog or tweet about this sort of stuff so it would seem I am not alone in my obsession!

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Rainmaker Thursday
Value 2.0 The Next Level -

- Thick Value or Creative Destruction?

Date: 6th May 2010

Venue: Castle Hill House, Windsor.

‘Adding Value’ is fast becoming an over used, worn out corporate buzz word and it could be damaging your organisation.  It’s taking some organisations to crisis point – especially those that are not even aware of it’s true nature.

Simply ‘Adding Value’ is no longer enough to get the attraction you desire.

Consider:

• After pulling your belt in for over a year are you sure you are not on the extinct list or can you rebuild and flourish?
• Has pulling in your belt over the last 6 months killed your next big thing?

Every day it seems yet another product or service is being labelled as ’added value’ and laying claims that it’s now better than ever before or better than its rival!  But lets really think about this… what IS the difference between one ’new added value’ offering  to another? How would your organisation’s value truly stand up to comparisons?

• Research has shown that many customers think value is intrinsictly linked to money either as a ‘how much can I get for my money’ or ‘How little can I pay for this?’ stance.
• ‘Value’, in the opinion of some, has turned into the ‘Spam’ phrase of the corporate advertising, marketing and PR collateral as well as some of the corporate thinking and strategy.
• Somehow ‘value’ seems to have become lost along the way as more people view ‘added value’ as a standard that a company should be offereing and thereby no longer a true added value!

So how do you do something which is better than others and more importantly seen to be better, valued to be better and talked about as being the best?

As rainmaker Gary Sage said in a recent interview:

“The global financial storm has produced a global shift in awareness, not only have the rules changed – future sustainable business will need to understand that there is a new value equation out there – value 2.0 if you wish – achieving great performance will depend on truly understanding how to deliver and support this value.”

This session is for those wanting to understand the future of ‘Value’ today and it’s impact to organisations before it arrives!  Do Not underestimate the value of ‘Value’!

To be held under Chatham House Rule

Thought Leader:

Rainmaker – Gary Sage of SageHagan.

Gary Sage is a ‘Super Skiller’.  He is a gifted consultant and Communications Coach whose personal clients span the globe.  Gary has coached and conducted seminars and workshops on five continents to thousands of people and successfully taken his unique methodology into organisations from as diverse a background of; international banks to luxury goods manufacturers to multinational computer companies, to sole traders.

Cost: All refreshments and lunch are included. If you are multi-booking, you may be entitled to a group discount.  Please contact Chris on 0 845 0941044 for further details.

All prices listed above exclude VAT.

Next step – book now: Places are very limited so click the button now to secure your place.  Alternatively, this can be delivered in-house and tailored if required.

When:
Thursday, February 11, 2010 from 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM (GMT)

Where:
Castle Hill House
Castle Hill
SL4 1PD Windsor And Maidenhead
United Kingdom

Hosted By:
Erudyte Ltd

Erudyte Ltd is proud to bring to our clients, Rainmakers who have had hands on experience as being leaders, delivered on their goals and now share a vision to create a better world.

Our Rainmakers are driven by a deep passion towards making a measurable, significant and permanent difference in the world and are therefore people who have all made things happen – people who have brought an edge of demonstrable value into an organisational environment.

They do this by imparting their knowledge through popular methods such as speaking, consulting, training and one to ones or a seamless programme working alongside existing training schedules, consulting processes or conference events.

Rainmakers will take you and your organisation
to the edge – beyond the boundaries!

Register for this event now at :
http://erudyte-rss.eventbrite.com

Event Details:

Getting The Next 5%: and the next and the next…

A One Day Seminar for Senior Executives

To be held under Chatham House Rule.

11th February 2010, the Boardroom, Castle Hill House, Windsor

Great companies:

• embrace continual improvement
• compete and thrive
• grow and consolidate

Great managers:

• have a strong grasp of their business levers
• demonstrate consistent delivery of best-in-class KPIs
• show understanding and control of their business drivers
• relentlessly drive new levels of performance
• have strong allies among stakeholders

 At this seminar (under the watchful eye of Gordon Lovell-Read) you will:

• discuss methods and processes used by some of the most successful start up companies and conglomerates 
• learn to apply the tips and tools which helped to successfully lead businesses from startup through to exit
• learn to grow an organisation into a household name
• absorb the same tips and tools that helped to successfully manage 435,000 employees across 161 countries
• learn to deploy mission critical projects
• learn how Gordon managed to reduce budgets by over a billion whilst keeping the workforce happy and ‘on side’

NB Most seminars usually provide the basics, others have a bit more information. This seminar however will be providing the equivalent of advanced methods and practice as used by someone well used to improving organisations, irrespective of size. 

This seminar will be held under Chatham House Rule

Thought Leader: Gordon Lovell-Read – CEO of Orgmentor

Who for: This Seminar will be of value to Senior Executives working towards building a better future for their organisation and wanting to be the leaders in their field.   

Cost: Erudyte Ltd are pleased to be able to offer this at £498 per person.  All refreshments and lunch included.

Next step – book now: Places are limited as it is preferable to keep discussions to a small group, so call    0845 094 1044    now to speak to Chris and book your place.  Secure payment can be taken over the phone, or an invoice can be raised if you prefer.

When:
Thursday, February 11, 2010 from 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM (GMT)

Where:
Castle Hill House
Castle Hill
SL4 1PD Windsor And Maidenhead
United Kingdom

Hosted By:
Erudyte Ltd

Erudyte Ltd is proud to bring to our clients, Rainmakers who have had hands on experience as being leaders, delivered on their goals and now share a vision to create a better world.

Our Rainmakers are driven by a deep passion towards making a measurable, significant and permanent difference in the world and are therefore people who have all made things happen – people who have brought an edge of demonstrable value into an organisational environment. They do this by imparting their knowledge through popular methods such as speaking, consulting, training and one to ones or a seamless programme working alongside existing training schedules, consulting processes or conference events.

Rainmakers will take you and your organisation
to the edge – beyond the boundaries!

Register for this event now at :
http://erudyte-rss.eventbrite.com

Event Details:

Getting The Next 5%: and the next and the next…

A One Day Seminar for Senior Executives

To be held under Chatham House Rule.

11th February 2010, the Boardroom, Castle Hill House, Windsor

Great companies:

• embrace continual improvement
• compete and thrive
• grow and consolidate

Great managers:

• have a strong grasp of their business levers
• demonstrate consistent delivery of best-in-class KPIs
• show understanding and control of their business drivers
• relentlessly drive new levels of performance
• have strong allies among stakeholders

 At this seminar (under the watchful eye of Gordon Lovell-Read) you will:

• discuss methods and processes used by some of the most successful start up companies and conglomerates 
• learn to apply the tips and tools which helped to successfully lead businesses from startup through to exit
• learn to grow an organisation into a household name
• absorb the same tips and tools that helped to successfully manage 435,000 employees across 161 countries
• learn to deploy mission critical projects
• learn how Gordon managed to reduce budgets by over a billion whilst keeping the workforce happy and ‘on side’

NB Most seminars usually provide the basics, others have a bit more information. This seminar however will be providing the equivalent of advanced methods and practice as used by someone well used to improving organisations, irrespective of size. 

This seminar will be held under Chatham House Rule

Thought Leader: Gordon Lovell-Read – CEO of Orgmentor

Who for: This Seminar will be of value to Senior Executives working towards building a better future for their organisation and wanting to be the leaders in their field.   

Cost: Erudyte Ltd are pleased to be able to offer this at £498 per person.  All refreshments and lunch included.

Next step – book now: Places are limited as it is preferable to keep discussions to a small group, so call    0845 094 1044    now to speak to Chris and book your place.  Secure payment can be taken over the phone, or an invoice can be raised if you prefer.

When:
Thursday, February 04, 2010 from 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM (GMT)

Where:
Castle Hill House
Castle Hill
Windsor And Maidenhead, SL4 1PD
United Kingdom

Hosted By:
Erudyte Ltd

Erudyte Ltd is proud to bring to our clients, Rainmakers who have had hands on experience as being leaders, delivered on their goals and now share a vision to create a better world.

Our Rainmakers are driven by a deep passion towards making a measurable, significant and permanent difference in the world and are therefore people who have all made things happen – people who have brought an edge of demonstrable value into an organisational environment. They do this by imparting their knowledge through popular methods such as speaking, consulting, training and one to ones or a seamless programme working alongside existing training schedules, consulting processes or conference events.

Rainmakers will take you and your organisation
to the edge – beyond the boundaries!

Register for this event now at :
http://erudyte-rss.eventbrite.com

Event Details:

A One Day Seminar for Senior Executives and Managers.

To be held under Chatham House Rule.

4th February 2010, the Boardroom, Castle Hill House, Windsor

Great Companies embrace continual improvement to survive, compete and thrive. Great managers have a strong grasp of their business levers and demonstrate consistent delivery of best-in-class KPIs. Those that relentlessly drive new levels of performance find strong allies among stakeholders.

This seminar is your opportunity to discuss methods and processes as used by some of the most successful conglomerates under the watchful eye of Gordon Lovell-Read. Learn his tips and tools which helped him to successfully grow start up businesses successfully to exit.  He also used the same tips and tools to successfully manage 435,000 employees across 161 countries deploying mission critical projects that could bring a country to a stand still if executed incorrectly and yet still manage to reduce budgets by over a billion without upsetting the workforce!

The seminar will cover and discuss:

• How to identify the waste which is masquerading as value
• Where to find new levels of productivity which is often overlooked
• Mission critical thinking and operation execution
• Complex processes : How increasing complexity can reduce costs
• Tried and tested methods tips and tools for finding 5% more business
• Explore how your organisation processes can be improved
• Consultancy process stripping methods strategy – do they really work?
• Reflect on issues which are costing your organisation

This seminar will be held under Chatham House Rule

Thought Leader:

Gordon Lovell-Read – CEO of Orgmentor & former Group CIO of Siemens.

Finding The Next 5% will give you the knowledge of new ways of increasing productivity as well as acutal tools and tips all backed with practical and actual examples.

This Seminar will be of value to Senior Managers and Executives involved in working towards outcome engineering the future of their organisation to be the leaders in their field.  It will also benefit those managers and executives who are tasked in managing and administrating shared services.

Cost: With special thanks to The Speakers Company & Sage Hagan, and their sponsorship of the event, Erudyte Ltd are pleased to be able to offer this at the reduced cost of £498 + VAT per person (should have been £2,875pp).  All refreshments and lunch included.

Next Step: Places are limited as it is preferable to keep discussions to a small group, so call 0845 094 1044 now to speak to Chris and book your place.  Secure payment can be taken over the phone, or an invoice can be raised if you prefer.

Sponsored by:

Finding The Next 5% -

What would an extra 5% mean to your business?

Time: 09:30 – 16:00 hrs
Date: 4th Febraury 2010

The Boardroom,
Castle Hill House,
Castle Hill, Windsor,
Berkshire
SL4 1PD

This seminar to be held under Chatham House Rule

Great Companies embrace continual improvement to survive, compete and thrive. Great managers have a strong grasp of their business levers and demonstrate consistent delivery of best-in-class KPIs. Those that relentlessly drive new levels of performance find strong allies among stakeholders.

This seminar is your opportunity to discuss methods and processes as used by some of the most successful conglomerates under the watchful eye of Gordon Lovell-Read. Learn his tips and tools which helped him to successfully grow start up businesses successfully to exit.

Gordon has also used the same tips and tools to successfully manage 435,000 employees across 161 countries deploying mission critical projects that could bring a country to a stand still if executed incorrectly and yet still manage to reduce budgets by over a billion without upsetting the workforce!

The seminar will cover and discuss:

• How to identify the waste which is masquerading as value
• Where to find new levels of productivity which is often overlooked
• Mission critical thinking and operation execution
• Complex processes : How increasing complexity can reduce costs
• Tried and tested methods tips and tools for finding 5% more business
• Explore how your organisation processes can be improved
• Consultancy process stripping methods strategy – do they really work?
• Reflect on issues which are costing your organisation

This seminar to be held under Chatham House Rule

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About Gordon:

Gordon Lovell-Read – CEO of Orgmentor & former Group CIO of Siemens.

During Gordon’s thirty-five years in business, he has led or been part of, many global business transformation programmes to intercept, or outpace, significant market shifts. Most of these journeys have been in mission critical and/or regulated high volume business environments involving large, multi-year high-risk programmes and projects.

In parallel, Gordon is also working with Boston University, the Institution of Global Work and a selection of global IT leaders to define the next generation models for global distributed business operations.

About Your Day

Finding The Next 5% will give you the knowledge of new ways of increasing productivity as well as actual tools and tips all backed with practical and actual examples.

This Seminar will be of value to Senior Managers and Executives involved in working towards outcome engineering the future of their organisation to be the leaders in their field. It will also benefit those managers and executives who are tasked in managing and administrating shared services.

Cost: With special thanks to our sponsors of the event, Erudyte Ltd are pleased to be able to offer this at the reduced cost of £498 + VAT per person (normally £2,875pp). All refreshments and lunch included.

Next Step: Places are limited as it is preferable to keep discussions to a small group, so call 0845 094 1044 now to speak to Chris and book your place. Secure payment can be taken over the phone, or an invoice can be raised if you prefer.

Sign Up Now