Stephen led a superb session at Lenovo on how to persuade and inspire to create a better impact on the behaviours, attitudes and opinions of others. He shared a really insightful and practical set of models and concepts designed to equip us with an essential toolkit for applying in order to enhance the capability andRead More…
We were delighted to welcome Dr Iain MacRtchie of MCR Holdings and MCR Pathways back to CfEL to address our business audience. Iain’s unique passion and single minded determination set the pace and energy level for the day. He discussed how to review your business with fresh eyes, the importance of placing appropriate value onRead More…
Kevin Cowan, Scottish entrepreneur, Business Advisor and Managing Director of X10 Solutions, shared his incredible experience of fighting for opportunity, the corporate world vs going it alone, burnout, the highs and lows of believing in an idea, harsh lessons learned and ultimately the wonderful joy of success. The message of the importance of attitude, havingRead More…
We were privileged to welcome Martin Stepek, the well-known and highly respected Mindfulness expert, founder of the Scottish Family Business Association, poet and author to our CfEL Leadership Day at the Corinthian in August. Martin provided a fascinating insight into the power of Mindfulness for business leaders. By focusing your mind on the present moment,Read More…
Dr Alex Yellowlees led a terrific Leadership Day on Building Resilience, helping delegates to recognise some fundamental and long held beliefs which were holding them back and to develop new coping skills for working under extreme pressure. We explored how to identify positive new role-model, language and self-esteem behaviours and how to change the workingRead More…
Anne Ledgerwood, General Manager of The St Enoch Centre in Glasgow kindly hosted, and shared her leadership journey, with the CfEL business audience in April this year. Online shopping having changed the face of her business, and retailers facing constantly changing goalposts, Anne has had to call on all of her business skills, experience andRead More…
Caroline Donaldson, Executive Coach, delivered a fascinating talk on how you can push expectations, achieve more and be a more effective leader. She demonstrated how to inspire a much better performance from our teams by identifying when you’re in the ‘zone’ and what derails you .. the critical role of vision and goals and howRead More…
George Boag, Chief Executive Officer of Targeting Innovation and Digital Director of Skills Development Scotland, led the session on increasing sales, reducing costs and boosting efficiency by accessing digital innovation tools which are available to all companies in Scotland. Delegates learned how new technologies and digital innovations are transforming business models, customer experience and organisationalRead More…