business leadership

Unleash The Talent in Your Business

Event Date: 
17/03/2016 - 7:30am to 9:00am
Venue: 
The Magdalen Chapter Hotel, Exeter, EX2 4HY

Great things always start from within

Unleashing the Talent in your business as a Competitive Strength

Employees are more connected to the job market than ever before, with social media prominent in enticing your talent with new job opportunities.

In a time of constant change, how are you able to attract, develop and keep talent within your business?

Much work has now been done in the field of Positive Psychology in understanding the benefits of playing to the individual strengths of each employee:

People who have the opportunity to use their...

Women in Business Away Day

Event Date: 
15/04/2015 - 8:30am to 5:00pm
Venue: 
The Barnstaple Hotel, EX31 1LE

In collaboration with Maynard Johns - Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors, Bideford

Jane Maynard - FCA finalist for Venus Awards 2014 - Influential Woman & Lifetime Achievement Award

The day is designed to offer business women a fantastic opportunity of working together with like-minded individuals, sharing business ideas, in an inspired, motivated and positive environment.

It also allows valuable time away from the office for important self development and reflection.

You will leave with processes to help...

How resilient is your business?

Event Date: 
17/07/2014 - 7:30am to 9:00am
Venue: 
Southernhay House, Exeter, EX1 1NX

Do you know how well you would face adversity as a leader?

Do you know how you would react under the pressure of failure?

Business leaders in our very turbulent world need to be able to react to both positive and negative situations. They need to be resilient in order to take their organisations through difficult environments and situations and yet they need to be clever enough to know when to change direction.

This session will allow you to understand the importance of resilience to a leader. It will look at how resilience and mental toughness work within an...

Aligning Your Culture with Your Leadership and Your Strategy

Event Date: 
22/05/2014 - 7:30am to 9:00am
Venue: 
Southernhay House, Exeter, EX1 1NX

Does your culture influence your organisation's leadership?

Do you take your culture into account when designing your future strategy?

A business that aligns it's culture with its leadership and strategy is one that is destined to succeed, particularly if it is also in tune with the environment it exists within.

This session will allow you to understand the importance of culture, leadership and strategy to your business and the benefits that aligning them will bring to your business in terms of competitive advantage.

This session will enable attendees to:...

Expert Business Planning Workshop

Event Date: 
02/07/2014 - 8:30am to 03/07/2014 - 5:00pm
Venue: 
The Innovation Centre, Exeter University, EX4 4RN

Very pleased to be running again our highly successful Business Planning workshop on the 2nd and 3rd of July.

How difficult is it to implement all your plans for taking your business forward, you have lots of good ideas but how are you going to achieve them? Are you looking for:

* Increased profit * Organisational Growth * More customers with a greater loyalty * Better team performance * A plan to take your business onwards and upwards into 2014 and beyond

Well we have the answer for you!

Take just two days out and spend essential time working on the...

In need of Inspiration?

Authored by Sampson Hall
Posted: Sat, 11/09/2013 - 11:43am

Sampson Hall recently held a two day programme to develop the understanding of culture, leadership, and strategy with two Independent Schools.

The event was held at the beautiful Dartington Hall, near Totnes. The programme was extremely successful with the participants defining a clear and focused vision for the schools for the next five years. From this they derived clear mission statements which resulted in a detailed and understood plan with clear priorities set for the next two years to drive and align the work streams involved.

Both teams completed the two days feeling...

Sampson Hall Strategic Risk

Event Date: 
14/11/2013 - 7:30am to 9:00am
Venue: 
Southernhay House, Exeter, EX1 1NX

Every good leader needs to be risk aware. Do you know what risks exist in your business? Who owns each risk?

Leaders need to be aware of the risks that exist within their organisation and they need to understand how the risk process works and have confidence that they will be made aware of the risks whenever it becomes necessary. Getting to use and understand risk can give an organisation a real advantage over its competitors. Risks include human, operational, reputational, procedural, financial, technical, natural, political and structural.

This breakfast will enable...

Sampson Hall Strategy Made Simple

Event Date: 
12/09/2013 - 7:30am to 9:00am
Venue: 
Southernhay House, 36 Southernhay East, EX1 1NX

Who owns your business strategy? Do you have a gap between the think and do in your strategy?

Strategic planning is key to driving business success. A business without an organic strategy that is regularly reviewed and updated will quickly be overtaken by its competitors. A strategically aware business will be in tune with its environment and ahead of its competition and able to influence its growth and development.

This breakfast will enable delegates to:

* Understand the importance of strategy * Understand the strategic process * Understand the difference between...

Sampson Hall Change Management

Event Date: 
08/08/2013 - 7:30am to 9:00am
Venue: 
Southernhay House, 36 Southernhay East, EX1 1NX

Can you manage change or do you have to lead it?

Having looked at culture in my last seminar, I am now going to take business owners and leaders through one of the most difficult things in business, Transformational Change.

You may have identified areas for change in your business and we will now look at the best strategies and processes for carrying it out. How to lead it, how to plan it and how to deliver change into the workplace.

Change is a constant in modern business as the environment, technology and the market place change more and more rapidly. Learn how to...

Sampson Hall Organisational Culture

Event Date: 
11/07/2013 - 7:30am to 9:00am
Venue: 
Southernhay House, 36 Southernhay East, EX1 1NX

What does the picture above tell you about this organisation's culture? What is the culture that pervades your business and how can you have impact upon it? Culture is the dominant force in many modern businesses.

It stops progress, prevents leaders from leading and fights change initiatives if it is allowed to. Understand the benefits of defining and mapping your organisations culture and the best methods of changing it.

This breakfast seminar will enable delegates to:

* Understand the impact of culture

* Understand how to define an organisation's culture...

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