Creativity and Optimism in Business

Speakers:  Dr Andrew Greenman, Lecturer in Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Nottingham University Business School and Tony Brooks, Leadership Specialist at The Leadership Training Workshop. Driving small business growth through learning Andrew began today’s seminar with the question: How often do we sit back and think about what drives economic growth? It isn’t a simple question to …

Dressing for success – Making your personal brand work for you

Speakers: Beth Cooper, Employer Relations Consultant at Nottingham University Business School and Cleo Lacey, Image Consultant and Personal Shopper, Demi Couture. Why is personal branding important? How can it make a difference? This Dress to Impress seminar aimed to give the audience an overview of why personal branding is important with a particular focus on …

Dress to impress!

I spoke at an event this morning entitled Dress to Impress. The mismatch between me and the title of the session caused much hilarity for my wife who continually asked me, “so why are YOU speaking at this event again?” To be clear for anyone that knows or has ever met me, I wasn’t giving …

Authentic Leadership and Entrepreneurship

Speaker: Stuart Ross, Managing Director of High Growth. What is authentic leadership? Stuart kicked off the talk with a definition of authentic leadership: “An approach to leadership that emphasises building the leader’s legitimacy through honest relationships with followers which value their input and are built on an ethical foundation.” Being an authentic leader is a …