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I’m both excited and scared about this event – excited because I know it will be a fantastic session and I will come away with so much knowledge, and scared I will be exposed not as a leader, but just a “bossy cow” (only I’m allowed to say that and you don’t have to agree!!). Ann Skidmore has been a faithful supporter of Women in Management for a long time, and I’m delighted that she has managed to find a window in her extremely busy schedule to share her knowledge and experiences of leadership with us.

So if you would to know what it takes to be a successful leader, book your place by emailing me in the first instance, and then please print off and complete the booking form at the bottom and send off with your remittance as directed.

Please feel free to forward this to anyone you think might be interested in this event.

We very much look forward to seeing you on the 7th.

Best wishes

Yvette Meneaud
Women in Management Network
Heart of England Group
Mob: 07717 315 144
Tel: 024 7669 1596
www.managers.org.uk/wim

7 July 2009 Women in Management Network
Heart of England Group presents
Leadership unravelled
with Ann Skidmore, Ann Skidmore Associates Limited

With information at our fingertips through the internet, we know that millions of references exist about leadership and being a leader. There are books and debates about whether leaders are born or made and yet, fundamentally, we are all leaders in some capacity of our lives. Role models are all around us and we too are role models for others, as Ann’s daughter lovingly reminds her!

One key essential ingredient any leader needs to have is to be inspiring to others. Yet inspiring others is not easy. For most of us it takes time, effort and persistence. Nevertheless, we all have the ability to inspire people in small, yet meaningful ways. And when people are inspired they become more enthusiastic, motivated and engaged which invariably improves their performance. Recent research suggests that poor performance in the workplace is a key issue for around 96% of UK organisations!

Inspiration cannot be readily manipulated – it is about winning hearts emotionally and minds logically so is a creative process and we know it when we have experienced it.
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Why attend this event?

This interactive session will inspire you to:
· Find out what you value in an ‘ideal’ leader and what it is about that ideal leader which attracts you (plus of course why other leaders do not attract us and why)
· Take part in choosing the next world leader! (and it doesn’t involve ringing a premium phone line number either!)
· Hear the latest research about why being an inspirational leader is a key essential and makes a difference when ‘engaging’ people at work
· Take part in the Inspired Leadership Tool online after this evening’s event and find out how you can create the future, put ideas into action, engage others and clarify values
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Where & When & How Much?

Tuesday 7 July 2009 @ 6.30pm at The Manor Hotel, Main Road, Meriden, Near Coventry CV7 7NH Tel: 01676 522735 Fax: 01676 522186

Cost (including light finger buffet supper):
WiM / CMI Members - £12
Non Members / Guests - £20
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Who is Ann Skidmore?

Ann Skidmore, MBA, BA (Hons), FCIPD, MCMI, has trained, coached, mentored and developed over 7,000 people in various industries such as the health service, the airport industry, financial services sector, I.T., manufacturing, education, leisure industry, coaching industry, retailing and sales.

Over the last 8 years Ann has delivered several modularized leadership and management development programmes for a variety of private and public sector organizations. These programmes have enabled her clients to become more successful in the way they manage their teams, businesses and of course themselves. Ann uses her background expertise and experience in business psychology, neurolinguistic programming (NLP) and common sense to bring about practical and lasting change for her clients and their companies. Ann has been interviewed and appeared in articles for Shape Magazine, Life Coach magazine, Training magazine, the Women in Banking and Finance Newsletter and on Radio 4 and BBC Cambridge, she has also appeared on corporate videos.

Ann is a Fellow of 2 organizations – the RSA and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. She was one of the first people to be qualified in the U.K. as NLP Coach in 2001 and has gone on to qualify as a Certified Trainer of NLP so that she can now design and deliver her own certified NLP programmes.

Ann has had over 14 years HR expertise and experience of leading, managing and motivating both individuals and teams to achieve high levels of success and business performance. She has project management experience in organisational-wide projects such as Investors in People and Performance Management. She also has over 8 years experience of running her own company and has a Degree in Psychology and a Masters in Business Administration.
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Venue and parking

The Manor Hotel is situated on the B4102 between Meriden and Allesley, Coventry.

From the M42 take the A45 to Coventry and take the exit to Fillongley, Maxstoke, Meriden and Forest of Arden Hotel. Follow signs to Meriden. About ¼ mile past Strawberry Bank and Bulls Head Hotel, is the Manor Hotel, which is set back from the road on your left hand side.

From the A46, take the A45 to Birmingham. Go past the Coventry Hill Hotel and Windmill Village Golf Hotel. Once past Guy Salmon Land Rover Showroom, take the first exit. Continue straight towards Meriden for 1¾ mile. The Manor Hotel is on the right (large blue neon sign).

There is ample parking at the rear of the hotel.
Buffet/soft drinks included.

Registration and buffet at 6.30pm and the event finishes around 9.15pm
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12 MONTHS WIM MEMBERSHIP FOR JUST £48

Non-members can join WIM for 12 months for just £48 and, thereafter, you can attend as many WIM events as you want (and any Chartered Management Institute Branch event at the member’s rate). Attendance at WIM events counts towards your CPD (Continuous Professional Development) Programme and is a great for both personal and professional development.

Contact wimhoe@tiscali.co.uk for an application form today or do it online by holding control and click on here,

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS FOR MEMBERS AT HEART OF ENGLAND GROUP

Apart from the vibrant atmosphere/buzz from networking and information from the speakers, Heart of England offer their members the opportunity to:
Ø Display their business literature on the Member’s Table
Ø Have a 3-minute slot to talk about their business/ask for help
Ø Participate in a 30 second share of any information (eg personal/business/social)
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VAT RECEIPT

This event costs £12 for members and £20 for non-members.
Please retain this part of the form as your VAT receipt:
VAT Number UK GB 232 6844 63 Chartered Management Institute
VAT ELEMENT: MEMBERS £10.44+ £1.56 VAT & NON MEMBERS/GUESTS £17.39 + £2.61 VAT
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To reserve/book your place at this event, complete the details below and send it to: WIM-Jul-09, Yvette Meneaud, 93 Brookside Avenue, Coventry, West Midlands CV5 8AB with a cheque payable to the Chartered Management Institute.

(7 day’s notice is required to cancel a reserved/booked place.)

Name (in full):
CMI Member: YES / NO If yes, please provide membership No: …………………………………..
Company Name & Address:
Position in Company:
Contact tel nos:
Contact email address:

GUEST (full name):
CMI Member: YES / NO If yes, please provide membership No: ……………………………………
Company Name & Address:
Position in Company:
Contact tel nos:
Contact email address:

(Add any further guests giving above details)