Did you know that 90% plus enterprises around the world are family owned? Liz Clayton-Jones engagement partner at family firm Mars gave a tour de force performance at the 34th Engage for Change breakfast at the Groucho Club. Mars was formed in a kitchen in 1911. Today it has 78,000 people making confectionary. It was [...]
John Smythe in the Manager's Chair To Aston Villa footie ground’s swish directors hospitality suite to facilitate a high speed, dynamic engagement of 140 leaders at a major housing association to contribute the basis for a ten year vision. Using our Team Size Escalation process people work alone at first to respond to [...]
Look out for a C-Suite workshop facilitated by John Smythe in October with IORMA – International Omni Retail Markets Association with Barbara Walker (ex CBI) Many of us associate Big Data with understanding and influencing customers. It started there but we are learning that Big Data is and will provide leaders with the ability to [...]
At the base of the English South Downs lies Kingly Vale, famed for its Yew trees and at this time of year for carpets of Blue Bells. Here’s a shot of spring.
John Smythe’s insights from facilitating at C suite and board levels To historic Lainston House Hotel near Winchester where John Smythe recently facilitated a two day strategy session for a FTSE top 40 company with the main board,executive team and some Group executives;some 26 in total. They arrived from UK,Europe,USA,Africa and elseWhere.The client remains anonymous [...]
As a patron of the Pallant House Gallery in Chichester in West Sussex UK John Smythe likes to learn what we can from artists which is applicable to the world of work. […]
Harrogate-based PR agency Cicada Communications in partnership with Engage for Change has been appointed by leading motor brand Jaguar Land Rover to support the company with its employee engagement strategy. […]
As you can see John Smythe attended the International Association of Business Communicators World Convention in Toronto with daughter Rosie. Here we are at the Rogers baseball stadium rooting for the Toronto’s home base ball team, the Blue Jays vs the St Louis Cardinals, who unfortunately thrashed the Blue Jays. It was, none the less, [...]
