Jul
03
2009
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Educator, Physicist, Philosopher and Management Strategist
Danah Zohar is best known for her ground-breaking work on the existence of spiritual intelligence, SQ.
She examines how SQ creates integrity, morality and individuality and the difference between competitors and winners.
Working in management education and consultancy, she was instrumental in Shell’s highly successful transformation in the United States.
Is spiritual intelligence the difference between winners and losers?
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Jun
26
2009
International Speaker, Coach, Consultant and Author
Jo Salter was Britain’s first female fighter pilot flying the Tornado GR1, then one of 5 women fighter pilots in the world.
Her military experience is multifaceted: technical; professional; managerial and political.
“One of the 50 most inspiring women in the world.” Harpers & Queen
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Jo has five years of e-commerce and management consultancy experience in the public and private sector as well as an MBA and an Associate Lectureship with the Open University Business School. As a combat ready pilot with 617 Squadron, the Dambusters, Jo experienced operational tours of duty and took part in large international NATO exercises around the world. She also worked in intelligence and became a fast jet instructor. Continue Reading »
Jun
23
2009
Serial Entrepreneur and Dragon’s Den Panellist
Award winning entrepreneur, James Caan has been creating, building and selling businesses since 1985. He is presently the founder and CEO of private equity firm Hamilton Bradshaw, which he set up in 2004, which specialises in buyouts, venture capital, turnarounds, real estate investments and development opportunities in both the UK and Europe, investing up to £10 million in each individual transaction. In October 2007, Caan joined the panel in the fifth series of BBC Two’s Dragons’ Den.
“One of the 100 most influential Asian people in Britain” Asian Power 100
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Jun
19
2009
Managing Director of the World Economic Forum 1996-2001
During Claude Smadja’s term as managing director of the World Economic Forum his portfolio of exceptional abilities included direct responsibility for the Annual Meeting in Davos, the Forum’s activities in Asia and especially direct responsibility for the yearly East Asia Economic Summit. He was also Chairman at the yearly financial services governors meeting, comprising most of the top executives of the major players in the sector.
With a background as a political and economic analyst Claude Smadja has a wealth of experience from his 15 years in Media and his career with the World Economic Forum. Continue Reading »
Jun
17
2009
Expert on Effective and Innovative Leadership
Dr Brian Bates is currently the Research Director of the Christensen Foundation (Palo Alto) project on recovering the nature-based knowledge of ancient England, he is also Senior Adviser to the Ford Foundation funded project on worldwide indigenous wisdom - ‘The Council of Elders’ - working closely with tribal elders and medicine people to protect and document their knowledge. Brian was recently honored by these elders, who designated him a ‘wizard’ in recognition of his work in reconstructing the shamanic traditions of the Anglo-Saxons for application to life today.
Creative strategies are fast becoming the key to success in business
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Jun
15
2009
Business Guru and Media Personality
René Carayol is an internationally renowned business guru and media personality. René is a regular broadcaster for the BBC and has presented the influential Pay Off Your Mortgage In 2 Years series, BBC2’s flagship business offering The Money Programme and the critically acclaimed Mind of A Millionaire and Man From The Met documentaries. He is a broadsheet columnist, a frequent voice on Radio 5 Live and a regular expert commentator on Sky News and BBC Breakfast. .
René’s focus is on inspirational leadership and culture, bound together with a compelling philosophy founded on his own board level experience.
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May
20
2009
Ranked #1 most influential person in HR by HR Magazine in 2008
Dave Ulrich is as a Professor of Business at the University of Michigan and a partner at the RBL Group, a consulting firm focused on helping organizations and leaders deliver value. He studies how organizations build capabilities of speed, learning, collaboration, accountability, talent, and leadership through leveraging human resources. He has helped generate award winning data bases that assess alignment between strategies, human resource practices and HR competencies.
“Competitive success is a function of organizational excellence.”

David Ulrich has been ranked among the top 50 most influential business thinkers
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May
01
2009
World Renowned Thought Leader in Human Resources and Leadership Development
Dr. Marshall Goldsmith is a world authority in helping successful leaders get even better – by achieving positive, lasting change in behaviour: for themselves, their people and their teams. He is a Fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources – America’s top HR honour. Dr. Goldsmith is co-founder of Marshall Goldsmith Partners, a network of top-level executive coaches and he served as a member of the Board of the Peter Drucker Foundation for ten years.

“The American Management Association named Dr. Goldsmith as one of 50 great thinkers and leaders who have influenced the field of management over the past 80 years “
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Mar
24
2009
Technical Manager of the French Football Association and Former Manager of Liverpool Football Club
Gérard Houllier was National Technical Director of the French World Cup Winning Team of 1998. He was the Manager of Liverpool Football Club from 1998-2004 and in 2005 he became the Manager of French Champions Lyon. Gérard was Manager of Paris St. Germain from 1985-1986, winning the French Championship in 1986. He was also the Manager of Lens from 1982-1985, earning UEFA Cup qualification. He worked as number two to the National French Team Head Coach, Michel Platini, for the European Championship of 1988 and 1992, later progressing to Head Coach of France.
Head Coach of France.
“Part of a manager’s role is to make players improve”
Gérard Houllier
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Dec
12
2008
Expert on Leadership and Former General Secretary for the UK TGWU
Lord Bill Morris is renowned for his achievements as one of the UK’s most prominent union leaders. Now retired from the TGWU, he is involved in a range of activities. These include being a member of The Panel for Mergers and Takeovers, Chair of Midland Heart and serving as a lay Judge on the Employment Appeals Council. He is a regular broadcaster on current social, economic and political issues, and he presented a BBC Radio Four series, Workaday World which looked at the changing patterns of work in the UK and further a field.
”Diversity is the compass which guides our moral pathway”
Bill Morris
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