SIBL attracts top-class business speakers from around the world who offer valuable insights into the issues affecting business. Please see below for our forthcoming events. If you would like to be kept informed of upcoming events please send your email address to info@sibl.org.uk

SIBL Events Calendar 2010

To celebrate our 7th anniversary (we started in August 2003) we have chosen a very practical theme based on kick starting your business by learning how to take your organisation to the next level of sales.  Graham Jones is an internet psychologist who has written 29 books and is a visiting lecturer in E-business at both the Open and Buckingham Universities.  Phil Jessop's afternoon session will focus on developing Partnerships with Key Accounts (KAM).  He is widely acknowledged as the UK's number one expert in running an effective KAM.  For more information please visit the Phil Jessop website and download the Partnerships with Key Accounts pdf  His latest book has the intriguing title "Piranhas in the Bidet"!

The workshops will be followed by a range of superb leisure activities at the Westerwood rounded off with a supper at 8.00 all provided free of charge to celebrate SIBL's anniversary and to thank members for their continued support.  Please see below for further details.

As always please feel free to contact me for any further information or if you wish to bring a guest along to this exciting event.

Drew Pryde on 07967 429364 or email drew.pryde@sibl.org.uk

Leisure Activities

 The programme for the day covers the SIBL workshop event with two professional speakers until 3.30pm followed by a round of golf/leisure activities before finishing with supper back at the Hotel. We are all sharing in SIBL’s celebration and today's total programme is offered to members as a “thank you” for your continued support. Nor is there a charge for any guests who you may invite to attend the conference but do not want to take part in the golf or the leisure activities.  The event offers us the opportunity us to experience the Westerwood Hotel and Leisure Resort facilities and the hotel are putting together leisure programmes based on:

The 4 person team Texas Scramble is an excellent opportunity to engage in your own “corporate hospitality” by bringing your own business contacts to a SIBL event where everything is being organised for you.

All you would have to do would be to turn up and enjoy! Not a bad deal!!!

Potential Sponsorship

If you would care to respond to the request for 4 man teams for the Texas scramble then a contribution of £60 per head plus vat for each of your three “other” team members would be much appreciated to cover the cost of the golf, prizes and supper before departure.  If you would care to consider sponsoring this special event further then £500 plus vat sponsorship would entitle you to four reserved places at the workshops, plus (your) display boards in the conference room (and also have your logo prominently displayed on the  Delegates Pack) plus an entry for a 4 man golf team at the Texas scramble. (All inclusive of refreshments and two main meals for 4 people).  Do let me know if this offer would be of interest to you and we can discuss this unique opportunity

The Venue and Directions

Our thanks go to Richard Mayne, General Manager of the Westerwood Hotel for hosting this special meeting.

 For directions and more information please see Westerwood Hotel

Booking Places

Rest assured that places will be at a premium for both the workshops and the golf so an early response would help enormously. Like now?

If you would like to book and guarantee a place as an individual member or for your golf team I would be very pleased to take your advance booking ASAP. 

It will be a great day for learning, networking, socialising and leisure activities. !!!!!

I am sure that you deserve it!!!

Kind regards.

Drew

What does the future hold for Scottish business in the next 20 years?  That's the question which will be addressed in our next session.  We are delighted to have Graham Leicester, director of the International Futures Forum and his team to help us explore how world trends will impact on business and society and how you can prepare for a period of rapid change over the next 20 years.

The venue -- The Boathouse in Aberdour -- is a world-class conference and meeting facility as well as being the headquarters of the International Futures Forum.  For further information about the IFF please follow this link International Futures Forum  For directions please visit The Boathouse

Sandy Donachy our keynote speaker is coming up from Devon to join us for this session.  He has been recommended by Robert Yarr and is the author of "The Longest Journey" (endorsed as essential reading by Neale Donald Walsch).  Sandy's life story is a fascinating one -- from being homeless in Plymouth to working with IBM and Hewlett Packard and having run his own consumer products business.

His valuable lessons in dealing with the highs and lows in business and life make this a not to be missed session.  He has developed a set of tools designed to help lead you to success and his books and workshops have received international acclaim.

The venue is the excellent Westerwood Hotel in Cumbernauld courtesy of Richard Mayne, general manager and SIBL member.  Richard has also kindly extended the use of the hotel's spa and championship golf course to members after the meeting. Anyone wishing to take advantage of this generous offer should contact me as below.

For directions and more detail about the hotel please visit Westerwood Hotel

I am also delighted to tell you that for the 30th June session we have been invited to the Boathouse in Aberdour by Pat Heneghan and Graham Leicester of the International Futures Forum to review the big picture environment for business and society.  Further details to follow.

Drew Pryde on 07967 429364 or email drew.pryde@sibl.org.uk

This is a "not to be missed" opportunity to gear your organisation up for optimum performance.  With the significant changes in recent times in the marketplace many organisations have switched their focus away from new business opportunities to "battening down the hatches" sometimes accompanied by internal "reorganisations" with the resultant dip in staff energy and motivation.  It has therefore become all too easy to take your eye off some of the fundamentals of good business practice.  This workshop is designed to boost confidence and business performance through a thorough and practical review of customer service strategies and their implementation as it applies to both external and internal customers.

We are extremely fortunate to have Jan Roberts to run this masterclass for members.  Jan has earned a great reputation as an expert facilitator in this area having had a number of years relevant experience in top companies including Unilever, Diageo and HSBC. 

As numbers are strictly limited an early confirmation of your participation would be appreciated.    To book a space or for more information please contact Drew Pryde on 07967 429364 or email drew.pryde@sibl.org.uk

The venue is Health in Mind, 40 Shandwick Place, Edinburgh EH2 4RT.  Our thanks to Gwen McCreath for hosting this event.  The office is a 10 minute walk from Haymarket Station and a map/directions can be found at

Health in Mind

Please note the following meeting dates in your diary prior to the summer break and please check the web site for details of speakers and venues: 11 May, 1 June, 29 June.

SIBL is delighted to have an international speaker of the calibre of Tony Bray for the next major event in the "Leadership for Results" series.  Tony is vastly experienced in the leadership and performance improvement areas both as a practitioner and a writer and speaker. After graduating from Sandhurst RMA he served as a troop commander before embarking on a highly successful management career with BT.  He is a best selling author with business book sales in excess of £3-million and is now a senior partner in his own company, Aquarius International.

Our thanks go to WL Gore once again for the use of their excellent facilities.  As usual at WL Gore numbers are limited so early bookings would be appreciated.  To book a space or for more information please contact Drew Pryde on 07967 429364 or email drew.pryde@sibl.org.uk

Mac is a massively experienced CEO and Non-Exec with an original approach to today’s topic.  He has written some 20 published papers on this and related key business issues.  He is a recognised international speaker having presented at some twenty conferences spanning the UK, USA and China.   Today his objective is to enable SIBL members to learn new people approaches and ideas that can readily be transferred back into our organisations.

In today’s climate we need every advantage that we can muster and this workshop is very much in the “not to be missed” special category.

Our thanks go to Alan Kelly of MacRoberts for hosting the event. The address is Excel House, 30 Semple Street,Edinburgh EH3 8BL (off Lothian Road) and is an easy walk from Haymarket station.

We are delighted to have Joan Charles present to us on the subject of Intuitive Leadership.  The session will look at how to achieve a cutting edge in leadership, people management and the bottom line by accessing a better balance of our logical and intuitive abilities.

There is strong evidence, particularly from the USA, of the performance improvement achieved by leaders who employ intuitive leadership tools.

Joan Charles is an internationally renowned business advisor and psychic.  She has worked with business leaders in many leading companies such as Marriott Hotels, Cisco Systems, Scottish Equitable, Zurich Insurance and Scottish Enterprise.

To confirm your attendance at this exciting and informative event please email Drew Pryde at drew.pryde@sibl.org.uk or call 07967 429364