| May/June 2010 Highlights |
| 14/06/10 - 15/06/10 |
Preparing & Selling The Business Case. A development programme for sales professionals held in Budapest for 24 participants from eight countries. A selection of delegate quotes follows: |
"Very professional organisation! Excellent speakers/ guests"
"This last module has been truly valuable, both Stephen and Marcello where excellent, the insight into their thinking and the perception of how vendors engage was truly enlightening. I wish we could have had more time in their company"
"Nothing like having a tough CIO on hand to complete a soundboarding simulation exercise"
"Building business case and value proposition with the customer helps to understand the client better"
"Overall definitely the best training experience in 9 years of HP"
"Good guidelines from John"
"It was actually better and put together in a different way than expected"
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| 31/05/10 - 03/06/10 |
Leadership & Management Development Programme held in Oslo for 26 participants drawn from nine different countries. A selection of delegate quotes follows: |
"The modules on 'Managing Teams' and 'Leadership' were extremely useful. There were several techniques shown which I will use in the course of my working day"
"The video interviews were particularly enlightening"
"'People Management' and 'Leadership' - excellent - these are an important part of my job and not well covered by previous courses or experience"
"The 'Time Management' module was the most interesting and useful. I have already implemented some of the recommendations and am much less stressed and scattered. I have more time to focus on the bigger picture"
"I had never heard of EQ - I got great value, thinking points and follow-up items from this section"
"An eye-opener - some great tips and tools to work on"
"The six hats was a turning point for me"
"I fully enjoyed the course and have no doubt that I will use a lot of what I have learned"
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| March/April 2010 Highlights |
| 15/03/10 - 26/03/10 |
Senior Management Development Programme held in The Netherlands for 16 delegates drawn from across the globe. 7 Nationalities present. 14 out of 15 rated the two week programme "Excellent" - the highest possible score. A selection of delegates quotes follows: |
"Overall excellent. Never learned so much in such a short time without falling asleep!"
"The three different case studies were an eye opener to think with broad angles to overcome pressure on competitive markets and to visualize different strategies."
"Change Management was the most powerful topic for me. I felt that it tied everything else together and gave me tools that I could immediately put into practice."
"I can now see how to structure strategic thinking and also how to empower my managers to do this process themselves. The strategy tree I found very helpful."
"I particularly enjoyed the interviews with other business leaders and hearing about their style of management."
"The on-line computer game was great to visualize how to run a business in a challenging environment."
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| 01/03/10 - 05/03/10 |
Personal & Business Effectiveness Programme held in the Netherlands for 17 delegates drawn from the UK and The Netherlands. Their quotes: |
"'Team Dynamics' was very good. I have done this, but so long ago that I don't use it as much as I should. Will try to. 6 Hats is brilliant. I expect some entertaining meetings!"
"Great stuff! Engaging, meaningful and masterfully administered."
"Very good 'Management' session especially the idea to delegate the things you do well and to concentrate on your strengths."
"Really enjoyed John's enthusiasm and charisma. Excellent trainer!"
"'Leadership' was very interesting, insightful and relevant, both professionally and personally."
"It felt like the right amount of theory and discussion."
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| January / February 2010 Highlights |
| 16/02/10 |
Dr David Price, the Chief Executive of the Chemring Group plc, an international company in top half of the FTSE250, records his views and advice on strategy, organizational design, leadership and management practice. The film will be used on iSolon development programmes for senior executives. |
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| 07/02/10 - 11/02/10 |
Leadership and Management Development Programme held in Hong Kong for 24 delegates drawn mainly from the Far East. A selection of participants quotes follows: |
"Good to explore the various roles that will be present in a team set-up + the thinking hats demonstrated the mix of thinking that may make up the team."
"Malcolm Diamond's video was inspirational and demonstrated clear thought and having a vision."
"The topics covered peaked my interest into learning more of what I don't know."
"A lot of the material presented inspired me in some areas that I could improve."
"Helped to really focus on finding what's best in people and reinforce those talents."
"People management skills was an eye-opener."
"The course was almost perfect. Receiving the presentations on a stick was a great move."
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| November / December 2009 Highlights |
| 03/12/09 - 22/12/09 |
Two new webinars developed for roll-out to new clients in 2010 - 'How To Develop and Present a Business Case' and 'How to Interpret Company Accounts'. Both will be of three-hour duration and involve individual exercises to be completed by the individuals pre and post the webinar delivery. Personal one-to-one telephone coaching will follow the completion of the post-webinar exercises. |
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| 08/11/09 - 12/011/09 |
Leadership and Management Foundation Programme held in Houston, Texas for 26 participants drawn mainly from North and South America. A selection of delegate quotes follows: |
"This was, by far, the most valuable training experience I've ever participated in. I ultimately realized how much I don't know. I've been back to work less than a week and have resorted back to the course material in order to evaluate real time situations and how I can apply specific management models. Thank you"
"Loved the post-it exercise for 'Planning & Organising'. Makes the big picture incredibly clear and it's so easy. Forces everyone to participate!"
"Tipping Point Leadership was inspirational."
"Very fascinated about quadrants and seeing where I need to do work. Good ideas. Good tools. A wake-up call of what needs to change."
"Coffee project was very good - reminds us of the critical steps of project management."
"Overall quality of the course is 5 out of 5. The instructor team did an outstanding job of fostering networking among the delegates."
"The theory section of 'Managing Teams' was great and really helped me understand the team dynamics of my group."
"Cialdini's method is a great tool and I'm glad it was used on this course!"
"The slogan exercise with de Bonos' methods was an excellent practical demonstration of this technique and its effectiveness."
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| September / October 2009 Highlights |
| 21/09/09 - 02/10/09 |
Senior Management Development Programme held in The Netherlands for 15 delegates drawn from across the globe. 15 out of 15 rated the two week programme "Excellent" - the highest possible score. Here are some of the post-course feedback comments we received: |
"The section on coaching was very powerful."
"For me 'Team Dynamics' was a highlight - it gave very good insights into the roles and behaviours, how to act and how to 'construct' a team."
"The combination of course materials eg models, combined with case studies and discussion opportunities worked very well."
"The session on capital budgeting and company valuations was most useful for the acquisition of businesses."
"I found the session on 'Change Management' particularly useful, as this can be related and applied to many situations that arise in my current role."
"The material presented on the course has prompted me to obtain further material with a view to understanding and implementing more thoroughly in my day-to-day business activities."
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| July / August 2009 Highlights |
| 14/08/09 |
Andy Stevenson, the Chief Executive of Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe Ltd adds highly valuable advice to the iSolon multi-cultural library for executives and professionals working in Japan or with Japanese companies. |
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| 20/07/09 |
Malcolm Diamond, the Executive Chairman of Trifast plc records his personal advice for managers aspiring to higher office. His fascinating and memorable insights are particularly relevant as he has just returned to the Company as Chairman to restore it to its former high-growth path. This recording, outlining his views on leadership and management, will be used in conjunction with other iSolon material during delivery of executive development programmes. |
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| May / June 2009 Highlights |
| 07/06/09 - 11/06/09 |
Leadership & Management Development Programme held in The Netherlands for 25 delegates drawn from Europe, the Americas and South Africa. A selection of delegates quotes follows: |
"The case study of Bill Bratton provokes a lot of thought and challenges commonly held views."
"The theory and practice of leadership came together very well - the case study is an enjoyable way to teach."
"I enjoyed learning about the basic psychology of decision making and communication."
"The sessions on people management and team management were both fascinating and easily applicable to my everyday work."
"One of my weak areas - people management - Gen X and Gen Y explained a lot for me."
"This course gives a good insight into why people respond the way they do and how to apply the theory."
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| 11/05/09 - 14/05/09 |
Board level workshops including strategy and corporation positioning communications were held in Germany over four days for 97 of the Corporation's top managers. |
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| April 2009 Highlights |
| 17/04/09 |
Niall Quinn, The Chairman of Sunderland Football Club and an ex-international footballer, records his views on leadership and management for a unique iSolon film to be used in conjunction with the Company's executive development programmes. |
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| 30/03/09 - 03/04/09 |
Personal & Business Effectiveness Programme held in the Netherlands for 17 delegates drawn from the UK and The Netherlands. Their quotes: |
"An eye-opener."
"Astonishingly good presenters."
"My first real management training. It was very important for me."
"The presenters were not only well educated but also experienced and most highly motivating and inspirational."
"Very worthwhile! Originally came to the course with a slightly cynical expectation of the value of the course, but the course content and presentation standard exceeded expectations by a long way."
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| March 2009 Highlights |
| 23/03/09 |
The Chairman of a Premier League Football Club has agreed to be interviewed on film about leadership and management issues. |
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| 09/03/09 - 20/03/09 |
Senior Management Development Programme held in The Netherlands for 16 delegates drawn from across the globe. Here are some of the quotes we received: |
"I now have a much better knowledge of decision making models and processes."
"Change management was one of the best sessions and very appropriate for senior managers."
"I got a lot out of this course and I hope I can take some of it and apply it in the workplace."
"I have a better understanding of how difficult management can be and how there is no correct way. The knowledge I now have should guide me as I find my own way through."
"This was the first time that I developed a business plan. Great examples. Great Golden Rules."
"As hard mentally as the coaching exercise is - it is necessary!"
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| January / February 2009 Highlights |
| 22/02/09 - 26/03/09 |
Leadership & Management Development Programme held in Kuala Lumpur for 25 delegates drawn mainly from the Far East. A selection of quotes follows: |
"The best course I have ever been on - I didn't fall asleep - not even once!"
"Many things I didn't know. Wish I had been exposed to something like this years ago."
"Planning & Organising was very helpful and useful."
"Excellent examples and application of knowledge."
"The course was excellent. I had my doubts beforehand but I am extremely happy and will be taking so much from this back to my department."
"Both instructors showed a flair and knowledge on their subjects and believed in their respective fields which had a large impact on us all."
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| 02/02/09 - 06/02/09 |
Personal & Business Effectiveness Programme held in the Netherlands for 16 delegates drawn from western Europe. Their quotes: |
"By applying their own material, the presenters set the best example."
"John & Nikki were a perfect match - John serious and joking, Nikki alive and energetic."
"Management & Leadership skills had a lot of eye-openers for me!"
"I liked the whole week - you made me recognise many things in myself."
"Excellent presentation about team dynamics and very eye-opening."
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December 2008 Highlights
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| 17/12/08 |
Trials of board-level business games from companies based in Europe and America have been completed and recommendations made to our clients. |
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| 03/12/08 |
The final design and content of a new development programme created for a new international customer was approved for the first two pilot deliveries to be rolled out in February and March 2009. |
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November 2008 Highlights
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| 23/11/08 - 27/11/08 |
Project Managers Development Programme held in Paris. A selection of delegates' quotes as follows: |
"I was overwhelmed at how well Ray was able to keep our attention through what would typically be dry material"
"Excellent 'Time Management' session. A powerful presentation"
"A very interesting course. It inspired me to improve myself and the business!"
"I had heard it was very good and it was"
"Many topics were made interesting by the knowledgeable and talented speakers"
"The speed dating was a really good exercise"
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| 03/11/08 - 14/11/08 |
Senior Management Development Programme held near Amsterdam. A selection of delegates' quotes as follows: |
"I for one will be taking away four pages of 'must do's' and a notebook full of ideas"
"Another absolute eye-opener - we'll look at ourselves very differently now!"
"Astonishing how complex methods can be summarized so understandably!"
"I found the reason why so many of our meetings are ineffective - great activity!"
"I didn't realize how much I didn't know about 'Risk Management'"
"Makes you reflect on your own leadership skills or lack thereof"
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October 2008 Highlights
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| 20/10/08 - 31/10/08 |
Management Competences |
| Over the past three months we have worked with one of our clients to customize a standard on-line Management Competency 360 degree feedback model suitable for use with many different cultures worldwide. Work completed and signed-off for use in 2009. |
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| 12/10/08 - 16/10/08 |
Project Managers Development Programme held in Abu Dhabi. A selection of quotes as follows: |
"John lives what he teaches!"
"Have found that the course has given me the tools to improve my work and my family life!"
"I found it very useful. There were lots of things I didn't know!"
"The presenters have far exceeded my expectations!"
"Very packed five days - all very good quality!"
"I have understood that there's a lot of areas that I need to understand better!"
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August/September 2008 Highlights
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| 18/09/08 |
iSolon director facilitated an executive board meeting, held to discuss brand management issues. |
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| 07/08/08 |
Directors met again with the senior global managers of a major technology company to discuss the on-going development of iSolon's library of recorded interviews with senior board members of FTSE100 companies. |
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| 05/08/08 |
New customer confirms that iSolon has been selected as their partner to deliver a one-week development programme to a total audience of about 200 individuals. The programme will be delivered in centres in Europe, the Middle East and the Far East to groups of 16 participants, starting in February 2009. |
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June/July 2008 Highlights
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| 28/07/08 |
iSolon director delivered a sales and marketing lecture to 26 foreign students at the London School of Economics. |
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| 23/06/08 - 04/07/08 |
Senior Management Development Programme held near Amsterdam. A selection of delegates' quotes as follows: |
"The course content provided many occasions for reflection upon my own strengths and weaknesses and has provided me with both motivation as well as constructive tools for improvement."
"I gained my MBA back in 1999 and having been already familiar with some of the tools presented, I found the training extremely important and also to present new valuable tools and information."
"High level training, well organized and conducted in a very professional way."
"I came to the course with a reasonable understanding of management issues however the course has provided structure to my thinking and supplied some keys to unlock solutions."
"Exceeded my expectations. I got more from it than I thought I would, which was based on previous similar courses with another employer."
"An excellent experience. Very intense but just the correct balance of pressure versus time."
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May 2008 Highlights
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| 11/05/08 - 15/05/08 |
Project Managers Development Programme held in Houston, Texas. A selection of delegate quotes follows: |
"The course exceeded all of my expectations. I would go as far as to say 'life changing'"
"An eye opener. I now see the need for more training for myself."
"That was the best training I have ever had...truly. I am still writing proposals, talking to my staff and planning training on my own. You helped to set the wheels in motion. Thank You!"
"100% improvement. Far exceeded expectations."
"This has been the most engaging course I have ever attended."
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| 04/05/08 - 08/05/08 |
Project Managers Development Programme held in San Diego, California. A selection of delegate quotes follows: |
"Overall a very well done week. Every session contained valuable information that will be leveraged in the marketplace."
"Wonderful job, John. We have done well to find your Company and we're fortunate to have you."
"Time management was of huge value. Best topic! Could have spent 'more time'."
"It exceeded my expectations ' I found it extremely worthwhile."
"Thoroughly enjoyed the 'customer negotiation' session. The best and most interesting of the bunch so far!"
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April 2008 Highlights
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| 22/04/08 - 23/04/08 |
Convincing The Board Programme held in Sydney, Australia. A selection of delegate quotes follows: |
"The quiz on political and economic issues was good - more in this area!"
"The role plays were good - practical examples of applying the skills."
"Excellent and dynamic interaction with the team and course!"
"I now have a greater appreciation of negotiation techniques."
"I have gained a greater confidence in public speaking and business case creation."
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| 16/04/08 - 17/04/08 |
Convincing The Board Programme held in the UK. A selection of delegate quotes follows: |
"The role playing between John and Des was excellent. This vividly demonstrated the points under discussion, and because many were impromptu in response to issues raised by attendees, gave added credibility and proof that with practice we can aspire to the same degree of confidence!"
"'Bloody hell' These guys have seen it all - well almost!"
"The learning collected from the dialogue between John and Des was fantastic. Could have listened for days!"
"A most enjoyable event. Prabably the best training session I've attended in the last 10 years!"
"Most inspiring and refreshing! Useful for everyone in the Company."
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March 2008 Highlights
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| 30/03/08 to 03/04/08 |
Project Managers Development Programme held in The Netherlands. A selection of delegates quotes follows: |
"The presenters were very engaging and admirable. Negotiations was one of the best subjects because the interactive sessions were both fun and educational."
"The week has been far greater than expected. Some topics could have been dry and difficult to follow but this was not the case."
"In the end I have been left feeling empowered and encouraged."
"I feel very enthused [more so than for previous courses] and all of my senior staff will attend when possible."
"Exceeded my expectations by a substantial margin."
"Very intense but worth it. An impressive amount of material."
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| 12/03/08 to 13/03/08 |
Convincing The Board Programme held in Berlin. A selection of delegate quotes follows: |
"One of the best trainings I have attended to better prepare me to work with senior executives."
"After this training, I will have the confidence to go up to C level people."
"It has helped me to learn and practice to deliver relevant information to different levels in the customer's organization."
"I will use the executive summary model in proposals from tomorrow!"
"Well worth attending, providing valuable tools to increase my effectiveness."
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February 2008 Highlights
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| 25/02/08 to 07/03/08 |
Senior Management Development Programme held near Amsterdam. A selection of delegates' quotes as follows: |
"Review of self is very powerful!"
"An excellent course with good balance of material, presenters and role playing."
"Very good programme made interesting over a long period by some great presenters."
"Made me really think and consider how I manage."
"Very organised and structured course materials with an excellent facilitator."
"A fantastic job by John. He kept us interested, enthused and excited throughout the entire two weeks.. Great facilitator and teacher/presenter!"
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| 06/02/08 |
Meetings held in Sydney, Australia to identify additional local senior business presenters, particularly CIOs. |
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January 2008 Highlights
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| 29/01/08 to 03/02/08 |
Project Managers' Development Programme held in Perth, Australia. A selection of delegate quotes follows: |
"Contract Law is a very heavy subject but it was very well presented!"
"I learned a lot about Negotiation Skills. It was great!"
"Excellent presentations from people who are passionate about their subjects!"
"Practical, good, understandable material, well presented."
"A great refresher and some new material too."
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| 14/01/08 |
Meeting with Harvard Business Review representatives to discuss joint marketing. |
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December 2007 Highlights
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| 05/12/07 to 07/12/07 |
New 'Training Trainers', two-day development programme launched to the large corporate market. iSolon will train a Company's senior staff so that Learning & Development Programmes can be 'insourced' thereby saving significant sums of money. |
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| 03/12/07 to 21/12/07 |
Looking ahead to 2008, a major initiative was under discussion to franchise the iSolon brand in other countries. Serious interest from North America and Australasia. |
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November 2007 Highlights
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| 25/11/07 to 29/11/07 |
Project Managers Development programme held in Scotland. A selection of delegate quotes as follows: |
"I found Meeting Management really useful because I know now how to manage certain personalities."
"It showed how little I know about Marketing - something that is part of my job!"
"I was surprised how interesting the 'softer skills' subjects were!"
"The project role play was a great way to enhance thought processes during planning and operations."
"I learnt a lot, even with a lot of fun!"
"Most of us, I suspect, didn't realise that so much was to be discovered about the game brief!"
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| 19/11/07 and 20/11/07 |
Facilitation of a senior management half-year meeting in western Europe. 35 participants from 12 diferent countries worldwide. |
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October 2007 Highlights
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| 17/10/07 |
iSolon director delivered 'Managing Your Money' presentation to MSc students at the London School of Economics. |
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| 01/10/07 to 12/11/07 |
Senior Management Development Programme held near Amsterdam. A selection of delegate quotes as follows: |
"Very good and immediately usable management tools. I recognised the management 'errors' in the way I manage my business."
"This is much more comprehensive than a generic management/leadership course."
"Not only do I have more knowledge, I feel I have the tools to execise that knowledge."
"Fantastic instruction by John and the range of guest speakers!"
"You had to keep 100% concentration - losing 10 seconds could cost energy to get back on track."
"Overall - excellent course - John is a great facilitator."
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September 2007 Highlights
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| 17/09/07, 18/09/07 and 24/09/07 to 26/09/07 |
Two three-hour web conferences held each day for delegates from previous face-to-face development programmes held February - May. |
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| 02/09/07 to 06/09/07 |
Project Managers' Development Programme held in southern Malaysia. A selection of delegate quotes as follows: |
"It has inspired me to go and get more knowledge through the books suggested."
"Thoroughly entertained and inspired by Mr John."
"I felt every day I learned strategies to be used during my role as a project manager."
"I've seen what I don't know!"
"This will definitely help me to manage business more efficiently."
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August 2007 Highlights
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| 22/08/07 |
Discussions held with leading London financial institutions concerning 'The 2007 iSolon Guide To The Financial Times'. |
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| 09/08/07 to 13/08/07 |
Just under 2,000 Guides to the FT handy-sized reference book distributed to financial services companies. |
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July 2007 Highlights
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| 24/07/07 |
iSolon board meeting discusses applications to set up iSolon franchises in other countries. |
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| 09/07/07, 10/07/07 and 17/07/07 |
International net meetings held with delegates from across continental Europe, prior to their company appraisals and management performance evaluations. This follows about a dozen two-day workshops held at the beginning of the year. |
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June 2007 Highlights
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| 24/06/07 to 28/06/07 |
Project Managers' Development Programme held near Los Angeles, California. A selection of delegate quotes as follows: |
"Exceeded my expectations by a long way"
"John was engaging, an excellent presenter and facilitator"
"Very good exercises"
"The role plays were a very good learning tool"
"The course project was fun and challenging!"
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| 17/06/07 to 21/06/07 |
Project Managers' Development Programme held in Houston, Texas. A selection of delegate quotes as follows: |
"Far exceeded my expectations - not only the content but the enjoyment and entertainment provided"
"Exceptional on all fronts"
"Had many other courses before, but this was by far the best organised and performed"
"I loved the course and wouldn't really change a thing!"
"Brilliant!" Very rewarding for me both relative to me job and to my life. Thanks!"
"I am a very difficult person to impress. Notoriously so. This was great! Thanks to John and Andy"
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May 2007 Highlights
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| 28/05/07 to 08/06/07 |
Two week intensive MBA style Senior Management Development Programme. Selection of delegates' quotes as follows: |
"This was not a good course - it was a great course!"
"Corporate Governance was amazing!"
"Excellent session - vivid learning and effective reinforcement through exercises"
"Exercises were convincing and realistic"
"Excellent - one of the best courses I have been on, ever!"
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| 30/05/07 to 31/05/07 |
'Understanding & Engaging Senior Client Executives' held in France. A selection of delegates' quotes as follows: |
"Fantastic opportunity to learn from the experts"
"The professional style and huge experience of the trainers brings great value"
"Gives a simple and structured approach to communicate with board level executives"
"Enlighteneing ideas that I will put into practice"
"Gets to where other courses can't get!"
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April 2007 Highlights
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| 17/04/07 to 20/04/07 |
Two more "Selling As A Sales Manager' programmes were completed bringing the total number of participants from December 2006 to about 350 participants. A selection of delegate quotes as follows: |
"Many thanks to Des for knowledge transfer and clear & very helpful inputs"
"Great session, proved to me you can learn this - it's not an art, it's a discipline"
"More of that. Great learning"
"Good to see others in people managing situations"
"Some excellent new ideas introduced"
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| 12/04/07 to 13/04/07 |
"Selling As A Sales Manager' programme held near Heathrow for about 26 delegates from eastern and western Europe. A selection of delegate quotes as follows: |
"The good thing about this 'training' is that its a process over time with checkpoints. I have been on many 'one-off' trainings and they normally don't change behaviour"
"I really want to make first some steps forward with my team"
"Excellent exercise, plenty of time to discuss different approaches"
"Authentic"
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March 2007 Highlights
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| 20/03/07 to 28/03/07 |
Three separate 'Selling As A Sales Manager' programmes were completed. A selection of delegate quotes as follows: |
"Very good session, good tips and ideas"
"Very inspiring"
"Motivational"
"Great program, good learning experience, very good ratio of theory & practice. Much value for me"
"It was a couple of very inspiring days. I have learnt a lot and it was great. Keep the high level."
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| 12/03/07 to 16/03/07 |
22 delegates attended 'The Emerging Leaders Programme'. A selection of delegate' quotes as follows: |
"Eye opening, stimulated interest interest in possible career moves!"
"Has been intense at times but managable"
"The course director was very organised"
"I have had the least exposure to the Finance section and the insight it gave me was invaluable!"
"Brilliant! Thanks John"
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February 2007 Highlights
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| 19/02/07 to 02/03/07 |
Two week intensive MBA style Senior Management Development Programme. Selection of delegates' quotes as follows: |
"A very rich and diverse course"
"Course was awesome!"
"I had heard this course was good but it was great!"
"Course was perfect"
"The practice sessions were very valuable for both practicing the skills and for solving real world issues"
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| 06/02/07 to 07/02/07 |
Understanding & Engaging The Senior Managers of Your Clients'. Held in Chicago. A selection of delegates' quotes as follows: |
"A 'must take course' for those helping their customer to present to the board"
"Learning to understand the view from the top"
"The experience and expertise of the presenters was immediately evident and very helpful"
"The hierarchy of personal credibility is a key to every business professional's success!"
"The instructors were very knowledgeable and conveyed the course information using real life examples"
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January 2007 Highlights
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| 29/01/07 to 30/01/07 |
Understanding & Engaging The Senior Managers of Your Clients'. Held in the UK. A selection of delegates' quotes as follows: |
"This course helped me to better structure my customer presentations with strategic messages"
"To have a real CIO in the room makes it very practical"
"This course was very content rich with clear explanationas and plenty of 'war stories'"
"Experienced trainers from the real world"
"Having a real CIO brought enormous value as we could experiment with everything we learned!"
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| 22/01/07 to 25/01/07 |
Four day Project Managers' Development Programme held in the UK. A selection of delegates quotes as follows: |
"The course exceeded my expectations"
"Much more exercise based than expected, making messages given reinforced throughout the day"
"Except for 'Emotional Intelligence' the course is perfect"
"Very intense especially due to the evening exercises"
"The quality of the presenters was exceptional!"
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December 2006 Highlights
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| 07/12/06 |
Ivor Caplin, the Labour Member of Parliament for Hove and Portslade from 1997 until 2005 and a junior Minister at The Ministry of Defence 2003-05, invited to prepare a one day board level corporate education workshop entitled 'Appearing Before A House of Commons Select Committee'. |
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| 04/12/06 to 31/12/06 |
Permissions obtained from 24 leading companies to use their logos in 'The 2007 iSolon Guide To The Financial Times', due out in January 2007. |
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November 2006 Highlights
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| 09/11/06 to 10/11/06 |
'Selling As A Sales Manager'. A selection of delegates' quotes as follows: |
"John has an excellent style & approach. A pleasure to listen to him"
"Inspiring speaker"
"As having my role as CBM is different to normal sales managers it was not relevant in all aspects and once again way too little time. Presenter was fantastic!"
"Language used for non-native english speakers is a limitation to take full advantage. Great experience & reflection for our job. This is a great subject within the whole course, very well deployed"
"Well paced, good style & content"
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| 30/10/06 to 2/11/06 |
'Project Managers Development Programme'. A four day specialist course for existing project managers. A selection of delegates' quotes as follows: |
"It is unpleasant to do but very useful - more negotiating skills training!"
"Good course - a lot of information to take in, but gives tools to use in the future"
"Commercial, financial and marketing/negotiations were most useful in view of current work responsibilities. Exercises were good!"
"I feel that I have learnt a great deal in a short space of time. I now need book tokens for Christmas to pay for all the 'management' books to study!"
"I will implement a lot of what I learned in my daily work! Very Useful"
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October 2006 Highlights
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| 16/10/06 to 17/10/06 |
'Understanding & Engaging The Senior Managers of Your Clients'. A selection of delegates' quotes as follows: |
"It was good to have the CIO's point of view - to be in his shoes"
"Learning from people experienced in the role. IT out not Sales in!"
"Fantastic knowledge and experience of Des and John - could listen to you both all week!"
"It has stopped me and made me think!"
"Actual experience speaks louder than theory"
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| 01/10/06 to 13/10/06 |
Two week intensive MBA style Senior Management Development Programme. Selection of delegates' quotes as follows: |
"I have personally solved two personnel issues during the role plays"
"Finance and Corporate Governance were my weakest subjects and it's what I needed the most to be trained in"
"Terrific! New tools - like being on a different planet!"
"Excellent team dynamics session - and done so we could learn whilst laughing!"
"What fabulous presenters! It was a great mental experience and also very challenging"
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September 2006 Highlights
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| 20/09/06 and 21/09/06 |
"Knowing & Engaging Senior IT Management". A selection of delegates' quotes as follows: |
"The presenters oozed experience - this assisted me to understand what was important to the CIO"
"One of the very best courses I have done!! Relevance, real life experiences, warts n all - constructive criticism and coaching"
"Delivered with passion by 'business' experienced people"
"I would highly recommend this course. The content is well though tout and completely valid. Fantastic!"
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| 18/09/06 and 19/09/06 |
"Knowing & Engaging Senior IT Management". A selection of delegates' quotes as follows: |
"I've been on other courses and been urged to read the FT etc, but this helped me understand better why that would be of benefit!"
"This course has made me completely re-evaluate the way I approach 'C' level meetings"
"Des and John are obviously very knowledgable and experienced in CIO communication"
"Personal value of presenters was good - very credible, therefore very insightful"
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August 2006 Highlights
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| 31/08/06 |
New orders for 2007 include a series of two week senior management development programmes, a one week leadership development programme and a wide variety of two and three day executive development workshops which take place in the US, mainland Europe and the UK. Total bookings reach record levels. |
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| 31/08/06 |
iSolon executives agree on the principles which will apply to the establishment of iSolon branches in Canada and New Zealand. |
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July 2006 Highlights
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| 17/07/06 |
iSolon invited to propose a new four day Project Managers Development Programme for an existing global client. |
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| 04/07/06 |
iSolon's senior management met with representatives of the London School of Economics to discuss opportunities for mutual advantage. |
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June 2006 Highlights
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| 21/06/06 |
"Understanding & Engaging The Senior Managers of Your Clients". A selection of delegates' quotes as follows: |
"Informal and obviously developed from a lot of experience"
"A course of great value and interesting to participate in"
"A very pragmatic real life course"
"Many examples from real life. Excellent presenters"
"It has helped me very much to understand how to approach execs without getting booted out after five minutes!"
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| 13/06/06 |
"Knowing & Engaging Senior IT Management". A selection of delegates' quotes as follows: |
"It taught me what customers want to hear - not what we always tell them"
"This course will help sales people become business people"
"I wish I had attended this course three years ago!"
"The lectures were from lecturers that were experienced CxO people, who understand what CxO people want out of a meeting"
"Get closer to your customers by taking time to learn their drivers and motivations...with Des and John"
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May 2006 Highlights
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| 29/05/06 to 09/06/06 |
Two week intensive MBA style Senior Management Development Programme. Selection of delegates' quotes as follows: |
"I find it difficult to describe how far I have developed in two weeks. Like going through a twilight zone"
"I liked the focus on 7 Habits and One Minute Manager - very practical to use in my work as a leader"
"After the course I can realise what a nonsense it is to be a manager without being trained"
"John was an excellent presenter - this really helped the understanding"
"It was just as good or even better than expected"
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April 2006 Highlights
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| 10/04/06 to 12/04/06 |
Three day sales programme in Singapore with 7 nationalities, mainly Chinese: |
"iSolon's insightful and practical methods were really valuable for my daily dealings with customers"
"I have improved quite a lot in terms of client engagement, negotiation skills and strategies"
"The experience sharing from John and Raj was tremendous"
"I liked the style of the instructors; very energetic, simple and straight explanations"
"Came in with an open mind. The impressive component of the course is the flexibility to adapt and tie-in topical issues"
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| 03/04/06 to 05/04/06 |
'Convincing The Board' held in Vienna. A section of delegates quotes from 6 different European nationalities: |
"Don't enter into negotiations with your customer until you have been on this course"
"A real insight into the thoughts of 'C' level executives"
"The personal experiences of the two instructors going beyond the traditional slide show on training courses was excellent"
"Good learning. Great fun!"
"I finally got a good view on Business Cases"
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March 2006 Highlights
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| 20/03/06 to 31/03/06 |
Two week intensive MBA style Senior Management Development Programme. Selection of delegates' quotes as follows: |
"Quite inspirational really. Leant a lot. Now need to apply it!"
"I've been taught a huge amount that can be applied to everything I do"
"Happy thinking about the fantastic two weeks I had in Horsley. Not in the last place thanks to our very inspiring host!"
"'Understanding Change Management' was the best session yet! Great delivery - wonderful material"
"Thought the choice of Covey's book was very appropriate and relevant"
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| 13/03/06 to 16/03/06 |
'Business Skills' 4 day programme. A selection of delegates' quotes follows: |
"Delivery and focus of 'Strategy' was spot on. Relevant issues covered and topic was genuinely interesting"
"Two people delivery is good and the 'Coaching' role play was excellent"
"A very professional 'Finance' presentation by John, Ian and Mike"
"Relaxed 'Information Systems' presenter who was happy to share a mixture of text book and real life"
"Very clear 'Supply Chain' messages put into company perspective. Great speakers"
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February 2006 Highlights
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| 22/02/06 and 23/02/06 |
'Understanding & Interpreting Company Accounts'. A selection of delegates quotes as follows: |
"A stimulating introduction to the interpretation of accounts"
"I liked it because everything was explained in plain English"
"A mixture of humour and learning - good tutor!"
"Ran at the right speed - tutor always checked for understanding"
"You too can understand the mystery of financial wizardry!"
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| 08/02/06 and 09/02/06 |
'Convincing The Board'. A selection of delegates' quotes as follows: |
"I now have many tools which I can use to increase business"
"Very good instructors and great teaching!"
"The mix between theoretical and practical time was good"
"I learned how to prepare and talk to a CxO"
"The instructors had a lively way of bringing things to the point and focusing"
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January 2006 Highlights
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| 31/01/06 |
'Understanding & Engaging Executive Decision Makers'. A selection of delegates' quotes as follows: |
"I found the course very practical with lots of first hand personal knowledge"
"I loved the presented experience and the hints and tips that were provided"
"An excellent insight into how today's CIOs operate"
"Interactive and very informative"
"Interesting, visually attractive, relevant and professional!"
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| 27/01/06 |
iSolon Chief executive spends a morning at Leyton Sixth Form College in east London, engaging students with practical sales and marketing advice as part of their studies and connection with the world of business. A Business Dynamics charity event supported by Deutsche Bank. |
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December 2005 Highlights
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| 15/12/05 |
'Understanding & Engaging Executive Decision Makers'. A selection of delegates' quotes as follows: |
"Completely changed the way I approach a company"
"Great double act! Lots of real life, actionable examples"
"Lively, informative and thought provoking"
"Excellent knowledge of how we should target and approach 'C' level executives"
"Rare and comprehensive insight into the 'C' level world"
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| 7/12/05 and 8/12/05 |
'Convincing The Board'. A selection of delegates' quotes as follows: |
"Establish your personal value to lead to successful business"
"The one minute drill is excellent, especially in engaging the customers"
"A great course that provides you with the confidence to meet with senior executives"
"Highly recommended to everyone involved in negotiation and selling"
"This course is well prepared, instructive and the guy who delivers it is perfectly experienced in these kinds of situations and therefore I trust him"
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November 2005 Highlights
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| 21/11/05 and 22/11/05 |
'Understanding & Engaging Executive Decision Makers'. A selection of delegates' quotes as follows: |
"Very useful - thank you!"
"It focuses on business language"
"One of the most important aspects of the course was to get into the way of thinking at the 'C' level"
"Appreciated the fact that our input on the first day was used in the agenda of the second day"
"Overall very good - well worth the time"
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| 4/11/05 |
Warren East, Chief Executive of ARM Holdings and Professor Peter Cochrane DSc, OBE are interviewed on camera in order that their insights can be used on iSolon learning and development programmes. |
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October 2005 Highlights
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| 27/10/05 and 28/10/05 |
'The Business World'. A selection of delegates' quotes as follows: |
"Relaxed open forum. John didn't mind going off on tangents and welcomed questions throughout"
"Engaging and interesting. A boring subject was made fun. Good teaching techniques"
"Instead of seeing the Financial Times as an 'untouchable' newspaper, it will now be a weekly read!"
"Very interesting, split into sections. Lots covered but kept simple so could be understood"
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| 19/10/05 |
John Roberts, Chief Executive of United Utilities plc and Russell King, Executive Vice President, Anglo American plc record on unique iSolon videos their view of the key attributes of successful corporate technology departments. |
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September 2005 Highlights
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| 19/09/05 and 20/09/05 |
'Understanding & Engaging Executive Decision Makers'. A selection of delegates' quotes as follows: |
"Would have liked to do more CIO meeting role plays"
"Great course, extremely well delivered"
"Genuine input from people who had done it!"
"John is a very approachable chap. Most beneficial course and well delivered"
"Analogies and stories told really helped to highlight the points. Thanks!"
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05/09/05
08/09/05
22/08/05 |
Three separate session of 'Commercial Awareness'. A selection of delegates' quotes as follows: |
"John was engaging and knowledgeable. Plenty of interaction"
"The costing exercise will help me focus on my team's costs"
"Inspiring - made me look at the bigger picture"
"Made me realise how blinkered I had become"
"Worth every minute of my day"
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August 2005 Highlights
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| 25/08/05 |
iSolon executives met with the global sales training faculty leader for an existing and long standing global client who are standardising the training programmes throughout its three major worldwide operating regions. iSolon was invited to submit ideas and justification for discrete modules which build upon the formal foundation layer structure. |
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| 19/08/05 |
iSolon completed a major proposal for the global market leader in off-shore survey work which included an intensive two week residential course for junior managers and a separate two week version for senior managers. The two management development programmes feature several subjects from the iSolon Modular Management Programme plus additional ones developed specifically for this client. |
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July 2005 Highlights
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| 27/07/05 |
'Commercial Awareness'. A selection of delegates' quotes as follows: |
"Made me review the way I operate and stimulated ideas for improvement"
"In your day to day job you begin to get quite insular, concentrating on what's deemed important. This certainly was an eye opener!"
"Freedom for open and honest discussion ensured it was very thought provoking"
"A clear and concise delivery helped us to question areas of our work"
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| 19/07/05 |
Offshore Industry Management Programme Launch. A selection of delegates' quotes as follows: |
"Requires some brain power - but that was the point!"
"Potential training for project managers, senior field personnel and others"
"Thoroughly enjoyable and stimulating"
"This will encourage everyone from the MD down that everyone has a role to play"
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June 2005 Highlights
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| 28/06/05 |
'How To Sell'. A selection of delegates' quotes as follows: |
"Today's course will ensure that I do something different tomorrow"
"It reminded me of what was important in selling. I need to research my customers more!"
"Interesting, challenging and insightful. A very valuable and well spent time"
"I came out more confident in how to structure a conversation"
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| 16/06/05 |
'Commercial Awareness'. A selection of delegates' quotes as follows: |
"Fun, radical, gets you thinking of the bigger picture"
"It made me realise how commercially unaware I was and further realise that it's not that difficult to start turning that around"
"A very good/comprehensive start to improving management skills and abilities"
"Right balance of work/lecture/humour etc"
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May 2005 Highlights
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| 16/05/05 |
'Facilitation - How To Run A Good Meeting'. A selection of delegates' quotes as follows: |
"Great course with impact and real life experience examples"
"I thoroughly enjoyed learning how to facilitate a meeting in a relaxed environment"
"I liked the interaction and exercises - they got everyone involved"
"Easy to relate to - our objectives were understood and realised"
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| 09/05/05 and 10/05/05 |
'Understanding & Engaging Senior Decision Makers'. A selection of delegates' quotes as follows: |
"Well balance and paced - you could not cover more in two days"
"Excellent course, presented very well by John and Des"
"Found the facilitators informative, approachable and amusing - very useful contacts"
"I enjoyed the 'snippets' of Des's and John's past experiences"
"I found the course interesting, well presented and engaging - thank you"
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April 2005 Highlights
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| 12/04/05 |
'How To Read The FT'. A selection of delegates' quotes as follows: |
"Fantastic way of making sense of the FT"
"I wish I had been on this course 5 years ago - I would have saved a lot of money!"
"I'm off to my broker!"
"Explained the complexities of business jargon in simple language"
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| 07/04/05 |
iSolon launch the Modular Management Programme at The Army & Navy Club in central London to an invited audience from both SMEs and large corporations. The Programme consists of five two day modules spread over several months and is aimed at people who have not received any basic management training. Individual places can be booked. More details are available under 'Leadership & Management Programmes' |
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March 2005 Highlights
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| 31/03/05 |
iSolon reaches agreement with a partner company to jointly launch a new, board level, one hour provocation aimed at companies enjoying non-sustainable high growth rates. Draws lessons from previous high flying company examples. |
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| 15/03/05 to 18/03/05 |
'Convincing The Board'. A selection of delegates' quotes as follows: |
"Far exceeded my expectations."
"If you are involved in preparing high value submissions - these are essential skills."
"This course should be mandatory - critical for winning customers - not deals."
"Excellent course - very educational and provides very practical tips that can be implemented immediately."
"Learn how business is won from people who would nearly always win against your own sales force."
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February 2005 Highlights
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| 16/02/05 and 17/02/05 |
'How To Negotiate Successfully'. A selection of delegates' quotes as follows: |
"A fantastic two days that really opened my eyes to the world of negotiation."
"A very good workshop - this will assit me with both suppliers and customers."
"All managers at this company should attend this course!"
"Very good workshop - I gained more on this course than previous ones."
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| 14/02/05 and 15/02/05 |
'Sales Induction Training'. A selection of delegates' quotes as follows: |
"An excellent workshop - keep up the good work!"
"Overall - very enjoyable - it instills discipline and structure."
"A valuable refresher for all sales people"
"Good exercises - but more roles plays please!"
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January 2005 Highlights
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| 31/1/05 |
'Commercial Insights'. Selection of delegates quotes as follow: |
"Concise overview of how to extract essential commercial information and apply it."
"Sharpen up your commercial awareness."
"This will help my understanding of my customers' businesses and how they are perceived in the marketplace."
"Five out of five for both 'Content' and 'Quality of Training'."
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| 25/1/05 |
Agreement reached with Maritech Group to launch a modular management programme designed for the global energy exploration market. |
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December 2004 Highlights
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| 22/12/04 |
'Optimised Business Cases'. A selection of delegates' quotes as follows: |
"You can't write one without this!"
"A simple, basic course of principles that can be re-used in all aspects"
"Next case please!"
"Will help me to ask relevant questions of the senior managers who sign them off."
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| 15/12/04 and 16/12/04 |
'Foundation Management Skills Programme'. Selection of delegates' quotes as follows: |
"A must for existing managers and upcoming managers!"
"The course to follow if you want to take your life in your own hands."
"It gives you the tools to enable you to become a great manager!"
"Cannot emphasise enough the need for 'developing yourself'."
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| 1/12/04 |
iSolon Chief Executive lectures to LSE students. MSPowerpoint show available. Contact us. |
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November 2004 Highlights
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| 24/11/04 and 25/11/04 |
'Foundation Management Skills Programme'. Selection of delegates' quotes as follows: |
"Brilliant course - makes you really think about yourself and what you want from work."
"Informative, thought provoking course based on more than just theory."
"Very enthusiastic presenter, who explains different theories about how you can lead and manage better."
"What you should know about leadership."
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| 22/11/04 and 23/11/04 |
'Approaching Executives'. A total of 75 delegates awarded an average of 4.8 out of 5 for this workshop. Selection of quotes as follows: |
"Pure knowledge transfer."
"Very relevant. Great job, John!"
"Extremely useful, especially 'hierarchy of personal credibility'."
"The company has to bring more people like John talking to us from 'outside', ie real life!"
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October 2004 Highlights
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| 28/10/04 |
'The Business World'. Selection of delegates quotes as follows: |
"If you want to feel/watch/learn how the finance world works, notably in the City - take this course!"
"This course provides a wonderful insight into the business world that goes beyond what you will have learnt at University, the knowledge and experience of the trainers really did add value to the course."
"Excellent, well rounded course for all graduates."
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| 13/10/04 and 14/10/04 |
'Foundation Management Skills Programme'. Selection of delegates quotes as follows: |
"The course gives a great insight into management and people's behaviour in a fun and practical way."
"A must for every employee."
"I should say that many more of our managers should attend this course - much can be learned."
"Learn to manage your manager."
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September 2004 Highlights
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| 22/09/04 and 23/09/04 |
'Convincing The Board'. Selection of delegates quotes as follows: |
"Really opened my eyes. Best workshop I've ever attended!"
"A training which dramatically improved my CxO level negotiation skills."
"I was more than 100% involved during the whole course."
"The best business course I have ever been on. Perfect and exciting trainers."
"The course even had relevance for Norway!"
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| 20/09/04 and 21/09/04 |
'Engaging with the CIO'. Selection of delegates quotes as follows: |
"Excellent workshop run by Des and John with good credible backgrounds to support the course objectives."
"Learning from a real CIO. Invaluable."
"Great Course. More role plays please."
"Excellent course. Time and money well spent."
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August 2004 Highlights
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| 26/08/04 |
Comments from a Chief Executive briefing his Managing Director. "When I met with John he asked some awkward questions and challenged us to think differently and act differently in the marketplace. He has some interesting ideas about customer dialogue. It's worth a look." |
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| 17/08/04 |
'How To Write A Business Case'. Selection of delegates quotes as follows: |
"I enjoyed the exercises because you learn more through practical than theory."
"Exceeded my personal objectives as we discussed my example in detail."
"Very informal, had a laugh which made the subject less scary."
"Extremely useful course. Excellent tutor."
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July 2004 Highlights
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| 26/07/04 |
Comments from a Managing Director after an executive coaching session prior to an important presentation. "I felt the presentation went very well. Several people approached me afterwards and complimented me on the content and interesting storyline! They obviously had seen a bit of a difference in my approach! So once again, many thanks to you both for setting me off in an improved direction." |
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| 14/07/04 |
'How To Read the Financial Times'. Selection of delegates' quotes as follows: |
"Provided an in-depth understanding of the tables and information in the FT. Experience of speakers really helped!"
"Thorough and entertaining - very knowledgeable trainers."
"Takes the mystery out of financial analysis"
"No iSolon - no comment!"
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June 2004 Highlights
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| 23/06/04 |
iSolon invited to adapt an existing workshop for delivery to a multi-cultural audience in Asia Pacific. |
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| 15/06/04 and 16/06/04 |
'Convincing The Board'. Selection of delegates quotes as follows: |
"Great job, John and Des! I hope we can share much more experience in the future!"
"I wish all sales people would go through this training."
"Spend two days with a CEO and a CIO."
"A practical, hands on, realistic, valuable course that really delivers. Does what it says on the can"
"Great introduction for technically experienced people aiming to work at the business level."
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May 2004 Highlights
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| 24 and 25/05/04 |
'Building High Level Relationships'. Selection of delegates quotes as follows: |
"Best sales training I have ever had!".
"Great environment for learning from experienced trainers".
"Excellent. Learn about the view of top management".
"Very useful. All of the sales teams should have this training".
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| 19/05/04 |
iSolon staff meet with faculty of Westminster Business School at House of Lords reception to discuss closer working relationship. |
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April 2004 Highlights
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| 05/04/04 |
'Customer & Competitor Intelligence'. Selection of delegates quotes as follows: |
"Fantastic. Made me think and provided me with lots of answers".
"Scary how little you know!"
"This helped me to re-establish how information could be used and encouraged me to consider my continued contribution to the business".
"Stop and think! Identify what is important and what is noise and then focus accordingly".
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| 02/04/04 |
iSolon awarded new contract from global technology company for delivery of bespoke development programme in Europe, Middle East and Africa. |
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March 2004 Highlights
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| 23/03/04 |
'How To Negotiate Successfully'. Selection of delegates quotes as follows: |
"Best course I have been on - I would highly recommend it to all"
"Meaty content, good informal surroundings, good examples and role plays"
"Fantastic way to learn!"
"Thorough, entertaining, interesting and relevant"
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| 05/03/04 |
Two main board directors of national plc sign-up for private executive coaching programme - 'How to Present Persuasively'. Their comments afterwards: |
"Tough love - they did not beat about the bush in delivering feedback"
"John and Clive are the consummate pros!"
"They delivered a lot in a short space of time"
"Enjoyable and well worth it for me"
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| 01/03/04 |
Restyled website launched with new courses added |
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February 2004 Highlights
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| 24/02/04 and 25/02/04 |
Second 50 person two day 'Business Insight' workshop held for major FTSE100 company's senior finance managers. Selection of delegates' quotes as follows: |
"Excellent course with excellent presenters"
"A thinking course that challenges what we do and how we can be best at what we do"
"It will make a difference, for the better, to the way we all work"
"Everyone should go on this course"
"A course to make you think and focus on the key areas - excellent"
"This course makes you realise how little you know about the industry you work in"
"Great to understand how good is no longer good enough - a real drive for practical action"
"A very stimulating course with lots of thought provoking ideas"
"The best course I've been on for making you think and still be relevant to day-to-day business"
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Kirkpatrick Level 1 Reaction: Average Scores - Content - 4.53 out of 5, Quality of Training 4.70 out of 5.
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| 16/02/04 |
Dr Kevin Money appointed non-executive director |
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January 2004 Highlights
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| 29/01/04 |
'How To Read the Financial Times'. Selection of delegates' quotes as follows: |
"Makes reading the FT easy simple and interesting"
"Significantly increases understanding on how to extract trends in the market"
"Learn the art of creating money"
"I'll actually enjoy reading the FT now!"
"read the FT like you've never read it before"
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| 22/01/04 |
'How To Write A Business Case'. Selection of delegates quotes as follows: |
"Worthwhile course if you want to get your business cases authorized quickly"
"A very full day where being involved and using an interactive approach means you learn very effectively"
"Takes away the fear factor of writing a business case"
"A fast, easy and comprehensive course"
"I should have attended this course earlier!"
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